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 — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday quashed the preventive detention of Aam Aadmi Party legislator Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA), holding that the order was legally unsustainable and based on “non-application of mind”. Setting aside the detention order issued by the Doda district magistrate against […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Capitals bowler Lungi Ngidi was rushed to hospital after sustaining a head injury during an Indian Premier League game on Saturday, but the South African is stable and will soon be discharged, organisers said. Chasing a skier offered by Punjab Kings batter Priyank Arya, Ngidi back-pedalled from his mid-off position but […]
KARACHI — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in a scramble to complete the renovation work of the National Stadium ahead of next month’s Champions Trophy, and has moved all matches scheduled at the venue to other places. The stadium will play host to the opening match of the ICC marquee event between Pakistan and New […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the hybrid model of governance in the Union territory is not to anyone’s advantage and the systems work better when there is single centre of command. “Obviously, dual centres of power are not to anyone’s advantage. If dual centres were effective tools of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — While continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested two drug peddlers in Srinagar district of Central Kashmir and recovered contraband substances from their possession. “A police party during patrolling near JVC Hospital Bemina, intercepted one person coming from Children Hospital to […]
SRINAGAR — Fresh snowfall occurred in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday as the cold wave continued unabated across J&K. The Meteorological Department has forecast more rain/snow because of two back-to-back Western Disturbances (WDs) passing over J&K. A MeT department statement said, “Because of a feeble WD, generally cloudy weather with light snowfall at scattered places […]
ISLAMABAD — The government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will begin second round of dialogue on Thursday (today) afternoon, The News reported. The government and PTI negotiation committees’ in-camera meeting has been rescheduled from 11am to 3:30pm today. As per the spokesperson for the National Assembly, the committee members requested for changing the meeting’s timing. The […]
SYDNEY — Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson termed India’s inability to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy as “unfortunate” but said the ICC showpiece will offer star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma a chance to liberate themselves from a prolonged form slump. The global governing body has adopted the ‘Hybrid’ model for this […]
SYDNEY — Asserting that “debates” in the dressing room should not come out in public domain, India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said he has had some “honest” conversations with his players as only performance can help them stay in the set-up. Amid reports of unrest in the dressing room, Gambhir sought to douse […]
BHADERWAH — Three people were found dead under suspicious circumstances in a guest house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said. A charcoal heater was found in the room and the trio could have died due to asphyxiation, they said. According to police, a man informed them that his sibling, who had gone to […]
JAMMU — The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Wednesday hit out at the National Conference for running a “visionless and directionless government” in the Union Territory, accusing it of failing to address critical public issues such as water, electricity and jobs shortages, tourism, and key development projects. The saffron party expressed confidence in its […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today launched the much anticipated UT wide baseline survey under Mission YUVA (Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan). The survey, to be done jointly by Labour & Employment (L&E) and Planning Departments, aims identification of around 1.37 lakh potential entrepreneurs besides seeking feedback from the existing enterprises. Present on the […]
