JAMMU — Security forces have launched a cordon and search operation following information about movement of two suspected militants in a remote village in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The two armed suspects, dressed in black, were seen moving in Salampura village near Dehra Ki Gali late Monday night, they […]
PULWAMA — Authorities in Pulwama have collected samples from a high-density apple orchard allegedly damaged by the application of a pesticide to determine the actual cause behind the incident. The orchard, located at Chandgam village in Litter area of Pulwama, suffered significant damage on July 11, after Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, a local farmer, observed severe […]
SOPORE — A tragic explosion in Sopore town in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district has resulted in the death of four people while they were unloading scrap from a truck from Ladakh. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the incident occurred at the residence of Abdul Rashid Bhat in Sher Colony, Sopore. […]
NEW DELHI — India will host the next edition of the men’s Asia Cup cricket tournament in T20 format in 2025 as a pre-cursor to the T20 World Cup scheduled in the country in 2026, the Asian Cricket Council stated in its Invitation for Expression of Interest (IEOI). The Asia Cup is always used as […]
DHAKA — For the first time, the Bangladesh government on Monday officially acknowledged that 150 people were killed across the country during the students’ unrest over the quota system. Violence gripped Bangladesh recently and the government called in the army to quell protests against job quotas. The protests, which started in universities and colleges earlier […]
SRINAGAR — The Congress Jammu and Kashmir affairs in-charge Bharat Singh Solanki claimed the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre gave more powers to the lieutenant governor as it wants to rule the Union Territory by “proxy” and not hold assembly elections. Earlier this month, the Centre significantly strengthened the authority of the lieutenant governor […]
JAMMU — About 30 people were injured after a mini bus overturned on the outskirts of Jammu city on Monday, officials said. The mini bus, on its way to Akhnoor from Maira Mandrian, was travelling at high speed when it skidded off the road and turned turtle near Khuga Morh, they said. About 30 people […]
JAMMU — A 27-year-old man died under mysterious circumstances after he was allegedly beaten up by police, sparking protests by his relatives and neighbours here on Monday, official sources said. Shubam Sharma, a resident of the Bantalab locality on the outskirts of Jammu, was playing cricket near his house when a police party raided the […]
NEW DELHI — About 50,000 people lose their lives every year due to snakebite in the country, the highest in the world, BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy said on Monday. Every year, 30-40 lakh people are bitten by snakes across India, the Saran MP said, raising the issue in the Lok Sabha during a discussion […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of the persistent heat wave prevailing in the Kashmir valley, the Government has decided to suspended the class work for students up to the Primary level in Kashmir division for two days. According to a communique, the classwork for students up to the Primary level in both Government and Recognized […]