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 […]
JAMMU — In a significant development, the long-closed building of the government primary school, Kewal, has been made functional after it was shut in 2000 due to a land dispute, an official said on Saturday. The building was locked by the landowner, and the school was functioning in a rented building with limited space. Taking […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the recently opened Chrysanthemum garden here would be a beautiful attraction for the tourists visiting the Valley in the autumn season. Abdullah, the president of the ruling National Conference (NC), visited the Valley’s first Chrysanthemum garden, also known as Bagh-e-Gul-e-Dawood, at the […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency, while opposing the bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in a terror funding case in Supreme Court on Friday, strongly objected to the stand that India and Jammu and Kashmir are separate entities. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the NIA, took umbrage at the […]
JAMMU — In a major step toward enhancing non-fare revenue and improving passenger amenities, the northern railway has allotted multipurpose stalls (MPS) across six railway stations in Jammu and Kashmir, apart from the Second Luggage Rake (SLR) of a train, through a transparent e-auction process, officials said on Friday. According to officials, the multipurpose stalls […]
JAMMU — The heli services for the hilly and snowbound districts of Jammu division will commence from November 2 to facilitate the movement of people between these areas and the capital city, officials said. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar on Friday to review arrangements for the […]
JAMMU — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti expressed concern on Friday over recent attacks on Christian prayer meetings in Jammu and Kashmir, including one such incident in Kathua, and urged police to take immediate action to ensure communal harmony ahead of the Christmas season. She said action should be taken “before fear becomes the new normal”. […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said the termination of government employees involved in terror activities would continue till the terror ecosystem is completely wiped out of the governance system. Speaking at a function to mark the foundation day of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir at Sher-i-Kashmir International […]
SRINAGAR — The fifth edition of the Kashmir World Film Festival will be held at Tagore Hall here from November 1 to 7. Addressing a press conference, KWFF director Mushtaq Ali said that 60 films are scheduled to be screened during the seven-day event. He said the organising committee had received 123 films. “Only 60 […]
SRINAGAR — As part of the recently restored biannual practice known as the ‘Darbar Move’, the offices of the Jammu and Kashmir government closed in Srinagar on Friday and will reopen in the winter capital, Jammu, on November 3, officials said. The tradition was reinstated by the Omar Abdullah government on October 16, after being […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party MLA Waheed Para on Friday said that nobody, irrespective of religion or region, should be evicted from their place in Jammu and Kashmir. He was speaking during the Zero Hour in the Legislative Assembly, while taking part in a discussion on the issue of expired leases raised by National Conference […]
