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 — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday attached a property in Anantnag district under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in a militancy-related case, officials said. The NIA attached a 19-marla land parcel in Halpora area of Kokernag in the south Kashmir district, they said. The property belongs to Halpora resident Mohammad Akbar Dar. […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir Police has intensified its fight against bovine smuggling in the Jammu district. Under Operation Kamdhenu, aimed at safeguarding animal rights and addressing public concerns, the police achieved remarkable success by registering 378 FIRs, arresting 408 accused persons, and seizing 354 vehicles during the year […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to take first hand appraisal of the progress made in installation of solar rooftops under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana in Jammu and Kashmir. Present in the meeting were Principal Secretary, PDD, Principal Secretary, Finance, Commissioner Secretary, Science & Technology, MD JPDCL/KPDCL, CEO, […]
NEW DELHI — The Vande Bharat sleeper train has achieved a peak speed of 180 km per hour in multiple trials over the last three days on a 40-km stretch in Rajasthan, the Railway Ministry said on Friday. “The trails will continue until this month’s end before this world-class long-distance travel is made available to […]
JAMMU — Northern Railway on Friday announced train timings for the Katra-Srinagar route, which is expected to be inaugurated after January 20. According to the timing schedule, the Vande Bharat Express train will depart from Katra at 8.10 a.m. and arrive in Srinagar at 11.20 a.m. Mail Express will run twice every day from Katra […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, today held a detailed inspection of Jawaharlal Lal Nehru Memorial (JLNM) Hospital Rainawari and reviewed the overall status of medical facilities available for the locals there. MLA Zadibal, Tanvir Sadiq and other senior officers of health department accompanied the Minister. […]
CAPE TOWN — Pakistan suffered an injury scare at the start of the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town on Friday after opener Saim Ayub was stretchered off following injuring his ankle. The severity of Ayub’s injury remains unclear, but he has been taken to the hospital for treatment. On the field, he […]
JAMMU — A BJP youth leader was shot at following an altercation over a parking issue here on Friday, police said. Kanav Sharma, the district president of the BJP Yuva Morcha, Jammu, suffered a bullet injury and was hospitalised. His condition is stable, his father, senior advocate Chander Mohan Sharma told the media. Kanav, who […]
SRINAGAR — Normalcy has not been fully restored in Jammu and Kashmir yet as terror attacks continue to take place but the process for establishing peace is underway, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Friday. Abdullah’s remarks came a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Article 370 had sowed the seeds of separatism […]
JAMMU — The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch on Friday to review security and operational preparedness, officials said. He also engaged with trainee IAS officers, discussing topics related to […]
