SRINAGAR — Fresh snowfall was recorded in many places, including the tourist towns, in the higher reaches of Kashmir on Saturday despite the night temperature settling above freezing point at most locations, officials said. Many places in the higher reaches of Kashmir experienced fresh snowfall under the influence of a western disturbance, they said. The […]
LAHORE — Amid uncertainty around hosting of the 2025 Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has apprised the International Cricket Council (ICC) that it will only accept a solution that would concur with its stance, sources told Geo News on Saturday. The development comes ahead of another ICC board meeting over the controversy, which […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday asked the elected government in Jammu and Kashmir to take measures to stop the “injustice” of dismissing employees over alleged militant links and reinstate all those who have been terminated so far. His remark came a day after two government employees were dismissed from service […]
MELBOURNE — Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the second test against India in Adelaide with a low grade side injury in a further blow to the hosts. Hazlewood took five wickets in the first test in Perth where Australia were thrashed by 295 runs to fall 1-0 behind in the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In furtherance of investigation of case FIR No. 65/2024 under section of 13 UA(P) Act registered in Police Station Shergari, the Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted searches at various places in Batamaloo and HMT areas of Srinagar city on Saturday. In a statement, police said, “The instant investigation is going on against […]
SRINAGAR — Three houses were damaged in a massive fire in Chattabal area of Srinagar today morning, officials said. An official told that fire broke out in one of the houses in Danawari locality of Chattabal early morning today. He said soon after fire tenders reached to the spot to douse off the flames. “No […]
JAMMU — BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday dismissed PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s claim that the nation’s secular foundation is being shaken as “baseless”, saying it reflected her “ideological bankruptcy”. Chugh also highlighted BJP’s stature as the world’s largest democratic party with over 11.5 crore members nationwide and 2.57 lakh members in Jammu […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Lok Sabha member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday said the response of the Centre to his question in Parliament over the “harassment” of people on the national highway during the convoy movement of the security forces was “full of blatant lies”. “I asked government of India to stop the harassment of […]
JAMMU — Police have booked five people for entering a school here and allegedly misbehaving with the students and the staff, officials said on Friday. According to police, the accused disrupted the morning assembly and created a ruckus within the school premises in the Kanachak area. The accused also recorded a video without consent, shared […]
NEW DELHI — The International Cricket Council has told Pakistan to either accept the ‘Hybrid’ model of hosting for next year’s Champions Trophy or be prepared to be ousted from the event after the PCB’s adamant stand led to an inconclusive meeting of its executive board on Friday. The emergency meeting in Dubai was meant […]