JAMMU — Scores of leaders and activists, who resigned from the Congress following in Ghulam Nabi Azad’s footsteps, met under the leadership of former Jammu and Kashmir minister G M Saroori here on Sunday. Azad, a Congress veteran who resigned from the party on August 26, is scheduled to reach Jammu on September 4. He […]
DUBAI — Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja’s heroics with the bat helped India defeat Pakistan by five wickets to win their first Group A match in Asia Cup 2022 at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. After Pakistan made 147 all out in 19.5 overs, India needed 59 off the last six overs on a […]
BUDGAM — A non-local Labourer alleged committed suicide at Gulshan Abad Hyderpora in the police jurisdiction of Budgam district on Sunday evening. Reports reaching KDC said that labourer identified as Sajid Alam (24) son of Tanveel Alam, a resident of Bihar allegedly hanged himself to death at the rented residence here. A police officer while […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday cancelled the recruitment of FAAs and JE Civil and also recommended for a CBI probe into the selection process. In a Tweet, DIPR on its official Twitter handle informed that government assured all aspirants that culprits won’t be spared. It also said that there won’t be any […]
SRINAGAR — Ahead of the Asia Cup 2022 clash between arch rivals India and Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday requested media fraternity not to fall prey to any sensationalism and spread any fake or sensitive news that can creat law and order situation. In a statement, Srinagar police said that sporting events are […]
DUBAI — The Pakistan cricket team will wear black armbands in their opening match of the ACC T20 Asia Cup 2022 against India on Sunday evening to express solidarity with the flood victims in their country. Heavy downpour has continued to pummel parts of Pakistan already battered by calamitous floods of epic proportions, unleashing death […]
SRINAGAR — Former minister and senior Congress leader, Taj Mohi-ud-din, who resigned from the party on Sunday in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad stated that they have nothing to do with the BJP and if need be they will go with the National Conference or Peoples Democratic Party. Addressing a press conference at his Gupkar […]
QAZIGUND — A 22-year-old youth was electrocuted to death while pruning trees in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday, an official said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a youth identified as Suhail Ahmad Bumboo, son of Abdul Rashid Bumboo of Nipora while pruning trees received an electric […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu Srinagar National Highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to shooting stones and landslides at Ramban, officials said on Sunday. “Jammu Srinagar National Highway blocked due to continuous shooting stones and mudslide at Cafeteria Mehad Ramban,” Jammu and Kashmir Traffic police said. The highway is the lifeline of Kashmir valley […]
NEW DELHI — More than 130 former civil servants on Saturday wrote an open letter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) against the premature release of 11 men who were jailed in the gangrape case of Bilkis Bano and requested him to rectify this “horrendously wrong decision”. They asked the CJI to rescind the […]