JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hamid Karra on Friday said the party will join the National Conference’s statehood protest in New Delhi, asserting that the movement was initiated by the grand old party. Addressing a press conference here, Karra said the NC has invited the Congress leadership, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge, […]
JAMMU — A fresh batch of 4,640 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here early Friday for the annual Amarnath Yatra amid tight security arrangements, officials said. More than 3.45 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine till now. The 16th batch, travelling in a convoy of 171 […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has accepted a three-month period of ineligibility (which will be reduced to one month on completion of a substance of abuse treatment programme) for breaching the ICC Anti-Doping Code. The 32-year-old had tested positive for a Substance of Abuse (Carboxy-THC) under the ICC Anti-Doping Code following a doping […]
NEW DELHI — Bollywood star Aamir Khan said his character in the film “3 Idiots” was not based on Sonam Wangchuk, calling it a “misconception” and expressed concern over the activist’s hunger strike. Khan attended the Q&A session at the London Indian Film Festival, where he was asked by a reporter to address Wangchuk’s protest. […]
ISLAMABAD — As Pakistan stepped into the global centre-stage through Iran war mediation, it hired a US lobbying firm to push Washington for boosted security cooperation and minerals investment, the contract shows. The two-year, $1.2-million lobbying agreement, filed in a public official database, began in May, spanning a period officials and experts say is critical […]
DUBAI — The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by increasingly hitting bridges, part of President Donald Trump’s threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran launched new missile attacks against U.S.-allied nations in the Middle East and warned that its […]
SRINAGAR — A special NIA court in Jammu and Kashmir has framed charges against ten accused, including handlers of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), in a narco-terror case, officials said on Thursday. The court ordered the framing of charges in an FIR registered by the State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir in October 2022, concerning a […]
NEW DELHI — AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal met climate activist Sonam Wangchuk at the Jantar Mantar on Thursday and expressed solidarity with his protest against alleged paper leaks, demanding resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Addressing the protest, Kejriwal said the Centre should listen to the youth, students and Wangchuk, asserting that their […]
JAMMU — The Government Railway Police on Thursday detained eight people during a preventive checking drive at Jammu railway station as part of security arrangements for the ongoing Amarnath yatra, officials said. The checking operation was conducted by the GRP Jammu to ensure the safety and security of pilgrims arriving for the annual pilgrimage. The […]
JAMMU — A bus carrying pilgrims of the Amarnath yatra caught fire on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Thursday, prompting a swift rescue operation in which all 47 occupants were evacuated safely, officials said. The sleeper bus carrying pilgrims from Rajasthan was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar, after the devotees […]