CARACAS — Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck the same area of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing buildings to collapse, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and AFP journalists. The quakes sowed panic in the capital, Caracas, driving people into the streets. It was unknown if there were fatalities, but some […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged that the National Conference (NC) government has made 25,000 “backdoor appointments” in the union territory. “There are about 25,000 backdoor entries in 25 months (of their government). I have orders, but I do not want to disclose their identities for […]
LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes and Test team-mate Gus Atkinson were both withdrawn from their respective County Championship fixtures on Sunday in what appears to be an indication they will be available to play in next week’s series finale against New Zealand at Trent Bridge. The pair were dropped from the ongoing second Test […]
SRINAGAR — Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Sunday predicted light rains and snow over few higher reaches in Kashmir division today during late evening of December 8 and December 9 morning. From December 8-9, there is a possibility of generally cloudy weather conditions with light rains over few areas of plains and hilly areas of Jammu […]
ADELAIDE — Jasprit Bumrah is only human and cannot always shoulder the responsibility of bowling opposition out all by himself, skipper Rohit Sharma said on Sunday, urging others to share the load with the premier fast bowler. India lost to Australia by 10 wickets in the second Test and during the Australian innings, only Bumrah […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In continuation of the efforts to eradicate the drug menace from the society, Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a drug peddler in Soibugh area of Budgam district in Central Kashmir and seized contraband substance from his possession. “Police Post Soibugh received information through reliable sources that one person namely Manzoor Ahmed Bhat, […]
JAMMU — A massive search operation is underway in Kandi area near the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district after local villagers reported suspicious movement, officials said on Sunday. The joint search operation by police, Army and CRPF was launched in several forward villages of Hiranagar sector late Saturday night, the officials said. […]
JAMMU — A policeman allegedly shot dead his colleague with an AK-47 assault rifle before turning the weapon on himself to commit suicide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district early Sunday, officials said. The two policemen along with another colleague were travelling from north Kashmir’s Sopore to the Subsidary Training Centre (STC) Talwara in Reasi […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Conference chief Sajad Lone Saturday alleged the district administration in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora had closed down a BPO call centre which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019. However, the administration of the north Kashmir district denied the charge, terming it as “baseless”. “The one and only Rural BPO […]
JAMMU — Authorities here have declared areas near installations of Indian Oil Corporation ”no-fly zone”, prohibiting the use of drones there, an official said on Saturday. The additional district magistrate of Jammu passed the order in exercise of powers vested under section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), a spokesperson said. Section 163 of […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held his maiden public interaction on Saturday at his Public Services and Outreach Office which has been christened Raabita. He said the office has been established to provide a dedicated platform for addressing public grievances and for building a healthy relationship between the government and citizens. […]
ISLAMABAD — At least 22 terrorists were killed and six soldiers martyred in three separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. The military’s media said the three separate engagements took place in KP’s Tank, North Waziristan, and Thall districts from December 6 to 7. In Tank district, it […]
SRINAGAR — Former Corps Commander of the Army’s Chinar Corps, Lt Gen (retd) D P Pandey, on Saturday expressed hope that the newly elected representatives in Jammu and Kashmir would not let the hard-earned peace and stability in the Union Territory be jeopardised. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Kashmir Literature Festival at […]
