NEW YORK — The US grounded all flights for several hours Friday, sparking travel chaos across the vast country, after what government officials said was a major communications outage caused by decades old technology. The nationwide stop left hundreds of thousands of passengers in limbo, with some pulled off planes moments before departure by airline […]
JAMMU — In a major outreach to disgruntled party lawmakers, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has accepted a proposal to constitute informal advisory groups of MLAs for each minister in the Omar Abdullah-led government in Jammu and Kashmir, party sources said. The NC chief wrote to all MLAs days after a meeting was held […]
NEW DELHI — India batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest captain in men’s Twenty20 history at 15 years and 232 days after leading Bihar in India’s domestic T20 competition, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, on Saturday. The teenager surpassed Croatia’s Zach Vukusic, who previously held the record after captaining his national side at 17 years […]
KARGIL — Two Army personnel were killed after their vehicle veered off the road and plunged into a 600-foot-deep gorge in Kargil on Wednesday, officials said. The accident took place at Namika La Pass along Kargil-Leh national highway at around 1.30 pm, the officials said. They said the vehicle was carrying only two Army personnel, […]
RAMBAN — Senior Superintendent of Police Ramban and Deputy Commissioner Ramban on Wednesday jointly inspected the accident-prone stretch at Dalwas along National Highway-44 to review road safety measures and assess vulnerable locations. During the visit, the officers took stock of the existing safety infrastructure and preventive measures aimed at reducing road accidents and ensuring the […]
JAMMU — A delegation of the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by its President Arun Gupta, met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Civil Secretariat here on Wednesday and sought financial assistance for shopkeepers affected by the recent fire incident at Shiv Market. During the meeting, the delegation discussed various concerns of the […]
SRINAGAR — Six-time National Conference (NC) MLA Mubarak Gul on Wednesday declined to make any statement on his differences with the party leadership over his exclusion from the council of ministers. Gul, a former Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, had on October 27 set a November 4 deadline for the party to consider […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) on Wednesday said that the BJP has succeeded in executing its “Operation Lotus” in Kashmir by “pushing out” Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from the NC. Mehdi on Tuesday resigned from the NC as well as the Lok Sabha. “With a heavy heart, not with joy, because […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of two lives in a massive fire at Durbal locality of Bemina in Srinagar and announced an ex-gratia relief of ₹2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. In a post on X, the Chief Minister extended his heartfelt […]
SRINAGAR — Senior National Conference leader and former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council, Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi, died here after prolonged illness, family sources said on Wednesday. The 88-year-old NC leader passed away on Tuesday night. He is survived by his wife and son Ahsan Pardesi, who is the current NC MLA […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against a Pulwama resident in an alleged Rs 35 lakh cheque fraud case before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pulwama. The chargesheet has been filed against Mushtaq Ahmad Yatoo, son of Ali Mohammad Yatoo, a resident of Chanpora, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Tuesday visited the Commando Training Centre in Jammu and reviewed the counter-terrorism training module being imparted to 543 constables undergoing training at the facility. Prabhat, accompanied by Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone, Tejinder Singh, made a day-long visit to the centre, Jammu […]
BUDGAM — Ending months of differences with the National Conference leadership, Srinagar Lok Sabha member Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday announced his resignation from the party, accusing its leadership of abandoning key election promises including the restoration of Article 370, at a rally here marking the 26th death anniversary of his father, Aga Syed […]
