NEW YORK — The US grounded all flights for several hours Friday, sparking travel chaos across the vast country, after what government officials said was a major communications outage caused by decades old technology. The nationwide stop left hundreds of thousands of passengers in limbo, with some pulled off planes moments before departure by airline […]
JAMMU — In a major outreach to disgruntled party lawmakers, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has accepted a proposal to constitute informal advisory groups of MLAs for each minister in the Omar Abdullah-led government in Jammu and Kashmir, party sources said. The NC chief wrote to all MLAs days after a meeting was held […]
NEW DELHI — India batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest captain in men’s Twenty20 history at 15 years and 232 days after leading Bihar in India’s domestic T20 competition, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, on Saturday. The teenager surpassed Croatia’s Zach Vukusic, who previously held the record after captaining his national side at 17 years […]
NEW DELHI — India batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest captain in men’s Twenty20 history at 15 years and 232 days after leading Bihar in India’s domestic T20 competition, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, on Saturday. The teenager surpassed Croatia’s Zach Vukusic, who previously held the record after captaining his national side at 17 years […]
JAMMU — The last of the killings had been reported in 2004; now, after more than two decades, terror has returned to Kiyar village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. The recovery of bullet-riddled bodies of two special police officers (SPOs) on Thursday has rekindled memories of past attacks and renewed fear among locals. The […]
SRINAGAR — A policeman was injured after his service rifle went off accidentally while he was cleaning it in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, officials said. Constable Mohammad Abbas sustained a gunshot injury at Bijbehara police post in the south Kashmir district, they said. He was shifted to Government Medical College in Anantnag […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday described the first convocation of Cluster University of Jammu as a historic milestone in the institution’s journey and urged graduating students to view their degrees as a passport to lifelong learning rather than a finish line. Addressing the convocation in the presence of Tamil Nadu Governor and […]
ANANTNAG — Police on Saturday attached immovable properties worth around ₹13.05 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district under the provisions of the NDPS Act, officials said. The action was carried out by Police Station Bijbehara against Abdul Gani Dar, son of Ali Mohammad Dar, a resident […]
JAMMU — Four earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 2.9 to 3.9 were recorded across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh within a span of 11 hours on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. Of the four tremors, three were recorded in the Chenab Valley region of Jammu and Kashmir, while one struck Leh in […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that 130 of the 163 gold medals awarded at the first convocation of Cluster University of Jammu went to women students, describing it as a historic achievement. In a post on X, the LG said he was glad to address the first convocation of the university […]
KULGAM — The investigation into the Kulgam CRPF attack has intensified, with security agencies zeroing in on a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module led by local operative Abdul Latief along with two Pakistani terrorists. Investigators believe the attack was not impulsive. A detailed reconnaissance was conducted before the shooting and they believe that some over ground workers […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has once again been featured among the world’s 500 most influential Muslim personalities in the 2027 edition of The Muslim 500, marking his 13th consecutive inclusion in the annual publication. The Mirwaiz office announced this in a post on X on Saturday, saying the recognition highlighted his […]
SRINAGAR — A huge quantity of “rotten” meat, weighing about 1,600 kilograms, was recovered by railway police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam, an official said on Saturday. The meat was transported from Delhi in railway cargo, allegedly to be distributed in the valley. Railway police SHO Baynazir Iqbal told reporters that information was received from […]
