BEIJING — China said it will donate US$200,000 (S$256,000) to the parents of students killed in what it called an “indiscriminate” missile strike on a school in Iran early in the Middle East war. Tehran has accused the US and Israel of conducting the deadly missile attack on the school in Iran’s south on the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced the schedule for the upcoming Assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory. The schedule was announced by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a press conference in New Delhi. According to the ECI, polling in Assam, Kerala and the Union Territory […]
ISLAMABAD — Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed announced his retirement from international cricket on Sunday bringing an end to a career that lasted almost two decades. The wicketkeeper-batter played all three formats for Pakistan that included 54 Tests, 117 ODIs and 61 T20Is. He scored 6,164 runs across all three formats, which included six centuries […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday intensified its crackdown on the terror ecosystem in Kashmir, carrying out raids at around 500 locations linked to terrorist associates, and persons affiliated with banned organisations, including Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), in the valley, officials said. The raids were based on credible intelligence inputs indicating attempts by JeI-linked elements to revive their […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday attached a residential property belonging to former Kashmir Bar Association president Mian Abdul Qayoom in connection with a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The house of Qayoom, who is in jail on charges of murder of advocate Babar Qadri, located at Bul Bul Bagh Barzulla here was […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against a Facebook page in Zainapora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police in a statement said Shopian Police took cognizance of a viral video circulated through a Facebook page titled “Voice of Humanity”, in which a speech was delivered […]
SRINAGAR — A preacher from Haryana who allegedly helped store explosives in his rented home near Faridabad’s Al Falah university was detained and brought to Srinagar early Wednesday, Jammu and Kashmir police officials said. Maulvi Ishtiyaq belongs to Mewat and would conduct religious sermons in the Al Falah campus, the centrepoint of an interstate ‘white […]
JAMMU — Activists affiliated with the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Rashtriya Bajrang Dal on Wednesday staged separate anti-Pakistan protests here and demanded stern action against the culprits behind the recent Delhi car bomb blast. The protests at Indira Chowk and outside the Jammu bus stand concluded peacefully, as the participants shouted slogans and burnt effigies […]
JAMMU — Police on Wednesday reached out to various localities and sensitive areas in Jammu city, urging people—particularly traders—to remain alert about any suspicious movement and to install CCTV cameras as part of the security setup in the capital city. The move comes in the wake of a high-intensity explosion that ripped through a slow-moving […]
JAMMU — Over 13,600 rooftop solar systems have been installed in Jammu and Kashmir, with more than 5,400 households receiving “zero electricity bills’, officials said on Wednesday, adding that a target has been set to cover 83,500 households in the Union territory. This was revealed at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo […]
FARIDABAD — Al-Falah University and its 76-acre sprawling campus the Muslim-dominated Dhauj village in Haryana’s Faridabad district has come under the scanner following the arrest of three doctors in connection with the “white-collar terror module” and the high-intensity explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort. With educated individuals found to be “acting at the behest of Pakistan-backed […]
NEW DELHI — Two cartridges, including a live ammunition, and samples of two different types of explosives are among more than 40 samples that have been collected by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team from the blast site near the Red Fort, officials said on Wednesday. Preliminary analysis suggests that one of the explosive samples […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Assembly bye-elections held in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday witnessed an impressive voter turnout, with Nagrota recording 75.08% and Budgam 50.02% polling. According to official data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the 27-Budgam Assembly Constituency recorded a turnout of 50.01%, while the 77-Nagrota Assembly Constituency saw 74.82% polling. […]
