SRINAGAR — Former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has claimed that the late Mufti Muhammad Sayeed misused his “generosity” to become chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir in 2002. In his book, Azad, An Autobiography, the former CM said that he offered Mufti Muhammad Sayeed to be part of the government when he (Azad) had […]
BUDGAM — Two persons were injured in a road accident in Chadoora area of Budgam district in Central Kashmir on Thursday. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the accident took place near Kaisermulla village in Chadoora area of Budgam district after a vehicle they were traveling in skidded off the road, resulting in […]
UNITED NATIONS — Amid growing food and energy crises, an uncertain global economic outlook, and the escalating impacts of climate change, the UN has said that a sustainable industrial transformation is needed to close the widening development gap among countries, meet climate targets and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The 2023 Financing for Sustainable Development […]
NEW DELHI — The government is not considering bringing a law or regulating the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in the country, as generative AI-based chatbots become a rage across the industry. In a reply to a question in Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said it sees AI as a […]
NEW DELHI — Supreme Court has quashed order of Ministry Of Information Refusing to renew its broadcast license for want of security clearance to Malayalam news channel MediaOne TV. The top court ruled against the telecast ban imposed by the Union Government on one of the leading Malayalam news channels. It directed the Ministry to […]
BANDIPORA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested an associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit in Aloosa area of Bandipora district in North Kashmir. Police in a statement said, Bandipora Police along with 26 RR & 3rd Bn CRPF arrested a militant associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) near Canal Road in […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet in the Al-Huda Educational Trust (AHET) militant funding case, linked to the Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI), which had set up the Trust to mobilise funds to further its anti-India agenda even after it was banned. In a statement, NIA spokesman said that JeI was declared […]
JAMMU — Some seized articles and case property were stolen from the district court complex in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri, prompting the authorities to suspend five police personnel including an officer, and detain some suspects. Officials said some thieves broke the locks of the ‘Malkhana’ of the district court complex in Rajouri last night and […]
BARAMULLA — Two militants who had managed to flee from police custody in the northern district of Baramulla in the wee hours on Wednesday were arrested, a police official said. “Both the militants who had fled from police custody were arrested in the Chakloo area,” the official confirmed that they had managed give slip to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Following the busting of flesh trade racket in Bagh-e-Mehtab locality, the authorities have made tenant verification mandatory in Srinagar district. According to an order by Mohammad Aijaz (IAS), District Magistrate, Srinagar, Senior Superintendent of Police, Srinagar has reported that Srinagar being a capital city, a good number of people from other places […]