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 […]
NEW DELHI — In a massive jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday, seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, quit the party. Addressing a press conference, Chadha, flanked by Pathak and Mittal, said that two-thirds of the Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MPs have quit the […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Z-Morh Tunnel Project in Sonamarg, Jammu & Kashmir, on Saturday, in the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, J&K LG Manoj Sinha, and former CM Omar Abdullah. During the inaugural event, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari emphasized that infrastructure plays a crucial role in the country’s development. “… […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he will keep the promises he made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and right things will happen at the right time. Modi was addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the strategically important Z-Morh tunnel here. His remarks shortly came after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for delivering on his promise to conduct Assembly elections, while also reminding him about his promise to restore the statehood of the Union Territory. Addressing a gathering after PM Modi inaugurated the 6.5 km Z-Morh tunnel, Abdullah acknowledged progress […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the strategically important Z-Morh tunnel in the Sonamarg area of Jammu and Kashmir which will make the tourist resort accessible round the year. After inaugurating the Rs 2,700 crore project, the prime minister went inside the tunnel and interacted with the project officials. He also met […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir unit of Congress has decided to revamp and reactivate the organisation at the grass-roots level by carrying out mass contact programmes in every assembly constituency throughout the year, the party said on Sunday, 12 January. The decision to this effect was taken at a day-long meeting of the party […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Monday to inaugurate the Z-Morh tunnel, rechristened as the Sonamarg tunnel, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. After the special aircraft carrying the PM landed at the technical area of Srinagar international airport, the PM took an Air Force helicopter for Neelgrad in the Sonamarg area. […]
SRINAGAR — Minimum temperature dropped several notches below the freezing point in Kashmir on Monday as intense cold affected life in J&K. The minimum temperature was minus 5.1 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city while it was minus 6.5 and minus 8.4 in Gulmarg and Pahalgam respectively. Jammu city had 7.2 degrees Celsius, Katra town 6, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A Border Security Force (BSF) Constable was injured on Monday after his service rifle went off accidentally in Baramulla district of North Kashmir. According to reports, the incident occurred at around 8:15 am when Constable Manesh Maghwal, deployed on patrolling duty, accidentally fired from his INSAS rifle. The bullet hit his neck, […]
JAMMU — An alleged cattle lifter was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) here on Sunday, police said. Mohd Mansha alias “Gunnu”, a resident of Raipur Jagir Bhadhrotre, was the fourth alleged bovine smuggler or cattle lifter booked under the PSA in the Nagrota sub-division of Jammu this month, a police spokesman said. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Amid reports suggesting a change of trains at Katra Railway Station, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah criticized the move, stating it would defeat the purpose of the Srinagar-Delhi rail route. While acknowledging the importance of ensuring the security of the train and its passengers, Omar strongly opposed the proposed plan […]
