KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia of intensifying strikes across the country to put pressure on Kyiv at upcoming talks after an overnight barrage triggered power cuts as temperatures drop. The latest strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure came days before the trilateral US-brokered meeting in Abu Dhabi scheduled for Tuesday and […]
NEW DELHI — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has accepted the resignation of Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, who on November 3 resigned from his Parliamentary seat and the National Conference following differences with the party leadership. “Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, an elected member of Lok Sabha from the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, has resigned […]
SYDNEY — Former opener Usman Khawaja claimed on Saturday that the entire Australian team knew about the 2018 “Sandpapergate” scandal in Cape Town and said they also employed the tactic during the previous Test at Port Elizabeth. Captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home in disgrace and found by […]
JAMMU — National Conference will move the Supreme Court to file a writ petition against the Waqf Amendment Act, party’s chief spokesperson and legislator Tanvir Sadiq said on Wednesday. “On the direction of President Farooq Abdullah, the National Conference will file a writ petition in the Supreme Court. This legal battle will now be fought […]
SOPORE (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached properties of two LeT militants/handlers in Sopore town of North Kashmir on Wednesday. Police attached 07 marlas of land belonging to two LeT militants/handlers namely Bilal Ahmad Mir S/o Mohammad Hamza Mir and Mohammad Umar Mir S/o Ghulam Hassan Mir— both residents of Brath Kalan Sopore. […]
KOLKATA — West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Waqf (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in the state. Addressing a programme of the Jain community in Kolkata, Ms Banerjee said she will protect the minority people and their property. “I know you are aggrieved because of the enactment of the Waqf […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday urged the Jammu and Kashmir assembly to pass a resolution, rejecting the amendments to the Waqf Act passed by Parliament. Wednesday is the last day of the Budget session of the assembly. “With today possibly marking the end of this assembly session the ruling alliance should prioritise […]
SRINAGAR — Ruling National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the government would work to take Jammu and Kashmir out of its difficulties even as its “enemies” will keep on criticising. “Enemies will always be there, the enemies will continue to say that, but we will do the work we have to do and […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Kashmir did not allow the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) — an amalgam of several religious bodies — to hold a meeting over the issue of Waqf Act, the office of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claimed on Wednesday. The MMU was scheduled to meet at the mirwaiz’s residence in the Nigeen locality of the […]
JAMMU — A scuffle broke out between BJP members and AAP MLA Mehraj Malik in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly premises on Wednesday over his remarks against the saffron party. Soon after the House was adjourned, Malik was first involved in a verbal duel with PDP workers over his remarks against Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. PDP […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned for three hours on Wednesday as the House witnessed ruckus for the third consecutive day over the denial of adjournment of business to discuss the Waqf Act. According to the revised calendar, Wednesday is the last day of the Budget Session that began on March 3. […]
SRINAGAR — Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday visited forward posts along the Line of Control in north Kashmir and reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness of the forces, the Army said. During his visit, he emphasised the crucial role of integrating technology into operations, it said. “General Upendra Dwivedi, #COAS visited forward […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has granted over 9.23 lakh kanals of state and evacuee land, besides 2,421 urban plots and quarters, to the Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) displaced persons living in the Jammu region. These involved 26,319 families of displaced person, who fled parts of PoK during the holocaust of […]
