KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia of intensifying strikes across the country to put pressure on Kyiv at upcoming talks after an overnight barrage triggered power cuts as temperatures drop. The latest strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure came days before the trilateral US-brokered meeting in Abu Dhabi scheduled for Tuesday and […]
NEW DELHI — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has accepted the resignation of Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, who on November 3 resigned from his Parliamentary seat and the National Conference following differences with the party leadership. “Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, an elected member of Lok Sabha from the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, has resigned […]
SYDNEY — Former opener Usman Khawaja claimed on Saturday that the entire Australian team knew about the 2018 “Sandpapergate” scandal in Cape Town and said they also employed the tactic during the previous Test at Port Elizabeth. Captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home in disgrace and found by […]
JAMMU — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti visited the fire-ravaged Shiv Market near Jammu Railway Station on Sunday to assess damage from a blaze that gutted dozens of shops last month. Mehbooba arrived in Jammu on Saturday, on her first trip to the winter capital since […]
KULGAM — Police arrested two persons and recovered a pistol, ammunition and two live hand grenades during a naka checking operation in Kulgam district on Sunday, officials said. The arrests were made around 11:30 am by a joint team of Police Station Kulgam, Army’s 9 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and CRPF’s 18th Battalion during naka checking, […]
SRINAGAR — Police have registered a case and taken an accused into custody following an alleged incident of intimidation and threatening involving the brandishing of an official weapon at Saderbal area of Hazratbal in Srinagar, officials said on Sunday. Police said they took cognizance of a complaint filed by Hilal Ahmad Mir, son of Mohd […]
RAMBAN — Four police personnel, including a Station House Officer (SHO), sustained minor injuries after their vehicle overturned when it was hit by a bus on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Chanderkote in Ramban district on Sunday, officials said. The accident occurred shortly after the police vehicle joined the escort of BJP leader and Leader […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested four alleged drug peddlers in Anantnag and Handwara and recovered heroin and charas from their possession, officials said on Sunday. In Anantnag, a police party from Police Station Mattan intercepted a motorcycle during naka checking at Gopalpora Crossing. Two persons travelling on the motorcycle were identified as […]
CAIRO — Airstrikes hit homes in a village near Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, killing at least 27 people and wounding 36 others, mostly women and children, a spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi-run Health Ministry said. Speaking to The Associated Press, Anees al-Asbahi said the death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue efforts […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday extended Diwali greetings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and others celebrating the festival across the country and abroad. In a message posted on X, the Chief Minister expressed hope that the festival of lights would bring happiness, peace and prosperity […]
TEHRAN — Iran said yesterday that its military has grown “stronger” since the outset of its war with the US, which has offered a US$20 million reward for information about Tehran’s nuclear program. Mediators have been working to prevent any resumption of fighting after months of deadlock in the Middle East conflict, which began when […]
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia of intensifying strikes across the country to put pressure on Kyiv at upcoming talks after an overnight barrage triggered power cuts as temperatures drop. The latest strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure came days before the trilateral US-brokered meeting in Abu Dhabi scheduled for Tuesday and […]
JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday inaugurated a dedicated block housing 20 state-of-the-art operation theatres at the AIIMS, Jammu, saying the facility would reduce the need for patients to seek advanced medical treatment outside the Union Territory. Speaking to reporters after the inauguration, the minister of state in the Prime Minister’s office described […]
