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 […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday lashed out at the BJP, accusing it of targeting relatives of political adversaries and questioning what he termed the party’s inability to “compete directly.” “Is your (BJP’s) system so weak that you cannot compete with us directly, and instead go after family members?” Abdullah said while addressing […]
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 […]
KATHUA (KIMS) — Police in Kathua, under the overall supervision of SSP, have apprehended three hardcore criminals/OGWs against whom multiple FIRs have been registered at Police Station Billawar. They have been booked under the Public Safety Act, 1978 (PSA). “On January 31, 2025, police teams from PS Billawar and PP Ramkot, led by the SHO […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Friday confirmed that newly renovated Gaddafi Stadium Lahore and National Stadium Karachi would be inaugurated on February 7 and February 11, respectively ahead of the highly-anticipated ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025. “Lahore stadium is going to be inaugurated on February 7, God willing,” Naqvi told […]
LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 15-player squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, scheduled to take place in Pakistan from 19 February to 9 March. The PCB has until 11 February to make any changes to the squad; thereafter, replacements will only be permitted on medical grounds, subject to approval […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said that she has written to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Andhar Pradesh counterpart Chandrababu Naidu, urging them to help stop the amendments to the Waqf Act. “The proposed Waqf amendment bill not only violates the religious and constitutional rights of Muslims but also seeks […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, today addressed the annual function of SGSD International School at Baba Jitto Auditorium SKUAST here. The Minister, who was chief guest on the occasion, in her address reaffirmed government’s special focus on health and education under the leadership of Chief […]
JAMMU — Asserting that he wants the local youth to spearhead the transformational journey of Jammu and Kashmir, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday urged the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to motivate and encourage youngsters in the Union Territory to contribute to nation-building activities. Interacting with the NCC cadets, who returned after attending the Republic […]
SRINAGAR — The Director School Education Kashmir, G N Itoo on Friday said that all the teachers should remain available at their respective stations from February 10, 2025 onwards. The Director further said that the teachers need not to formally join in any office at district or zone level on February 10 but should ensure […]
NEW DELHI — President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said there is a conducive environment for development in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. Addressing both Houses of Parliament assembled together in the Lok Sabha chamber, Murmu noted that the Lok Sabha and assembly elections were conducted in a peaceful manner in Jammu […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested six gamblers in Awantipora area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir and seized stake money from their possession. “Acting on a specific information regarding gambling activities at Bahu Awantipora, a Police team of Police Station Awantipora headed by SHO Police Station Awantipora raided the specific spot […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre, the Bar Council of India and others on a PIL seeking a bar council in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta took note of the submissions of senior advocate Javid Shaikh, appearing […]
