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 traffic movement on Mughal road and Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumari (SSG) road was restored for vehicular movement, officials said on Thursday. Officials said that both roads were closed for vehicular movement due to fresh snowfall in upper reaches of Kashmir valley. They said that after the clearance of snow, both roads were restored for vehicular […]
BARAMULLA — A couple died of suffocation caused by gas leak in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said here on Thursday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the couple had fallen unconscious after the room they were sleeping in was filled with gas from a heater. The deceased were identified as […]
SRINAGAR — The authorities in South Kashmir’s Shopian district have seized nine properties including two schools belonging to banned outfit Jamaat-e-Islami. According to an order, 9 properties have surfaced that are owned by and under possession of banned association Jamat-e-Islami and are located in the jurisdiction of district Shopian and are to be notified in […]
KUPWARA — Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday claimed to have busted a militant fund and recruitment module in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. In a statement, Kupwara Police along with Army’s 21 RR and 47 RR busted a militancy funding and recruitment module running in North Kashmir. The statement reads that after receiving multiple inputs […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Thursday forecast a generally cloudy sky with chances of light rain during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. On Wednesday, the UT experienced inclement weather with widespread rain/snow. “Generally cloudy sky with chances of light rain is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a militant module by arresting three persons from Pulwama at Narwal area of Jammu. According to press release by Jammu and Kashmir Police, during intervening night of 8/9 November Police party of PS Trikuta Nagar was clearing the traffic on National highway. During […]
SYDNEY — Rising to the occasion, Mohammad Rizwan and skipper Babar Azam smashed fantastic fifties and led Pakistan to the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 with a convincing seven-wicket win over last year’s finalists New Zealand in the first semifinal at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), here on Wednesday. With this […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday said that a lady who was involved in kidnapping a infant in Kishtwar recently has been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) by the authorities. In a press release, the police said that recently Kishtwar Police solved mystery of kidnapping case at District Hospital Kishtwar where one burqa Clad women […]
SRINAGAR — The CBI on Wednesday said that it arrested two then directors of a private company in a case related to bank fraud. CBI in a press release said that it has arrested two then directors of a private company based at Kathua in the ongoing investigation of a bank fraud case. The press […]
NEW DELHI — Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud was sworn in as the 50th Chief Justice of India on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. President Droupadi Murmu administered him the oath at a brief ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Justice Chandrachud takes over as the head of India’s Judiciary from Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, who demitted […]
