SRINAGAR — Ruckus erupted in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday as BJP members protested against the passage of a resolution on special status for the erstwhile state, leading the speaker to adjourn the proceedings briefly. As soon as the House met for the day, BJP members created uproar over the passage of the […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s star players Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi progressed in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI and Test Rankings. The former skipper, as per the latest rankings, maintained his position as the top ODI batter with 822 rating points while opening batter Imam-ul-Haq dipped slightly from 11th to 12th […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least two militants were killed in two separate encounters in North Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter between security forces and militants in Ketsun forest area of Bandipora district. The encounter broke out after a joint team of security forces, including the J&K Police […]
WASHING — US Vice President and defeated Democratic candidate Kamala Harris promised a peaceful transfer of power to Donald Trump on Wednesday in a defiant concession speech that urged supporters to “keep fighting” for their ideas. “We must accept the results of this election. Earlier today, I spoke with President-elect Trump and congratulated him on […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday said the ruling National Conference (NC) has fulfilled its promise on moving the resolution on Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in the first session of the Legislative Assembly. “We had said in our manifesto and during the campaign that the resolution will be the […]
LAHORE — Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that a two-year extension to the three services chiefs, including Army Chief Gen Asim Munir, is a “massacre of democracy, the rule of law, and the rights of the people.” Khan made the comments during a conversation with the media and his lawyers […]
SRINAGAR — In order to restore the November-December academic session for classes 10th to 12th, the government on Wednesday ordered JKBOSE to conduct the examinations of these classes from February 15, 2025 and complete by March end. Pursuant to the Council of Ministers decision no. 005/02/2024 dated 31.10.2024, sanction is hereby accorded to the restoration […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a decisive step against narcotics trafficking, Police in Anantnag have attached the property of a known drug trafficker namely Mohammad Ashraf Dar, under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. “Mohammad Ashraf Dar, son of Jalal-Ud-Din and resident of Tulkhan Bijbehara, has a history of offenses under the NDPS Act, […]
SRINAGAR — Following the passage of a resolution by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly seeking dialogue with the Centre on the restoration of Article 370, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti stated on Wednesday that the PDP has demonstrated that numbers alone do not determine outcomes; rather, it is the result of her party’s […]
SRINAGAR — Opposition BJP on Wednesday said it will not allow the proceedings of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to go on until a resolution asking the Centre to hold talks with the elected representatives from the region for the restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status was withdrawn. “This is an illegal resolution and […]