WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had ordered the military to be prepared to launch strikes against Iran if the Iranian government carried out or attempted an assassination of the president. “1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he feels honoured to have received a “love letter” in the form of a legal notice from the BJP as it proves that he is a political force they cannot ignore. The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Monday served a […]
LONDON — Brendon McCullum has been sacked as head coach of England’s test team after four years in the role, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday. McCullum, who was appointed in 2022 just after Ben Stokes was made test captain, helped transform England’s red-ball fortunes with a swashbuckling brand of play […]
SRINAGAR — The attack on the special status of Jammu and Kashmir did not start in 2019 but in 2015 when the PDP formed a government with the BJP, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday. “The BJP has caused maximum damage to Jammu and Kashmir. Everything was snatched from us. The map has not […]
JAMMU — The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough with the arrest of the kingpin of a narco-terror module from Mumbai airport. Mohd Arshad alias Asif, a resident of Degwar-Terwan village in Haveli tehsil of Poonch, had been absconding since 2023 and was operating […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government is considering the establishment of a single window digital system for framing and amending recruitment rules across all departments in the Union Territory, officials said on Saturday. Satish Sharma, Minister of Administrative Reforms, Inspections (ARI) and Training, chaired a high-level meeting here to assess the proposal, a spokesperson […]
JAMMU — The crime branch unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a man wanted for duping a job seeker of Rs 4.20 lakh on the pretext of providing a government job here, an official said on Saturday. The accused, Fayz Ahmed from Chadoora in Budgam district, was evading arrest after a case was registered […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A loco pilot sustained minor injuries after an eagle hit a moving train between the Bijbehara and Anantnag section in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday morning, officials said. The incident occurred around 9:37 am when the train was en route from Baramulla to Banihal. Officials said the bird (eagle) hit the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces after the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the Army said on Saturday. Indian Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, in a post on X, said the joint operation was […]
SRINAGAR — The Awami Ittehad Party on Friday blamed the National Conference for the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir, stating that Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen supremo Syed Salahuddin would have been the chief minister if the current ruling party had not “rigged” the 1987 assembly polls. “The rigging changed the political landscape forever and pushed […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday commemorated the 150th anniversary of the country’s national song “Vande Mataram,” with DGP Nalin Prabhat leading the celebrations. To mark the 150th anniversary of the national song, the J&K Police organised the main commemoration programme at the PCR here, a police spokesperson said. The programme commenced with […]
JAMMU — A 60-year-old man was injured in a firing incident in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. The firing took place near the J&K Bank ATM in Bari Brahmana market along the Jammu-Pathankot highway around 9 pm, the officials said. They said Bishan Dass, a resident of Channi Kartholi village, […]
JAMMU — BJP’s national general secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh on Friday criticised those who oppose the singing of Vande Mataram in the Valley and said that “such voices are driven by hatred and separatism”. On October 30, the Union Territory’s culture department had directed schools to participate in the commemoration of […]
