KARACHI — Pakistan have decided to stick with their already chosen Champions Trophy squad after the selectors reviewed it following widespread criticism about the inclusion of certain players. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi and the selectors reviewed the 15-member squad after the selection of batter Khushdil Shah and allrounder Faheem Ashraf invited […]
SRINAGAR — The All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) on Tuesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to hold panchayat elections in the Union Territory immediately. “The prolonged delay in panchayat elections is not just a constitutional failure but also a betrayal of the democratic aspirations of the […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited the fire-affected market in Sonamarg area of Ganderbal district to assess the situation and assured his full support to the affected. “Visited Sonamarg today, where a devastating fire caused significant damage to several shops, impacting many livelihoods. Assured the affected shopkeepers of full support, with immediate […]
SRINAGAR — Omar Abdullah should have raised the death of two youths in Sopore and Kathua during his meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said. “There were two deaths recently. A truck driver Waseem was killed in army firing from close range, the doctors have confirmed it, […]
JAMMU — BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday said the people of the country have rejected the INDIA bloc, claiming that Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi are a liability for the opposition alliance, their party and the nation. He also advised Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In yet another significant step towards curbing illegal drug trafficking, Srinagar Police has formally opened 53 History Sheets against habitual drug peddlers across various police stations in the district. This action, sanctioned by the District Police Headquarters, Srinagar, marks an important move to monitor and dismantle organized drug networks operating in the […]
SRINAGAR — Police have launched a SIM card verification drive in several districts of Kashmir with the aim of ensuring that mobile phone connections are issued in compliance with the established procedures, officials said here on Tuesday. “In a proactive effort to curb the rising instances of fraud and misuse of mobile phone SIM cards, […]
JAMMU — A ban has been imposed on the storage, use and transportation of drones in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir for a period of two months, a move aimed at stopping misuse of the flying objects by anti-national elements, officials said on Tuesday. However, police and other security agencies were exempted from the […]
JAMMU — A mortar shell was found and subsequently defused by a bomb disposal squad in Akhnoor sector here on Tuesday, police officials said. The mortar shell was noticed by some locals in Partap Canal near Namandar village around 10 am, the officials said. They said a police party rushed to the scene on getting […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed that disaster-prone areas on the twin routes leading to the Amarnath cave shrine be marked before the start of the annual pilgrimage later this year, an official said on Tuesday. Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo passed the directions to deputy commissioners of Anantnag and Ganderbal at the […]