SRINAGAR — The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said a caste survey is needed to give proportionate reservation to various underprivileged sections of the society. “We believe that reservation distribution should be on the basis of justice but for that it is necessary to have a caste census,” Karra […]
RAWALPINDI — Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hamid has been formally charged with multiple offences, including engaging in political activities and violating the Official Secrets Act, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday. These violations have compromised state security and interests, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Additionally, the charges include misuse of […]
DAMASCUS — Overnight strikes attributed to Israel by a Syria war monitor destroyed a defence ministry research centre in northern Damascus and damaged about 10 navy ships in coastal Latakia. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Monday that “Israeli warplanes” had launched strikes on military targets including “the Barzeh scientific research centre” and naval […]
DURBAN — White-ball skipper Mohammad Rizwan offered surety about Pakistan not being daunted by South Africa’s impeccable home record before the multi-format series begins in Durban. Pakistan will square off against South Africa in three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests on strips that are expected to hold bounce, in complete contrast to the Asian […]
JAMMU — Senior Army officials on Tuesday reviewed security situation in the Kishtwar region of Jammu area following allegations that some locals were beaten by troops inside a camp here, officials said. The situation in the higher reaches of Kishtwar was also reviewed at the meeting chaired by Nagrota-based Lieutenant General Navin Sachedeva, who heads […]
KURUKSHETRA — A Kashmiri vendor was allegedly manhandled by a group of men during the ongoing International Gita Festival here, prompting police to register an FIR in the matter, officials said on Monday. The incident took place on Saturday when the vendor from Srinagar was allegedly manhandled by a group of men who were holding […]
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said it is responsibility of the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide basic amenities like water and electricity to Rohingya refugees residing in the region. “The Government of India brought the refugees here. We did not bring them. They have settled them here, and as long […]
PESHAWAR — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) senior leader Asad Qaiser has said that his party wants to collaborate with other political forces to launch a joint movement against the Shehbaz Sharif-led government. The incumbent government and the former ruling party have been at loggerheads for months, with the Imran Khan-founded PTI accusing the administration of stealing […]
SRINAGAR — A 37-year-old man, Abdul Hameed Sofi, a resident of Arampora, Kupwara, tragically passed away at Government Medical College (GMC) Handwara on Tuesday morning while as the family has alleged medical negligence. Sofi, a father of three, was admitted to the hospital earlier in the day, complaining of arm pain and discomfort. Family members, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached a residential property worth ₹50 lakhs of a drug peddler in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Tuesday as part of the ongoing intensified efforts to combat the drug menace. Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a residential property of a notorious drug peddler, Gh Hassan Bandro […]