SRINAGAR — A day after People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti escaped unhurt in a road accident, her party raised questions on Friday about the security protocols in place for the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister. The PDP said the “lapses” in Mufti’s security were evident. “In the recent incident where Mehbooba Mufti […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Friday extended by five days the police custody of alleged Hizbul Mujahideen militant Javaid Ahmad Matoo, claimed to be involved in 11 militant attack cases in Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Nabeela Wali extended Matoo’s custody after he was produced before the court on expiry of the […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday came down heavily on the Jammu and Kashmir administration for allowing shooting of a TV serial inside the legislative assembly complex, calling it an “absolute shame”. Maharani, a Hindi-language TV series starring Huma Qureshi, was shot inside the assembly complex in Jammu in June last year. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Due to prolonged dry spells, the maximum temperature at many stations of Jammu and Kashmir recorded 6-8°C above normal temperature. The highest maximum temperature was recorded over Banihal station at 23.4°C on January 11. The previous all time highest maximum temperature was recorded at 22.6°C on January 18, 2003. The years 2018, […]
JAMMU — Terming the 10 years of the BJP rule as an era marked by economic, social, and political “injustice”, Congress on Thursday alleged a threefold increase in unemployment rates and said that Rahul Gandhi will lead the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ to address these issues. “The economic condition is at its lowest, and there’s […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level official meeting on Thursday and reviewed the security scenario in Jammu region while laying emphasis on comprehensive strategy to deal with drug menace. He also discussed various issues concerning development in Jammu division and directed the district administrations to ensure saturation of schemes in all the […]
MUMBAI — The rupee breached its seven-day gaining streak and depreciated 4 paise to 83.05 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday as foreign investors rushed to withdraw funds amid a sharp rise in crude oil prices. Despite a weak American currency and surging equity markets, overall sentiment was dented after the US […]
ISLAMABAD — The Foreign Office on Thursday termed a recent book by a former Indian diplomat as part of Pakistan ”bashing” ahead of the elections in India. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch was responding to a question about a book by former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria. She said that she had […]
ISLAMABAD — Ahead of the next month’s elections, the IMF on Thursday approved a USD 700 million loan tranche for cash-strapped Pakistan under an existing USD 3 billion bailout package after completing its first review of the country’s economic reform programme. The Ministry of Finance announced the completion of the first review by the Executive […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Thursday directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to seize all assets and freeze bank accounts and finances belonging to the pro-Pakistan separatist amalgam Tehreek-e-Hurriyat and Muslim League Jammu Kashmir headed by separatist Masarat Alam. Both the organisations were recently banned by the government. Tehreek-e-Hurriyat was founded by late separatist […]