JAMMU — Body of a 30-year-old man has been found in Mendhar area of Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. They told GNS that the body of Mohammad Javed resident of Mankote, was found beneath a nallah (rivulet) in Mendhar. A police party reached the spot and later shifted the body to SDH Mendhar for […]
MELBOURNE — Australia’s rivalry with India turned physical as Virat Kohli collided with 19-year-old Australia batter Sam Konstas on Thursday on the opening morning of the fourth test. After choosing to bat first in hot conditions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia was comfortably placed at 112-1 at lunch. Konstas dominated an opening stand of […]
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — The Shah Re Khass Traders and Chambers extend a warm welcome to Mr. Amitava Chatterjee as the newly appointed CEO and Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd. As a key figure in the banking industry, we hold high hopes and expectations that your expertise and strategic vision will drive […]
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — In a heartwarming initiative aimed at supporting the underprivileged during the harsh winter months, the Smile Foundation team, led by Chairperson Masrat Bano and President Sajjad Sholla, along with Tawheed Ahmad and media personality Lateef Sahab, visited Gardgopal Pattan to distribute essential winter kits to poor families. As temperatures plummet, […]
JAMMU — The Railways has successfully conducted a trial run of a tower wagon on India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge, the Anji Khad Bridge, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, paving the way for the start of rail services to Kashmir in January next year. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared a video clip of […]
MOSCOW — An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said. Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev disclosed the figures while meeting with Azerbaijani officials, the Russian news agency Interfax reported. The Embraer 190 was en route from the […]
WASHINGTON — US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, on Wednesday, called for the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister and founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, who is detained on charges of corruption in Pakistan. In an interview with the American news outlet Newsmax, Grenell discussed the relationship between […]
CENTURION — Pakistan have named the 34-year-old pacer Mohammad Abbas in the playing XI for the opening Test of the two-match series against South Africa, starting December 26 at SuperSport Park. Abbas, a stalwart of Pakistan’s Test setup with 90 wickets in 25 matches, last donned the whites in August 2021 against the West Indies […]
JAMMU — Several people were detained by police during a protest in Katra, the base camp of the Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir, as demands to shelve the proposed ropeway project intensified with the town observing a 72-hour shutdown from Wednesday. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti called for the bandh […]
NEW DELHI — J&K Bank on Wednesday announced the appointment of Amitava Chatterjee, currently Deputy Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI), as its new managing director (MD) and CEO. Chatterjee will replace Baldev Prakash, whose term comes to an end on December 29. The Board of Directors in their meeting held on December […]