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 […]
AHMEDABAD — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Hiraben Modii passed away at the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in Ahmedabad on Friday. She was 99. A bulletin from the hospital, where she was admitted on Wednesday after her health deteriorated, informed the news of her demise. “Hiraben Modi passed away on 30/12/2022 […]
SHOPIAN — The Indian army on Thursday saved the lives of hundreds of people in south Kashmir’s Shopian district after a massive fire erupted in the locality. As per the local residents, on this evening a massive fire erupted in a structure at the Dagpora area and was spreading in the nearby structure. The locals […]
SRINAGAR — With surge in Covid-19 cases in various countries, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said there is no need to panic as most people in Kashmir have hybrid immunity because of a combination of widespread natural infection and vaccination. “Hybrid immunity offers robust and long lasting protection against Covid-19,” said DAK President and […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has produced Challan against 7 accused persons for grabbing huge amount from complainants on the pretext of providing jobs in Jammu and Kashmir police. According to a statement, challan was filed in case FIR No.19/2015 U/S 419, 420, 120-B RPC before the court of JMIC […]
NEW DELHI — The Uzbekistan government has alleged that 18 children have died in the central Asian nation following the consumption of a cough syrup produced by an Indian pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech. “To date, 18 out of 21 children with acute respiratory disease have died as a result of taking Doc-1 Max syrup manufactured […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department office on Thursday forecast scattered to widespread rain/snow in Jammu and Kashmir. “Scattered to widespread rain/snow is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours,” IANS quoted an official of the MeT department as having said. He said Srinagar recorded minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 4.5 degrees Celsius and […]
BARAMULLA — At least three shops and a computer institute were gutted in a blaze in Kunzer area of Tangmarg in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday morning. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that fire broke out in one of the shops today morning. in the incident three shops and a computer institute […]
RAMBAN — A driver lost his life after a passenger cab rolled down into gorge at Kelamorh area of Ramban district on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner Ramban said, an Innova-make passenger vehicle rolled down from National Highway-44 at Kelamorh, Ramban. He said Police, SDRF & Civil QRT reach spot, one person, driver, who was traveling alone, […]
SRINAGAR — The State Investigation Unit (SIU) Shopian on Wednesday conducted raids and carried out searches at various locations in district Shopian and Pulwama in connection with investigation of militancy related case. In district Shopian, the sleuths of SIU Shopian conducted raids and searches at two suspected locations at Zainpora and in district Pulwama, raids […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar UAPA court has convicted a State Investigation Agency (SIA) investigated militant and has convicted him for six years of imprisonment for being active member of militant organization. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that Amir Nabi Wagay son of Ghulam Nabi Wagay of Goriwan in Bijbehara area of Anantnag District was […]
