ISLAMABAD — Senior U.S. and Iranian leaders were in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday for negotiations to end their six-week-old war, although Tehran threw the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions. The U.S. delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance and including President Donald Trump’s […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said if the Centre wants real peace in Jammu and Kashmir, it will have to focus on winning the hearts of the people. “If you want real peace and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, it is not possible until the Centre attempts to win the hearts of […]
DHAKA — Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal became the youngest head of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday, after the National Sports Council dissolved the BCB’s board of directors following an investigation into elections held in October. A committee found irregularities in the BCB’s election process, the NSC’s sports director Mohammed Aminul Ahesan told […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — A meeting of the House Committee was held here today under the Chairmanship of Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, to discuss issues raised by different members of the Legislative Assembly. Legislators, Sunil Kumar Sharma, (Leader of Opposition); Ghulam Ahmad Mir; Nazir Ahmad Khan (Gurezi); Surjeet Singh Slathia; Ali […]
RAWALPINDI — Jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has called upon Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi to stand by law and justice. In an informal interaction with journalists at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, the PTI founder addressed the CJP, saying: “The nation is looking towards you.” Khan said he […]
NEW DELHI — Narcotics worth over Rs 25,330 crore were seized by various agencies during 2024, an increase of 55 per cent as compared to the seizures made in 2023, an official statement said on Monday. The action in line with the zero-tolerance policy against drugs of the Centre was undertaken by all law enforcement […]
SRINAGAR — The BJP on Monday said the results of the Delhi Assembly elections have shown that people reject the political parties, which fail to keep their poll promises after coming to power. “Delhi’s verdict is clear. The governments that fail to keep the promises they make in their manifestos are ultimately rejected by people,” […]
RAJOURI — An army soldier was critically injured by gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. The soldier was manning a forward post in the Kalal area of Nowshera sector when he was hit by a bullet and was immediately rushed to a military […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed with him various issues related to law and order in the Union Territory and changes in industrial and tourism policies to give a boost to these two sectors. During the meeting, which lasted for […]
JAMMU — A prominent Rajput outfit staged a march here on Monday in support of the demand for early restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir with its leader threatening to intensify the agitation if the BJP-led Central government failed to keep its promise on the issue. The activists of Yuva Rajput Sabha led by […]
NEW DELHI — The CBI has booked a chief engineer of the Konkan Railways for alleged bribery to clear the pending bills of a company involved in the construction of the Katara-Dharam section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway link project, officials said on Monday. Sumeet Khajuria, a 2005-batch IRSE (Indian Railway Service of Engineers) officer, was […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday slammed several states, including Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and J&K, summoning their chief secretaries over the “failure” to act against illegal advertisements of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said there was hardly any implementation of its orders. The […]
SRINAGAR — South African cricketer Matthew Breetzke became the first batter to score 150 runs on men’s ODI debut in the tri-series match against New Zealand in Lahore. One of the four debutants for South Africa in their first match of the tri-nation series, Breetzke was excellent in crafting a beautiful innings that helped his […]
