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 — After his release from Kathua jail on Tuesday, AAP MLA Mehraj Malik rued the entanglement of politics with the slapping of legal cases, but asserted that no change is possible without political engagement. He further vowed to continue his struggle for public welfare unabated and asserted that it is driven by thoughts rather […]
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 […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra, the base camp for the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage, observed a shutdown on Wednesday in protest against the proposed Rs 250-crore ropeway project connecting Tarakote Marg to Sanji Chhat, which leads to the cave shrine in Reasi district. Alleging that the ropeway would destroy the livelihoods of local business owners, […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday prevented Congress workers from marching towards the Raj Bhavan here to protest against the BJP’s policy to “defend” billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani, and its “utter failure” to maintain peace in Manipur. The Congress workers assembled at the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) headquarters on MA Road here, officials […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the other co-accused to file a reply to the CBI plea seeking to transfer trial in two separate cases against Yasin Malik. A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih granted two weeks to the co-accused in the case to file its reply […]
ISLAMABAD — Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has deferred the civil disobedience movement, announced following the party’s “do-or-die” protest in Islamabad, for a “few days on party leaders’ request”, his sister Aleema Khan announced. “He [Imran] is worried about the country […] he will wait for a few more days,” she said while […]
NEW DELHI — Bharti Airtel has become the first private telecom operator to launch mobile services in Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipore districts of Jammu and Kashmir, the company said on Wednesday. The company said that it has deployed 15 mobile towers in Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipore districts, which will benefit the local population and also […]
JAMMU — A former deputy superintendent of police and his three-year-old grandson were among six people who suffocated to death when their rented accommodation caught fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district early on Wednesday, an official said. Four other people injured in the incident were undergoing treatment in a hospital. According to police, locals […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Indian Army along with Jammu and Kashmir Police have recovered arms and narcotics during a search operation in Kupwara district of North Kashmir. “The search operation was jointly launched by Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in Amrohi area of Tangdhar in Kupwara district on 17 December, 2024 (Tuesday) based […]
JAMMU — At least four shops were completely gutted after a massive fire erupted in Paghiyala Market area of Mahore in Reasi district on Tuesday evening. Officials told GNS that fire erupted this evening from one of the shop and soon engulfed other shops in Paghiyala Market. SDM Mahore told GNS that fire erupted this […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today inaugurated the MRI and CT Scan Center at Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission (SVMM) Charitable Hospital in Ambphalla, Jammu. Member of Legislative Assembly (Udhampur East) Pawan Gupta, President SVMM Charitable Hospital Anil Gupta, Patron Dr. Subash Gupta, President Jammu Chamber of Commerce & Industry Arun Gupta, along with […]
JAMMU — A driver was killed and another injured when a tree fell on a truck on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said. The incident occurred in the Nachalana area when the tree fell on the truck after catching fire in a forested area, they said. Both […]
