KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia of intensifying strikes across the country to put pressure on Kyiv at upcoming talks after an overnight barrage triggered power cuts as temperatures drop. The latest strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure came days before the trilateral US-brokered meeting in Abu Dhabi scheduled for Tuesday and […]
NEW DELHI — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has accepted the resignation of Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, who on November 3 resigned from his Parliamentary seat and the National Conference following differences with the party leadership. “Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, an elected member of Lok Sabha from the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, has resigned […]
SYDNEY — Former opener Usman Khawaja claimed on Saturday that the entire Australian team knew about the 2018 “Sandpapergate” scandal in Cape Town and said they also employed the tactic during the previous Test at Port Elizabeth. Captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home in disgrace and found by […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Wednesday forecast light to moderate rain, snow in Kashmir valley and cloudy sky with chances of light rain in Jammu division. Rain and snow lashed Union Territory during the last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, “Light to moderate rain/snow is expected to continue in Valley […]
RAMBAN — One person was killed and two others were injured after shooting stones hit vehicles on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Ramban district. Reports said, due to overnight rains, boulders rolled down in Magarkote area of Ramban hitting a tanker and truck, resulting in on spot death of truck driver and injuries to two others. […]
NEW DELHI — Several students, who gathered at the JNU students’ union office for a screening of a controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, claimed the varsity administration cut power and internet to stop the event, and staged a protest after stones were thrown on them. They claimed that they were […]
JAMMU — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led Bharat Jodo Yatra reached Ramban, the last district of Jammu on National Highway, after covering 120 kilometres and Pad-Yatra will resume from Bathi, Maitraand stay in Banihal for a night while march for Kashmir will begin after Republic Day break, where it is scheduled to culminate January 30. […]
JAMMU — Congress leader and Member Parliament Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said that Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) has largely succeeded to fight against the narrative of hatred spread across the country and bring the folks together yet again. “Let me tell you that we have been able to bring the people across the country together yet […]
JAMMU — Actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra as it resumed from the garrison town of Nagrota on a cold Tuesday morning. Matondkar, a popular Bollywood stars of the 1990s, joined Gandhi shortly after the march started from near the army garrison around 8 am amid tight security, with Congress […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Tuesday forecast widespread light to moderate rain, snow in Kashmir valley and cloudy sky in Jammu division. The weather was inclement during last 24 hours in the Union Territory. An official of the Meteorological Department said, “Widespread light to moderate rain/snow is likely to occur in the Valley and […]
JAMMU — Alleging that Kashmiri Pandits are facing injustice at the hands of the government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to apologise to the community for telling the Prime Minister’s package employees that they should not seek alms. Mr Gandhi made the statement shortly after a […]
JAMMU — The demand for statehood is Jammu and Kashmir’s biggest issue and the Congress will use its “full power” to get it reinstated, Rahul Gandhi said on Monday. Gandhi made the comments today as his Bharat Jodo Yatra arrived here, PTI reported. Gandhi, who met a cross-section of people from Jammu and Kashmir during […]
JAMMU — A special court in Jammu on Monday “closed” banned JKLF chief Yasin Malik’s right to cross-examine a prime witness in a 1990 case related to the killing of four IAF personnel after he refused to do so through video conference, a lawyer said. Malik, who is in Delhi’s Tihar Jail after being convicted […]
