ANANTNAG, Sheikh Nadeem (KIMS) — A 14-year-old singer Uzain Asif Bhat from Pethbugh Dialgam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has released his first song titled “Maaye Chani”, marking a major step in his musical journey. The song has been uploaded on content creator Aadil Gulzar’s YouTube channel and has started receiving appreciation from listeners on […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti on Monday said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s refusal to ban alcohol in Jammu and Kashmir because Hindus are permitted to drink liquor was illogical. “J-K CM’s expected U-turn on the refusal to prohibit liquor shops lacks logic. He claims it is wrong to impose a ban on […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said there is nothing wrong in giving telecom powers to the lieutenant governor during public safety events, as he holds the charge of security and law and order. “This is the right thing. These powers should be with the lieutenant governor. This is not […]
DERA ISMAIL KHAN — A car bombing at a police post in northwestern Pakistan followed by an ambush on police personnel rushing to the scene has killed at least 14 officers, police said on Sunday. Images from after the attack on Saturday showed the structure had been reduced to rubble, with bricks, charred wreckage and […]
CHENNAI — TVK chief and Legislature Party leader C Joseph Vijay was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday, with Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administering the oath of office and secrecy at a colourful ceremony held at the Nehru Stadium here. Amid continuous whistling and cheering by TVK cadres and in […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday that strict action should be taken against drug peddlers, but innocent families should not suffer by having their houses demolished. While addressing a party convention in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir said, “If anyone is involved […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said they have attached immovable properties worth over ₹3.50 crores belonging to three notorious drug peddlers involved in multiple cases under the NDPS Act in Srinagar. According to police statement, in the first action, property worth approximately ₹80 lakhs belonging to a hardcore drug peddler namely […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police has attached a property worth nearly Rs 93 lakh in Chandigarh during an investigation into a narcotics trafficking case that initially began with the recovery of a small quantity of heroin, officials said. The case originated on January 14 this year when a police team of Bagh-e-Bahu apprehended Arun […]
ISLAMABAD — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved USD 1.2 billion for Pakistan under two separate ongoing financing arrangements. The fund agreed in September 2024 to provide USD 7 billion over a period of 37 months under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) while it decided to provide USD 1.4 billion under the Resilience […]
SRINAGAR — Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday said action should be taken against those police officers in whose jurisdictions drug trafficking takes place in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to reporters here, Mehdi, the National Conference (NC) MP from Srinagar, also said drug trafficking cannot take place without the connivance of some officials in […]