ISTANBUL — Indonesia Wednesday slammed Israel over the law to impose the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners, calling for intervention by the UN. Strongly condemning the Israeli parliament’s approval of legislation imposing the death penalty on Palestinian detainees, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry said: “Such a policy is unacceptable and undermines the sense of justice as […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the developments at the international level remain beyond the control of both the Union government and the people, asserting that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir will largely mirror the broader national scenario. He said the Union territory is currently not facing any shortage of essential […]
LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has suspended Fakhar Zaman for two Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches after the batter was found guilty of ball-tampering during Lahore Qalandars’ four-wicket defeat by Karachi Kings on Sunday. The 35-year-old denied the charge and contested it at a disciplinary hearing, but match referee Roshan Mahanama upheld the […]
SRINAGAR — PDP supremo Mehbooba Mufti on Monday accused the National Conference of “validating” the abrogation of Article 370 and urged Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to stand up for the rights and self-respect of his people. The former chief minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state also said its problems were […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A comprehensive crime and security review meeting was chaired by the Director General of Police (DGP), Nalin Prabhat-IPS, at the Police Control Room (PCR) in Kashmir. The meeting was attended by the IGP Kashmir, Range DIGs, District SSPs from across the Kashmir Zone, JDP ZPHQ, SO to IGP Kashmir, Additional SSPs from […]
SHOPIAN (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a residential property of a militant associate in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Monday under the UAPA Act. Police attached double-storied residential property registered under Khasra No. 115 in Wandina village, valuing at Rs. 24,09221/- of Ilyas Ahmad Dar, son of Mohd Shafi Dar of Wandina […]
JAMMU — Praising Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for carrying out a mammoth grassroots-level exercise, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said the Jammu and Kashmir Budget carries historic significance as it is the first in over seven years to be introduced by an elected government in the region. Asserting that the path ahead presents challenges, […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government is committed to strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions and urban local bodies by ensuring timely elections at all levels, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Monday. The Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Dedicated Backward Classes Commission, established in June 2023 to conduct empirical studies on Other Backward Classes (OBC) […]
LAHORE — A 120-year-old worship place of the minority Ahmadi community was demolished by police on the pressure of a radical Islamist party in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a community organisation said on Monday. The police also detained five Ahmadis for protesting the demolition of their worship place in the Chatha area of Gujranwala, some 80 […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s former prime minister and Awam Pakistan Party (APP) convener Shahid Khaqqan Abbasi said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan must reform himself or the country will struggle to progress, a media report said on Monday. Abbasi on Sunday emphasised the United States would not intervene in the issues concerning the jailed former […]
JAMMU — Independent MLA Sheikh Khursheed Ahmed on Monday held a protest in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly premises to demand justice for the families of two persons recently killed in Kathua and Sopore, and for the restoration of statehood. Amid rains, the legislator from Langate assembly constituency sat in the assembly premises carrying a banner […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said the government remains committed to addressing the statehood aspiration of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing the first Budget session of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in seven years, Sinha said the session is not merely a legislative formality but a reflection of their commitment to […]
SRINAGAR — Rain lashed the plains, while higher reaches received fresh snowfall on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir. The Meterological (MeT) office has forecast light to moderate rain and snow in higher reaches on Monday, adding that a few higher reaches in north and central Kashmir might receive moderate to heavy snowfall. The weather is […]
