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 — Mithun Manhas has been elected as the 37th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at the 94th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Mumbai. He replaces Roger Binny, who resigned last month after turning 70. “It’s an absolute honour to be the president of the world’s finest cricketing […]
JAMMU — A full anti-sabotage drill was carried out at Jammu airport after a private airliner received a bomb threat email on Sunday, officials said. However, nothing suspicious was found during a thorough search conducted by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and police, without affecting the air traffic, the officials said. “An email was […]
CHENNAI — At least 39 people were killed and over 50 injured on Saturday in a stampede at a rally held by Tamil actor Vijay, who is campaigning for election, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu said. “So far, 39 people have died, including 13 men, 17 women, 4 boys, and 5 girls — while […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced the sanctioning of 5,061 houses in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir that were damaged in recent natural calamities. He expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan for approving the special project under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday he has ordered the reopening of 12 tourist spots in Jammu and Kashmir which were closed in the wake of Pahalgam terror attack in April this year. The LG administration shut down nearly 50 tourist spots following the deadly terror attack at Baisaran in the Pahalgam area […]
UNITED NATIONS — Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said his country was ready for a “composite, comprehensive and result-oriented” dialogue with India on all outstanding issues, as he criticised New Delhi over the situation in Kashmir. In his address to the General Debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Sharif […]
LEH — Police arrested climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday, two days after protests demanding Ladakh’s statehood and Sixth Schedule status left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union Territory. Wangchuk was taken into custody by a police party led by Ladakh Police chief S D Singh Jamwal at 2:30 pm, officials said, […]
JAMMU — In its first programme in Jammu, YASHODA AI—the flagship digital literacy initiative of the National Commission for Women (NCW) in collaboration with Future Shift Labs—conducted a special workshop at Central University, Jammu. The event educated students on the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), while raising awareness about cyber safety, digital rights, and […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the arrest of climate activist Soman Wangchuk was unfortunate, and accused the BJP-led NDA government of backtracking on its promises. “This (Wangchuk’ arrest) is unfortunate. The way the Central government was after him since yesterday, it seemed they would do something like this,” […]
LEH — “He was treated like a criminal without any reason,” was an angry outburst from Gitanjali Angmo, the wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested from his village Ulyaktopo two days after violent protests in Leh over demands for statehood and constitutional safeguards, leaving four people dead and 59 others injured. Wangchuk […]
