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 — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held a meeting with stakeholders from industry, tourism, and education sectors on Friday to ensure their concerns shape the upcoming budget and policies of the Union territory. This was the chief minister’s third pre-budget consultation in as many days. He held extensive pre-budget meetings, both online […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday condemned the killings of two civilians in Kathua and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir. This cycle will continue until accountability is fixed, he said in a post on X. Makhan Din (26), a resident of Batodi village in Kathua accused of being involved in […]
HYDERABAD — AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday demanded suspension of police officers who were responsible for the alleged suicide of a man due to reported harassment by local police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. Since Jammu and Kashmir was made a Union Territory, it is the responsibility of the Centre to prevent such […]
KARACHI — Pakistan opening batter Saim Ayub has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after being prescribed a rehabilitation period of at least 10 weeks to recover from an ankle injury. Pakistan opener Saim Ayub is progressing well in his recovery from a right ankle fracture and will continue his rehabilitation in […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday issued a directive to its employees, directing them to ensure that all elected representatives are attended to on priority in public offices and that proper protocol as per established government norms and guidelines is maintained. The directive also emphasized that MLAs should be invited to all […]
JAMMU — Thirty-eight patients, who were admitted to different hospitals after falling ill due to a mysterious illness at Badhaal village in J&K’s Rajouri district, have been discharged after complete recovery, officials said. Currently, 363 individuals from 60 families remain quarantined in various facilities across Rajouri, they informed a meeting of health professionals and police […]
JOHANNESBURG — SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith has pledged to make it the second best league in the world after admitting that the IPL remains the leader of franchise cricket, from where they can “only learn” to get better. The third season of SA20 is currently underway across venues in South Africa. “BCCI and IPL have […]
JAMMU — Director General (DG) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), G.P.Singh on Thursday visited J&K’s Rajouri district to review the security scenario in the border district. A CRPF official said that in a significant move to enhance security preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir’s volatile border district of Rajouri, the Director General of the Central Reserve […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has scheduled the final hearing on March 20 for a PIL challenging the authority of the J&K Lieutenant Governor to nominate five members to the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory. A division bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Rajesh Sekhri directed both parties […]
GALLE — Australia on Thursday dealt more blows with captain Pat Cummins and senior pacer Josh Hazlewood being ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy owing to injuries. Cummins has not recovered from the ankle niggle that plagued him towards the end of the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against India, while Hazlewood is still […]
