SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir chief minister has now got an official handle on popular microblogging website X, his office said on Saturday. “Official announcement. We are delighted to share that the office of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is now officially on X!” Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s office, using the […]
POONCH — A record room at Mendhar sub-district hospital complex in Jammu and Kashnir’s Poonch district was damaged in a fire on Saturday, officials said. The fire broke out in the record room inside an old building around 9 am, but timely intervention of hospital staff, fire and emergency services personnel, Army, police and CRPF […]
LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced the schedule for the tri-nation ODI series, featuring New Zealand and South Africa. The series will be played on a single-league basis from 8 to 14 February, with Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium hosting the opening two matches and Karachi’s National Bank Stadium staging the final league match […]
JAMMU — Army troops exchanged fire with militants in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district in the early hours of Saturday, officials said, as a massive search operation is underway to trace out the ultras who fled after the initial fire-fight. The alert sentry post of a temporary Army camp in Batod […]
JAMMU — Fire broke out on Saturday in Goverment Sub-district hospital Mendhar in Poonch district. Officials told GNS that this morning fire erupted from one of the room of old Building of Sub-district hospital mendhar. Soon a team of police and Fire tenders reached the spot and where trying to douse off the fire. BMO […]
RAJOURI — Authorities have cancelled all leaves of doctors and paramedics in the wake of a medical alert following the deaths of 17 people from Badhaal village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district due to a mysterious illness. The number of people sent to quarantine has risen to 230. Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh said […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have filed a charge sheet against a militant associate in Awantipora area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir. “Police produced a chargesheet in case FIR No. 120/2024 of Police Station Awantipora against militant associate namely Hijaz Nazir Magray S/o Nazir Ahmad Magray R/o Goripora Mohalla Lassipora Pulwama (presently […]
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has asked the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to cut the prices of oil, arguing that it would stop the Russia-Ukraine war. He had made a similar claim earlier, too. Addressing the annual World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland via video conference, Trump accused the OPEC+ alliance […]
JAMMU — Veteran leader Sat Pal Sharma was elected unopposed as the president of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Friday. This would be his second term as the party’s Jammu and Kashmir chief. Sharma called upon workers to support him in strengthening the party in the Union Territory. “Sat Pal Sharma […]
MULTAN — Buoyed by the overwhelming success of their spinners, Pakistan are considering going into the second Test against the West Indies with just three specialist spin bowlers and no pace bowler. Sources close to the team said that the management was keen on adding opener, Imam ul Haq to the playing eleven which would […]