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 […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference President and Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday accused the BJP, National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of colluding in “match-fixing” during the Rajya Sabha elections. Recalling his experience from the 2015 Rajya Sabha polls, Lone said, “I remember in 2015 I cast my […]
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 — Alleging discrimination by the Jammu and Kashmir government against Hindi and Sanskrit in recruitment, hundreds of students led by the ABVP on Tuesday held a protest march and sat on a dharna, blocking the main Tawi bridge on the highway here. The demonstrators accused the National Conference-led government of sidelining Hindi and Sanskrit […]
SRINAGAR — Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh set social media abuzz with the videos of his visit to various tourist spots in Kashmir, including a temple, a Muslim shrine and a gurdwara. In a series of Instagram posts, the Punjabi singing sensation shared clips of offering prayers at the Adi Shankaracharya temple in the Zabarwan hills on […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) have arrested a Clerk of Fire and Emergency Service Department for demanding and accepting bribe in Sopore town of Baramulla district in North Kashmir on Tuesday. “A complaint was received against Nisar Ahmad Wani, clerk of Fire & Emergency Service Department posted at Sopore District Baramulla […]
JAMMU — A day after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs granted approval for a new subsidised helicopter route connecting Jammu, Poonch, and Mendhar, the people of Mendhar sector on Tuesday hailed the transformative development. This new service is a game-changer, especially for the locals of the remote border areas who have long struggled with […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In continuation of its ongoing drive against illegal mining, Jammu and Kashmir Police have seized 33 vehicles used for illegal mining in Budgam district of Central Kashmir on Tuesday. The police have also arrested nine persons involved in the illegal extraction/transportation of minerals, and registered six FIR’s in different police stations of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested three gamblers in Srinagar district of Kashmir valley on Tuesday and recovered stake money, playing cards, and cellphones from their possession. “Acting on reliable information regarding the gambling activities at a specific location in Bemina, a police party of Police Station Bemina raided the location and […]
MOSCOW — An explosive device planted near an apartment building in Moscow killed the head of Russia’s nuclear and chemical forces early Tuesday, officials said. Russia’s Investigative Committee said the bomb, which was triggered by the device placed in a scooter, killed Lt. General Igor Kirillov and his assistant. Kirillov, who was named the head […]
SRINAGAR — Minimum temperature dropped to bone-chilling minus 5.3 in Srinagar city on Tuesday as an intense cold wave swept across Jammu and Kashmir with wind blowing into the mainland from snowclad mountains. MET department officials said that the minimum temperature dropped to minus 5.3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, a shade less than minus 5.4 […]
JAMMU — Lawyers held a protest and blocked a road on Monday night over the alleged misbehaviour of a traffic policeman in Jammu, prompting authorities to suspend him. Scores of lawyers blocked the Janipur road, alleging that an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Traffic Police misbehaved with a member of their fraternity. The protesters raised […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police has reunited a missing lady with her family whose missing report was lodged at Police Station Ramgarh district Samba. “On 13-12-2024, a written report was lodged at Police Station Ramgarh by the husband of missing lady namely Jagdish Raj R/O Chak Doulat Tehsil Ramgarh district Samba stating therein […]
