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 […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday condemned the decision to strip the National Conference (NC) headquarters of security, calling the move “incomprehensible” given that it comes less than a month after an assassination attempt on party president Farooq Abdullah. The comments of Omar Abdullah came after a heated half-an-hour discussion […]
LAHORE — Pace bowler Naseem Shah has been fined 20 million Pakistani rupees ($71,684) for breaching multiple clauses of his central contract and the Pakistan Cricket Board’s social media guidelines, the PCB said on Monday. The fine followed a post on Shah’s social media account, later deleted, which appeared to criticise Punjab Chief Minister Maryam […]
JAMMU — Shifting of army personnel from Jammu to Ladakh to counter Chinese incursions allowed terrorists to exploit the situation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, asserting more steps were needed to improve the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah was talking to reporters after visiting the bereaved families of four police personnel […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant step to enhance security measures and to keep a vigilant eye on NHW, Police in Kulgam introduces advanced surveillance technology, including wall radar and thermal screening systems on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Navayuga Tunnel Qazigund, Kulgam. The newly installed systems are designed to monitor and detect concealed contrabands, […]
UDHAMPUR — A senior Army officer visited Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district to review the security situation, amid an ongoing operation against infiltrating terrorists in nearby Kathua district, officials said. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, visited the district’s Basantgarh area, which falls on the route used by […]
SHOPIAN (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday arrested two drug peddlers in the jurisdiction of Police Station Shopian and recovered heroine like substance from their possession. A Police Party from Police Station Shopian on 28-03-2025 evening established a checkpoint at Girward Zawoora, during naka checking, two persons were found in suspicious condition and […]
SRINAGAR — Markets in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir valley lack the usual hustle-bustle ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr with many traders staring at losses due to sluggish sales during the festival. The Eid-ul-Fitr festival, which marks the culmination of Muslim fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated either on Monday or Tuesday depending on […]
JAMMU — Senior PDP leader and legislator Waheed Ur Rehman Para on Saturday expressed serious concern over the discontinuation of special cells for women in Jammu and Kashmir, calling it a “reckless decision that endangers the lives of vulnerable women”. Para, who is PDP’s legislative party leader in J&K Assembly, urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, […]
JAMMU — Conspiracies hatched from across the border are “killing our children”, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said on Saturday, advising Pakistan to give up its “terrorism” as violence can achieve nothing. Talking to reporters after the wreath laying ceremony of head constable Jagbir Singh in the lawns of police headquarters at […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government is establishing an early warning system to enhance preparedness for any sudden breach of glacial lakes due to the climate change-induced rapid melting in the Himalayas, officials said here. They said there is an “imminent risk of sudden breach” of Glacial Lakes in the high-altitude regions, particularly in […]
NEW DELHI — Statehood in Jammu and Kashmir will be restored as promised before, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said, without giving any timeline. Shah said at the “Times Now Summit 2025” Friday night that assembly elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir peacefully last year. “We have given the assurance that statehood will […]
JAMMU — Deputy Commissioner Abhishek Sharma has suspended a Khilafwarzi Inspector for failing to report a building permission violation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. The action was taken following complaints and concerns raised by the army regarding breaches of the Works of Defence Act (WODA) in the area. To investigate the violations, the assistant […]
