WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would hit Iran “hard”, though he expected the latest military flare-up to end quickly and left the door open to more talks. The US leader had earlier said the ceasefire with Iran was over after the latest fighting, which led mediators Pakistan and Qatar […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference has written to 52 leaders of political and religious outfits across the country, inviting them to join the party’s upcoming protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi to press for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The party has sent out the invitation, written by its president Farooq Abdullah […]
NEW DELHI — Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran died on Tuesday, a day short of his 39th birthday, after reportedly undergoing treatment for a rare severe immune system disorder at a New Delhi hospital. “With profound grief and deep sorrow, the Afghanistan Cricket Board mourns the passing of former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran,” […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme is a movement to build a sustainable Rs 1,00,000 crore agri-economy for the state by 2030. He was chairing a review meeting on the implementation of the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP). The chief minister said digital innovation […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) is a movement to empower farmers and build a sustainable Rs 1 lakh crore agri-economy for the Union Territory by 2030. He was chairing a meeting on the implementation of the HADP here, terming progressive farmers as […]
JAMMU — A portion of the civil secretariat’s boundary wall and dozens of vehicles and houses were damaged as gusty winds and thundershowers hit Jammu on Wednesday evening, also plunging the city into darkness, officials said. According to police, there was no report of any casualty due to the strong winds from anywhere in the […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has registered more than 4,200 pilgrims for this year’s Amarnath Yatra on the opening day of registration. The registration for the annual pilgrimage, which commenced on April 14, is being carried out on a first-come, first-served basis and includes the issuance of yatra permits to the eligible pilgrims, […]
JAMMU — PDP MLA Waheed ur Rehman Parra lashed out at the National Conference on Wednesday over former RAW chief A S Dulat’s disclosure in his latest book that Farooq Abdullah privately backed the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, saying “the party (NC) has played a role to justify every erosion and normalise […]
NEW DELHI — Gold prices soared by Rs 1,650 to hit an all-time high of Rs 98,100 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday amid a global rush for the safe-haven asset triggered by an escalated trade war between the US and China. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the precious metal […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday launched the ‘e-SeHAT’ app and asserted that it would “revolutionise” Jammu and Kashmir’s healthcare sector. The chief minister said the innovative digital solution is tailored to meet the diverse needs of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, including citizens, doctors, and medical professionals. “The goal of this […]
JAMMU — Police on Wednesday scuttled a protest march here by the Congress over the Enforcement Directorate’s chargesheet against party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in connection with the 2014 National Herald case. Hundreds of Congress activists and leaders led by party’s J&K unit president Tariq Hameed Karra assembled at the party headquarters at […]
JAMMU — Authorities razed a double-storey house of an alleged drug peddler here on Wednesday and detained several suspects in Samba, officials said. The newly constructed house of a wanted drug peddler, Lahu Gujjar, was razed by police in Bijru Chack village of the Bishnah area in the outskirts of Jammu, officials said. They said […]
JAMMU — The four recent encounters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district “exposed” the route used by terrorists to infiltrate into India from across the International Border (IB), a senior police officer said on Wednesday. Senior Superintendent of Police, Kathua, Shobhit Saxena also said the successful recovery of huge quantities of arms and ammunition including […]
