NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Wednesday extended till January 16 the NIA custody of five accused in the Red Fort blast case including three doctors and a maulvi. Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna allowed the agency’s plea to extend the custodial interrogation of Dr Adeel Rather, Dr Shaheen Saeed, Dr […]
DHAKA — Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia died early Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness at the age of 80, her party confirmed. According to a statement issued by the BNP, Khaleda Zia passed away at around 6 am at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, where she had […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump announced that any country “doing business” with Iran will have to pay a 25 per cent tariff on its trade with Washington, a move that could impact Tehran’s major trading partners such as India, China and the UAE. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference president Sajad Lone on Wednesday alleged that Jammu harboured an “obsessive opposition” to developmental initiatives in Kashmir, and said that perhaps the time has come for an “amicable divorce” between the two regions of the Union Territory. Lone was referring to the demands from a section for shifting the recently announced […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the profiling of mosques and imams in Kashmir was an interference in the religious matters of Muslims. The former chief minister said if religious places require profiling, it should start with temples across the country. “The latest order for mosques is interference in our religious affairs. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday ordered further extension of winter vacations for all Government and recognised private schools up to Higher Secondary level in the summer zones of Jammu Division till January 17, 2026. The decision has been taken in view of the prevailing inclement weather conditions in the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Wednesday announced the results of the Class 12 annual examinations, with an overall 84 percent of students qualifying across Jammu and Kashmir. According to an official data, a total of 70,735 students appeared in the examination, of whom 59,435 students qualified. The […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) on Wednesday announced the results of the Class 10 annual examinations, with an overall pass percentage of 85.03 percent across Jammu and Kashmir. According to an official data, a total of 80,650 students qualified the examination out of 94,845 candidates who had appeared. […]
JAMMU — Northern Railway’s Jammu Division achieved another milestone in freight transportation on Tuesday with the arrival of the first fertiliser train at South Kashmir’s Anantnag Goods Terminal, strengthening the agricultural supply chain in the valley, an official said. The division is witnessing a steady increase in the arrival of various goods and commodities through […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch have imposed a ban on trekking, camping, hiking and similar outdoor activities in all high-altitude areas of the border district for a period of two months, an official said on Tuesday. “It has been reported that unrestricted movement of individuals and groups in such areas poses a […]
NEW DELHI — Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah, an accused in a terror funding case, on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that he had met five prime ministers of India on the Jammu and Kashmir issue and his speeches mostly represented the aspirations of the people in the erstwhile state. A bench of justices […]
SRINAGAR — Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the police exercise in Kashmir seeking information regarding mosques and their management committees, saying it is in “complete violation” of fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution. The MMU, a conglomerate of Islamic religious organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, also […]
NEW DELHI — The National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on the Srinagar Municipal Corporation for the delayed filing of a report related to the implementation of waste management plans. The green body passed the order while hearing the matter regarding the illegal and unscientific dumping of plastic, municipal solid, bio-medical […]
