SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant development in the ongoing human trafficking case in Ushkara Baramulla, two more individuals have been arrested, and three additional minor girls have been rescued. This brings the total to four accused arrested and seven minor girls rescued so far. “The investigation, under case FIR No. 173/2024, revealed the involvement […]
KULGAM — The two-day National Coordination Committee meeting of the Apple Farmers Federation of India (AFFI) concluded on Sunday at Chawalgam in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district with a strong demand for immediate and policy solutions to prevent the “corporatisation” of the apple industry and protect apple farmers. The meeting was presided over by Rakesh Singha, […]
WASHINGTON — Minutes after US President Joe Biden dropped out of the US Presidential race and endorsed Kamala Harris as the presidential nominee for the Democratic party, Republican nominee Donald Trump said that defeating Harris would be “easier” than the 81-year-old President. According to Trump, Biden is the “worst President in the history” of America, […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, US — Joe Biden on Sunday dropped out of the US presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s new nominee, in a political earthquake that upends an already extraordinary 2024 race for the White House. Biden, 81, said he was acting in the “best interest of my party […]
GAZA — The Israeli army has bombed the central Gazan refugee camp of Nuseirat 63 times in seven days, killing 91 Palestinians and injuring 251 others, the Hamas-run Gaza government media office said. The Gaza-ruling faction on Sunday held the Israeli and the US administrations “fully responsible” for continued killings in the refugee camp, which […]
JAMMU — Prominent separatist and religious leader Moulvi Abdul Qayoom Mattoo on Sunday joined the PDP in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, a party spokesman said. Mattoo, a former head of Hurriyat Conference for Chenab valley, joined the PDP in the presence of its senior leader and former MLC Firdous Tak at the […]
LAHORE — Renowned Pakistani screenwriter Khalilur Rehman Qamar was abducted and subjected to a harrowing ordeal in Lahore, according to local police reports, The Express Tribune reported. Qamar was lured to a residence by a woman named Amna, who purportedly invited him for discussions related to a drama project. Upon arrival, armed assailants forcibly abducted […]
NEW DELHI — Pakistan cricketer Hasan Ali has strongly stated that they are prepared to play the 2025 Champions Trophy on home soil without Team India, if the latter does not agree to travel to Pakistan for the tournament. With Pakistan being the sole hosts of the 2025 Champions Trophy, there has been dispute regarding […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s jailed former premier Imran Khan has claimed that he is being caged like a “terrorist”, and was denied basic prisoner and human rights in a “death cell” at a high-security jail. The 71-year-old Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf party founder made these claims in a rare interview from behind bars with British publication ‘The Sunday Times’, […]
SRINAGAR [Waqar Fayaz Bhat] (KIMS) — The Kashmir Valley is grappling with a growing concern that threatens the well-being of its youth and the fabric of its society—drug abuse. It is witnessing a surge in drug addiction, with the past year recording a staggering influx of individuals seeking treatment. According to a report by Deccan […]