SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s two sons Zahir and Zamir watched the legislative assembly proceedings for the first time on Tuesday. In their 20s, both Zahir and Zamir Abdullah — Omar’s sons with his estranged wife Payal Nath — are lawyers by profession. They arrived at the legislative assembly complex here […]
SRINAGAR — Two fathers from Kashmir are desperately searching for their missing daughters in Jammu, appealing to the public for any help. Nissar Ahmed, father of 15-year-old Arbina from Keller Shopian, and Abdul Salam, father of 25-year-old Bismah Jan from Babhara Pulwama, reported that their daughters left home on October 21, 2024 but never returned. […]
NEW DELHI — Shakib Al Hasan, the star Bangladesh all-rounder, has been asked to undergo an official review of his bowling action by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). This request came after on-field umpires raised concerns about the legality of his action during his one-off appearance for Surrey in the County Championship. The […]
SRINAGAR — Separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani is in the list of former legislators and parliamentarians who will be remembered by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday. The speaker of the assembly will make obituary references over the demise of former legislators who have died since the last session of the legislature which took […]
JAMMU — An army personnel died and another got injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Monday, officials said. The accident took place near Badog village in Kalakote late this evening, the officials said. Naik Badri Lal and Sepoy Jai Prakash were […]
LAHORE — Pakistan’s Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz was admitted to a hospital due to health issues, the provincial government said on Monday. “CM Maryam Nawaz visited the Sharif Medical City Lahore last night due to health issues. She had her thyroid checked,” Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb posted on X. The minister said: “CM Maryam […]
JAMMU — A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was found dead under suspicious circumstances at his rented accommodation here on Monday, officials said. Nitish Kumar (33), a resident of Pathankot in Punjab, was found hanging from the ceiling in his room at the Paloura locality in the outskirts of the city, they said. The officials […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Kashmir Muhammad Umar Farooq has strongly condemned the actions of the Government for placing him under house arrest and preventing him from attending a pre-scheduled condolence gathering for the late Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Ahmad Shah Sahib, son of the Muhaajir-e-Millat Mirwaiz Moulana Muhammad Yusuf Shah (RA) and brother in law of shaheed […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party Leader and MLA Pulwama Waheed Para on Monday said that he that he is taken aback by Omar Abdullah’s recent alteration in his stance on Article 370. Speaking to reporters, Para said that the statehood that LG has talked about, the same statehood that the Home Minister has discussed, is […]
MELBOURNE — Australian pacer Mitchell Starc overtook legendary compatriot Brett Lee to become the fastest bowler to achieve 100 ODI wickets in his country. Starc accomplished this feat during the first ODI against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). During the game, Starc delivered a fine performance with the ball. He took three wickets […]