MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory telegram to Mojtaba Khamenei on his appointment as Iran’s Supreme Leader, the Kremlin said Monday. “Now, when Iran is confronting armed aggression, your work in this high office will undoubtedly require great courage and dedication. I am confident that you will honorably continue your father’s work […]
SRINAGAR — Senior CPI-M leader and Kulgam MLA M Y Tarigami on Saturday appealed to the Centre to condemn the US-Israeli aggression on Iran, saying Tehran and New Delhi shared traditional relations and had supported each other in difficult times. “I want to appeal to the government of India that we have traditional relations with […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday announced a cash reward of Rs 2 crore for the players and support staff of Jammu and Kashmir team following their historic Ranji Trophy triumph over Karnataka cricket team on their home turf. Congratulating the team on their landmark achievement, the Chief Minister described the victory […]
SRINAGAR — Braving treacherous weather and waist-deep snow, a doctor posted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday proved that a sense of duty can triumph over even nature’s harshest challenges as he reached his hospital atop an excavator to attend to patients. Dr. Basharat Pandit, a resident of south Kashmir’s Pulwama and currently […]
JAMMU — A pencil factory was gutted in a fire along the Jammu-Poonch national highway here on Tuesday, an official said. No casualties have been reported in the incident. The fire broke out at Talab Tillo around 4.05 pm, an official of the fire and emergency services said. He said a total of 10 fire […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday highlighted the benefits of pre-budget consultations and said his government would maintain the dialogue with various stakeholders to further strengthen governance and public welfare. Ahead of the budget session, scheduled to commence on February 2, Abdullah chaired an extensive consultation meeting here on Tuesday […]
JAMMU — As many as 60 persons, including 40 soldiers of a Rashtriya Rifles unit, were rescued by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) after they were stranded in a snowbound area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, a defence spokesman said on Tuesday. The BRO successfully carried out the high-altitude rescue and road restoration operation […]
JAMMU — An all-parties meeting will be convened ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly’s Budget Session, scheduled to begin next month, Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather said on Tuesday, urging legislators to make effective use of the proceedings by raising public issues for redressal. The 27-day session will commence on February 2 with an address […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday lashed out the BJP saying that its leaders rolled out red carpets for Sheikhs from the Middle East but watched with glee when the shrine of Sufi poet Baba Bulleh Shah was vandalised. “BJP leaders pose in mosques abroad and roll out red carpets for […]
JAMMU — Four people, including a CRPF jawan, were killed and a woman injured when a bus hit a parked load carrier and a motorcycle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday, officials said. The accident occurred near Jakhani-Chenani area on Jammu-Srinagar national highway around 11 am. The officials said the bus on its […]
SRINAGAR, Farhan Kitab (KIMS) — Human Rights Defender and Chairperson ATVK Tasleema Akhter has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of the father of Deputy Commissioner Anantnag Syed Fakhruddin Hamid, who passed away at GMC Anantnag. In her condolence message, Tasleema Akhter extended heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family and said the loss is irreparable. […]
SRINAGAR, Farhan Kitab (KIMS) — Mahila Congress District President Pulwama Jozia Tariq on Tuesday visited the Marwal Kakapora area of Pulwama district to meet families affected by recent windstorm and assess the damage caused by the severe weather. During the visit, Tariq interacted with the affected families, listened to their grievances and expressed solidarity with […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Fresh snowfall that occurred across the Kashmir Valley since last night disrupted land and air traffic on Tuesday. According to traffic officials, vehicular movement has been suspended from both sides on the Srinagar–Jammu National Highway due to snowfall in and around the Navyug Tunnel. The Mughal Road, SSG Road, and Sinthan–Kishtwar Road […]
