JAMMU — The authorities in Jammu on Wednesday conducted an inspection of nearly two dozen ultrasound and imaging centres, and sealed one such facility for its failure to renew registration, an official spokesman said. The drive was conducted across various subdivisions on the directions of Jammu Deputy Commissioner Sachin Kumar Vaishya, the spokesman said. He […]
SRINAGAR — Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar on Wednesday expressed grave concerns over the severe cash crunch affecting Jammu and Kashmir’s government treasuries. He warned that the crisis is leaving contractors, government employees, and pensioners in dire financial straits. In a statement, Akhtar highlighted the plight of pensioners, whose […]
JAMMU — The Army busted a major militant hideout in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition, officials said here. The Rashtriya Rifles troops busted the hideout during cordon and search operations in the forest area of Mahore, they said. According to the officials, […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In a swift and commendable operation, the Jammu Police unraveled the mystery behind the blind murder of a laborer, Pappu Paswan, within six hours of its report in the Garkhal area of Akhnoor. The investigation was led by IC SDPO Akhnoor Mudassir Hussain, SHO Akhnoor, and IC BPP Garkhal, under the supervision […]
NEW DELHI — India’s oldest Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Wednesday opposed the proposed changes to the existing Waqf law during a meeting with the Parliamentary panel examining the bill. Maulana Arshad Madani, the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband, appearing before the Joint Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill, chaired by BJP member Jagdambika […]
SRINAGAR — Discussions between Union home and tourism ministries are at an advanced stage on allowing satellite phones for trekkers in no-network zones in the Kashmir valley, Tourism Director Raja Yaqoob Farooq said here on Wednesday. “The tourism ministry, Government of India, has already taken up (the issue) with the MHA for different states, because […]
LONDON — Harry Brook has moved above England team-mate Joe Root to become the number one Test batter in the world rankings. The 25-year-old has overtaken Root after scoring 171 in the first Test of England’s current tour of New Zealand and following it up with scores of 123 and 55 in the second Test […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In a major step to curb criminal activities in the District Udhampur, District Police Udhampur have booked and detained one more habitual bovine smuggler under the J&K Public Safety Act (PSA) for his notorious activities in bovine smuggling on the detention orders issued by the District Magistrate Udhampur. The accused namely Mohd. […]
KABUL — A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others, Interior Ministry officials said. The explosion struck inside the ministry, killing Khalil Haqqani, the refugee minister, officials said. The officials provided no further details. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan authorities have blocked approximately 80,000 SIM cards for spreading fake news amid concerns regarding the social media propelled misinformation, the government said on Wednesday. Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Division Sajid Mehdi told the National Assembly, in response to a calling attention notice regarding the spread of false news on digital platforms, […]