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 […]
WASHINGTON — Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Last year’s global average temperature easily passed 2023’s record heat and kept pushing even higher. It surpassed the long-term warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius […]
JAMMU — A three-day orientation program for the elected members of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly commenced here on Thursday, an official said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurated the programme being held in the assembly premises in Jammu. The program is being jointly organized by the Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE), Lok […]
KATHUA — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the administration, alleging that Jammu and Kashmir’s electricity has been diverted to Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, leaving the people of the Union Territory to suffer. Abdullah reiterated the demand for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today held a comprehensive review of the functioning of all government departments in a high-level meeting held here at Civil Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, Cabinet Ministers Javid Ahmad Rana, Sakeena Itoo, and Javid Ahmad Dar, Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday arrested three associates of militant outfit LeT/TRF in Kulgam district of South Kashmir and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession. “During the investigation of case FIR Number 02/2025 under section 13, 18 and 39 of UAPA of Police Station Qaimoh, Jammu and Kashmir Police along […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a major move, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has transferred Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Law and Order, Vijay Kumar, from Jammu and Kashmir to the Delhi Segment of the AGMUT Cadre. In an official order, the MHA stated, “Vijay Kumar, a 1997-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, is […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today chaired a high-level meeting to review the implementation of Three New Criminal Laws- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023, in the UT of Jammu Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary, Shri Atal Dulloo; DGP, Shri Nalin […]
GAZA STRIP — More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday, as the conflict raged into a 16th month with no end in sight. The ministry said a total of 46,006 Palestinians have been killed and 109,378 wounded. It has said women and children make up more […]
JAMMU — National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said his party does not intend to “fight” New Delhi to collaborate with the central government to address the pressing issues of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing concerns about the unity within the INDIA bloc, Abdullah said the alliance is not just about contesting elections, but it […]
JAMMU — Asserting that there was no time limit attached to the INDIA bloc, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed dismay over the lack of clarity regarding its leadership and agenda, saying the alliance should be wound up if it was meant only for the parliamentary elections. Abdullah said the Aam […]
