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 — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday commemorated the 150th anniversary of the country’s national song “Vande Mataram,” with DGP Nalin Prabhat leading the celebrations. To mark the 150th anniversary of the national song, the J&K Police organised the main commemoration programme at the PCR here, a police spokesperson said. The programme commenced with […]
JAMMU — A 60-year-old man was injured in a firing incident in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. The firing took place near the J&K Bank ATM in Bari Brahmana market along the Jammu-Pathankot highway around 9 pm, the officials said. They said Bishan Dass, a resident of Channi Kartholi village, […]
JAMMU — BJP’s national general secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh on Friday criticised those who oppose the singing of Vande Mataram in the Valley and said that “such voices are driven by hatred and separatism”. On October 30, the Union Territory’s culture department had directed schools to participate in the commemoration of […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Friday delivered a split verdict on a plea by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh against costs to be paid for attending Parliament while being in custody, with one of the judges saying he does not have any entitlement and the other holding him liable […]
SAHARANPUR (UP) — A doctor working at a private hospital here was arrested and handed over to the Jammu and Kashmir Police for allegedly putting up posters in support of the banned terror outfit, Jaish-e-Mohammed, in Srinagar, an official said on Friday. Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Vyom Bindal said, “The accused, Adil Ahmed, a […]
JAMMU — The Army’s White Knight Corps on Friday commemorated the 150th anniversary of the National Song, “Vande Mataram”, though its recital at various war memorials, schools and forward posts across the corps’ zone, a defence spokesman said. The celebration aimed to rekindle the patriotic fervour and remind the younger generation of the timeless message […]
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has listed a plea filed by detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik for final consideration on November 20, a party spokesperson said after the hearing of the case on Friday. Malik, who is the AAP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit president, was detained […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday attended the 150th year celebration of ‘Vande Mataram’ and said “our commitment and dedication to the motherland will take our nation to its destiny of a Viksit Bharat”. Sinha paid tributes to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and said he had strengthened the bond between “Maa […]
JAMMU — Over 6,000 people have registered for the first-ever Jammu BSF Marathon on November 9, a top officer of the border guarding force said on Friday, as preparations are almost complete for the mega event. Director General of BSF Daljit Singh Chawdhary will flag off the marathon in four race categories — 42 km, […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch have imposed a complete ban on the sale and use of firecrackers during the ongoing marriage season across the border district, citing security concerns. The order was issued by Poonch District Magistrate Ashok Kumar Sharma on Thursday following a report by the police, warning that bursting firecrackers […]
