BEIRUT — Israel unleashed a wave of air strikes on Hezbollah’s southern Beirut stronghold on Wednesday night, Lebanese state media said, as the Israel-Hezbollah war reached its one-month mark. With six buildings levelled in at least 17 Israeli raids, the strikes mark one of the most brutal nights in the capital’s southern suburbs since the […]
DHAKA — The Bangladesh interim government has banned Bangladesh Chatra League, the student organisation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party Awami League, after a demand by a student group that led the July-August uprising under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009. The government, under the powers provided in sub-section (1) of Section 18 of the […]
NEW DELHI — Former Union Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram criticized Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Thursday for holding a review meeting on the region’s security without Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. In a post on X, Chidambaram wrote, “The photograph of the LG of Jammu & Kashmir presiding over a […]
SRINAGAR — A CCTV grab of a Pheran-clad militant allegedly involved in the Gagangir attack in Jammu and Kashmir has emerged here but investigators said they are yet to ascertain if the AK rifle-wielding assailant carried out the October 20 assault that left seven dead. The ultra could be seen entering a prefabricated hut, believed […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a major reshuffle, Jammu and Kashmir Congress President Tariq Hameed Karra on Wednesday appointed senior leader and former BDC Chairman of Kakapora, Umer Jaan, as the Interim District President for Pulwama, effective immediately. The appointment is part of a broader move to ensure the smooth functioning of party units across various […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, today emphasised on bringing vibrancy in the industries sector for economic growth and employment creation for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The Minister said this while taking review of the industries sector here at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar. He underscored the importance of revitalizing the industries […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today while chairing the 11th UT Level NCORD Committee meeting, impressed upon the law enforcement agencies to avail the legal provisions to assail bail orders under NDPS cases so that convicts are not let free after undergoing lighter punishments. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Home, Principal […]
NEW DELHI — The newly elected chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday and discussed issues related to the Union Territory including early restoration of statehood. On his first visit to the national capital after assuming office last week, Abdullah spent nearly 30 minutes with the […]
JAMMU — BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Wednesday launched its membership drive as part of a country-wide initiative, stating that the party has become the largest political organisation in the world in terms of primary membership. J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina congratulated the party for its stellar show in the recently concluded Assembly elections, […]
SRINAGAR — Chorus has grown for the restoration of academic session in Jammu and Kashmir schools to the traditional November-December period after the formation of the elected government in the Union Territory. The parents and private school owners describe the new system as wastage of time and energy. The J&K government in 2022 shifted the […]