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 […]
KOLKATA — West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Centre, accusing it of trying to snatch away voting rights through the SIR, describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the “biggest infiltrator” and warning that those targeting Bengal “should go to hell”. Addressing worshippers after Eid prayers at […]
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 — A school teacher was apprehended for allegedly alluring and demanding sexual favours from a minor student by threatening to fail her in the internal examination in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. The action against the teacher, posted at the Government Higher Secondary School Bhaderwah, was taken following […]
KATHUA — Security forces on Sunday launched a search operation after getting information about movement of three suspected persons near a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. A priest noticed three persons with backpacks moving towards the forest area of Rasana around 3.30 am and alerted the police, the officials said. […]
RAMBAN — Three people were killed and more than 100 rescued after heavy rain triggered flash floods at different places in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district early on Sunday, officials said. The incessant rain also triggered landslides and mudslides at nearly a dozen places between Nashri and Banihal along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, prompting […]
Dr. Rizwan Rumi The rural landscape of our country is undergoing a silent transformation—one that holds the promise of prosperity, access and equity. Schemes like MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) and other initiatives by Block Development Offices are envisioned as lifelines for the villages—constructing roads to orchards and fields, installing street lights, […]
ANANTNAG — An impactful One Day Awareness Program on Drug De-addiction was conducted at HAZRAT-E-AMIR-E-KABIR SECONDARY SCHOOL BRAKPORA today on 19th April 2025, organized by District Police Anantnag in collaboration with the Cultural Education Wing, Chief Education Office Anantnag. With informative talks, interactive sessions, and motivational guidance by officers of the District Police and education […]
RAMBAN — More than 100 people were rescued after heavy rain triggered a flash flood in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district early on Sunday, officials said. The incessant rain also triggered landslides and mudslides at nearly a dozen places between Nashri and Banihal along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, prompting traffic to […]
JAMMU — The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda have imposed an immediate ban on the storage, sale, display and distribution of ‘Cool Lip’, a smokeless tobacco product, in the district, officials said on Saturday. Additional district magistrate (ADM) Anil Kumar Thakur announced the ban on ‘Cool Lip’ in a “decisive step to safeguard public […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight carrying Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was reportedly diverted to Jaipur on Saturday night, prompting sharp criticism from the CM over what he described as ‘operational chaos’ at Delhi airport. In a late-night post on X, Abdullah expressed frustration over the ordeal. “Delhi airport is […]
BANDIPORA (KIMS) — Police on Saturday arrested one person for operating a radical social media page on Facebook under the name “Kashmir Timer” to disseminate extremist content with the intention to disturb peace. The said individual through his social media handle was posting misleading content against the security forces and glorifying the Anti National sentiments. […]
HYDERABAD — AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act would continue till it is withdrawn. Addressing a public meeting organised by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMIPLB) at Darussalam, the AIMIM headquarters here, he said protests against the Act would continue, similar to the agitation against the […]
