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 […]
SRINAGAR — The alleged damage to century-old sweet chestnut trees on the University of Kashmir campus has triggered outrage among environmental activists, with the Jammu and Kashmir Climate Action Group (JKCAG) accusing the university administration of damaging heritage trees under the name of pruning. JKCAG Chairman alleged that several sweet chestnut trees (Castanea sativa) near […]
SRINAGAR — A fireman was injured during a firefighting operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday, officials said. They said that a fire broke out in a double-storey residential house at Akhal area of Kangan in the Central Kashmir district on Friday evening, prompting an immediate response from the Fire and Emergency Services […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday extended warm greetings to children on the occasion of Children’s Day, wishing them a bright future filled with opportunities and possibilities. In his message, the Chief Minister expressed hope that every child would be empowered to dream without limits, learn with curiosity and grow with dignity, confidence […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump will raise nuclear-arms reduction at a meeting in China next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White House said on Friday. “He will discuss the reduction of nuclear weapons in the world, whose proliferation President Trump believes is very dangerous,” Olivia Wales, a […]
REASI — Police have frozen a vehicle worth approximately ₹3.75 lakh in Reasi under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act after an investigation allegedly linked it to proceeds of illicit drug trafficking, officials said on Friday. The action was taken under Chapter VA of the NDPS Act in connection with FIR No. 165/2026, […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Friday conducted mock drills in Bandipora and Kupwara districts of Jammu and Kashmir to assess emergency response mechanisms and strengthen coordination among different agencies, officials said. In Bandipora, a joint mock drill was conducted by Police, Army’s 13 Rashtriya Rifles and 45 Battalion CRPF near Markundal Chowk in Hajin area, […]
RAWALPINDI — Pakistan and Sri Lanka played out a draw in the opening Test of the ICC World Test Championship series after five days of gripping cricket, with Saud Shakeel’s gritty 97 ensuring the hosts avoided defeat on Friday. Pakistan, who resumed the final day at 57/1 with a 45-run lead, finished their second innings […]
SRINAGAR — CRPF Director General G P Singh visited Kulgam in south Kashmir on Friday and interacted with field officers of the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police at Sadura in Anantnag to discuss intensified counter-insurgency operations in the Valley, the force said. During his Kashmir visit, the DG also visited Head Constable (GD) Sonbir […]
JAMMU — Two men accused of abducting and raping two girls in separate cases were held in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Friday, after evading arrest for nearly a year, police said. Keshiv Ahirwar from Madhya Pradesh and Piyar Chand from Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district were arrested from the Vijaypur and Ramgarh areas, […]
