WASHINGTON — Iran launched attacks on US sites in the Gulf in response to American strikes on the country, state media said Saturday, after Washington accused Tehran of attacking one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The trading of fire raised questions about efforts to keep the crucial waterway open while Washington […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday arrived here on a three-day official visit to Jammu and Kashmir. During the visit, the CEC will undertake various programmes across the Valley, aimed at engaging with voters, electoral stakeholders and field-level election machinery besides reviewing electoral initiatives being carried out at the grassroots level, […]
LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes made the dramatic decision Sunday to announce his imminent retirement from international cricket midway through the deciding third test against New Zealand. “This is my last two days as your captain and my last two days representing England,” Stokes told his England teammates inside the dressing room at the […]
KULGAM (KIMS) — In continuous efforts to achieve 100 percent transparency in sale and purchase of Scheduled Drug formulations, the Drug Control officials of Kulgam District today carried out surprise inspections at various locations of Kulgam. During the inspections, two Wholesale medical agencies were found violating the conditions of licenses and their discrepancies in the […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Tuesday refused to pass order on Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer’s regular bail application in a terror-funding case. Additional sessions judge (ASJ) Chander Jit Singh dismissed the application filed by the accused seeking to pronounce order on the bail application. The judge said at the present stage […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police in Srinagar has been conducting relentless crackdown against drug trafficking in the City with the aim to curb the menace of drugs and dismantle the infrastructure supporting drug trafficking. During the current year (2024), 94 cases under the NDPS Act have been registered in several Police Stations across the district and […]
JAMMU — Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Tuesday following suspicious movement in the area, sources said. Village Defence Guard (VDG) members reportedly fired a few shots after detecting suspicious movement in Kuntwara area of the district, they added. Subsequently, security forces and police were mobilised, and a […]
ISLAMABAD — There will be two venues in the 2025 Champions Trophy which will be hosted by Pakistan with India playing all their matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a move indicating that the tournament eventually had to settle itself according to the demands of the Modi-ruled country, according to an opinion piece published […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Valley froze on Tuesday as the minimum temperature fell to minus 6.6 while the maximum temperature was 2.8 a day earlier. The Meteorological (MeT) department officials said that the maximum temperature of 2.8 recorded on Monday in Srinagar is the lowest maximum recorded so far this season. The narrowing of the gap […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s top cop on Monday called for proactive measures for strengthening the security grid in the valley to overcome any challenges. IGP Kashmir Zone V K Birdi chaired a meeting of top officials of police and other security agencies here. He emphasised the need for proactive security measures for strengthening the security grid […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Amid the ongoing severe cold wave in the Kashmir Valley, which has disrupted power and water supply, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a high-level meeting to review the power scenario in Kashmir valley. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who has stationed himself in the valley to personally oversee crisis management during this challenging […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today inaugurated Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) Regional Centre at Jammu. In his address, the Lieutenant Governor congratulated IGNCA, artists, writers, researchers, art lovers, innovators and students on the occasion. He expressed gratitude to the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, and Shri Ram Bahadur […]
JOHANNESBURG — In a confidence-boosting result ahead of the upcoming Champions Trophy, Pakistan have consigned South Africa to their first ever clean sweep defeat in a home men’s ODI series, defeating the Proteas by 36 runs (DLS Method) in Johannesburg on Sunday. Continuing his barnstorming start in international cricket, Saim Ayub compiled his second century […]
