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 […]
SRINAGAR — Heavy snowfall occurred in the higher reaches while moderate snow and rain lashed the plains of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The Meteorological (MeT) department officials said heavy snowfall occurred in Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg and other higher reaches of J&K during the last 24 hours. A MeT office statement said, “On January 6, […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — The proposed National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Pulwama is envisioned as a transformative project aimed at fostering education, research, and innovation in South Kashmir. National Conference (NC) leader Assad ullah Elahi has emphasized the establishment of NIT Pulwama in Newa, highlighting its strategic importance in enhancing educational infrastructure and creating employment […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said post-snowfall restoration work in the valley was underway in full swing and being closely monitored. The Kashmir valley and some areas in the Jammu division recorded moderate to heavy snowfall on Sunday, leading to road closures and snapping of electricity supply in many […]
SRINAGAR — Flight operations at the Srinagar International Airport were affected on Monday due to snowfall in the Kashmir valley, officials said. “The snow clearance operation is in progress at the runway. All airlines have pushed their flights after 9:30 am,” an Airports Authority of India official said. The Kashmir valley received a fresh spell […]
JAMMU — Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Anand Jain on Sunday reviewed the ongoing measures against drug trafficking and substance abuse in the Jammu region and called for freezing the accounts and properties of drug dealers and smugglers as a decisive action against them. The ADGP directed the officers to map out vulnerable areas, […]
SRINAGAR — In a tragic incident, five members of a family, including a month-old infant and an 18-month-old boy, died due to suffocation in the Pandrathan area of Srinagar on Sunday evening, officials said. A senior police official informed the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the five family members, living in a rented accommodation […]
Asks Private Schools to upload details of books on their websites within 3 days SRINAGAR (KIMS) — School Education Department has taken a strong notice of the complaints regarding the textbooks prescribed by some private schools against the norms. This was stated by Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Dr. G N Itoo today after a […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said that opener Saim Ayub will travel to London along with assistant coach Azhar Mahood to have his ankle fracture treated. On Saturday, PCB said that Ayub will “remain with the team and travel back to Pakistan with the squad” after the conclusion of the second […]
JAMMU — Amid growing complaints about the mushrooming of unauthorized colonies in rural areas due to illegal constructions, the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has issued a stern warning, advising the public to ensure that colonizers and developers obtain a Change of Land Use (CLU) certificate and approval for the layout plan of the colony from […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Government of India has approved a special project under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) to provide housing assistance to the fire victims of Mulwarwan village in the Warwan Valley of Kishtwar district. A devastating fire on October 15 last year destroyed numerous houses, leaving several families homeless. Chief Minister Omar […]
