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 […]
PRAYAGRAJ — At least 30 people were killed and 60 others injured in a stampede that broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said. The pre-dawn stampede at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh broke out as crores of pilgrims jostled for space to take a holy […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking interim bail in a terror-funding case. Rashid sought the reprieve on the ground that he wished to attend the upcoming budget session of the Parliament, which begins on January 31 and concludes on April 4. As an alternative, […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday met separatist leader and head of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Delhi. Mehdi met the Mirwaiz and discussed issues related to Jammu and Kashmir and the Muslim community in the country, sources close to the two leaders said. Mirwaiz is in Delhi […]
SAMBA (KIMS) — Police in Samba has traced four missing persons including three females from different areas and reunited them with their families whose missing reports were lodged at Police Station Bari Brahmana, Police Station Purmandal and Police Post Supwal. “At Police Station Bari Brahmana, two missing reports vide DD No. 06 dated 24-02-2023 and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In yet another operation against illegal transportation of mining meterial, Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out raids against the mineral mafia and seized eight vehicles ferrying illegal mining material. These raids were carried out by Police Station Panthachowk. Accordingly, a Case FIR No’s. 10/25, 11/25, 12/25 u/s 223 BNS stand registered in […]
RAJOURI — Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday conducted raids at 25 places here on the houses of terrorists operating from across the Line of Control, officials said. The raids were carried out in different areas of the border district as part of the ongoing investigations into cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act […]
NEW DELHI — Uttar Pradesh’s tableau, showcasing the ongoing Mahakumbh at the 76th Republic Day celebrations, won the first prize, while the marching contingent of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles was adjudged the best among the three services. Tripura’s tableau, with the theme “Eternal Reverence,” won the second prize among the tableaux from states and union […]
SRINAGAR — Due to nightlong cloud cover, the minimum temperature rose above the freezing point in Srinagar city on Wednesday as the MeT office forecast another spell of rain/snow in Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir has not received normal rain/snow so far this season. It is the heavy snowfall in the winter months that replenishes the […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have successfully traced two missing ladies in Doda district and handed them over to their legal heirs, police said on Tuesday. In a statement, police said, “On 05.03.2024, a missing report of a girl, namely Shabina Banoo, daughter of Mohd Iqbal and resident of Muksyas, Tehsil Chilly Pingal, […]
JAMMU — People’s Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone and Apni Party supremo Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday highlighted the need for a united struggle for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Shiv Sena (UBT) also demanded an end to the dual-power system and advocated for an immediate return […]
