JAMMU — Subordinate courts across Jammu and Kashmir are grappling with a pendency of 3,89,210 cases till January-end, with criminal matters accounting for nearly two-thirds of the total backlog and over 58,000 cases lingering between five to 30 years, official data shows. The government is actively pursuing multiple measures to tackle the persistent pendency of […]
SRINAGAR — The state unit of the BJP on Tuesday slammed Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over his artificial snow pitch for Gulmarg, saying the government has “failed” to protect the environment. Addressing a press conference here, BJP spokesperson Abhijeet Jasrotia attacked the government over what he termed “complete inaction” on environmental protection, […]
RANCHI — All seven persons on board an air ambulance were killed after the aircraft crashed near Simaria in Jharkhand’s Chatra district, and their bodies have been brought to a hospital for post-mortem examination, officials said on Tuesday. The Beechcraft C90 air ambulance, operated by Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd, was en route to Delhi from […]
Fourteen former international captains from around the world have written a letter to Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing deep concern for former captain Imran Khan’s health, and requesting that he be treated with “dignity and basic human consideration”. Recent reports of an eye complaint that Imran’s family said has left him almost completely blinded […]
NEW DELHI — A Leh-bound SpiceJet aircraft returned to Delhi on Tuesday morning due to an engine issue, sources said. The Boeing 737 aircraft, operating flight SG121, had around 150 people on board. When contacted, a SpiceJet spokesperson said the Delhi–Leh flight returned to Delhi due to a technical issue. “The aircraft landed safely in […]
HUBBALLI — Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday elected to bat first against Karnataka in Hubballi in their maiden final of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka made no changes to their playing XI from their previous match, while Jammu and Kashmir made two changes, bringing in Sahil Lotra and Qamran Iqbal in place of Shubham Khajuria and […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday reserved its order on a habeas corpus petition contesting the detention of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA). Malik, who is the president of Aam Aadmi Party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit, was detained on September 8 last year under […]
SRINAGAR — Schools across Kashmir reopened on Monday for students of Classes 9 to 12 after remaining closed for over two months due to winter vacations, officials said. They said classes from pre-primary to Class 8 will resume on March 2. The government had announced the winter vacation schedule for both government and private schools […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Three militants were killed in an encounter between security forces militants in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The operation, codenamed Trashi-I, was launched following credible intelligence inputs from multiple agencies including Jammu and Kashmir Police, Intelligence Bureau (IB) and other sources regarding the presence of militants in […]
JAMMU — A 24-year-old youth from Jammu’s R S Pura sector, who had travelled to Russia on a student visa in search of better opportunities, returned home in a coffin, with his family alleging that he was lured into joining the Russian Army under false promises. Manjinder Singh had travelled to Russia in December 2024 […]