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 — Opposition PDP leader Waheed Para on Wednesday expressed concern over the slow pace of work in Jammu and Kashmir. “Thousands of crores have been allocated to the R&B Department, yet the reality on the ground remains alarming. Nearly half the working season has passed, but not a single road has been taken up […]
LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes and Test team-mate Gus Atkinson were both withdrawn from their respective County Championship fixtures on Sunday in what appears to be an indication they will be available to play in next week’s series finale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 […]
ISLAMABAD — The Indian cricket board is hesitant on accepting Pakistan’s proposal to hold all the International Cricket Council (ICC) matches between the arch-rivals at a neutral venue for a period of three years, claimed Indian Express on Tuesday. The development comes two days after the ICC started mulling over the “partnership formula” in a […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday directed officials to completely ban re-employment, extensions, additional charges and attachments, except under extraordinary circumstances, by the general administration department. He also called for linking the Samadhan grievance redress system with the Chief Minister’s Public Services Outreach Office, emphasising its potential for public benefit. […]
NEW DELHI — The ED on Tuesday said it had filed a chargesheet against six Jammu and Kashmir residents, apart from some others, in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged duping of a Jammu-based businessman of about Rs 7 crore on the pretext of providing him with a ‘magical’ substance called “Trathgola”. The prosecution […]
LAHORE — Pakistan’s jailed former premier Imran Khan has said that he will approach the UN and other international forums to raise the “Islamabad massacre” issue, prompting Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to say that his party will have to show dead bodies to prove its claim. Khan also likened the alleged firing by the […]
MUMBAI — Comedian Sunil Pal seems to have gone missing. His phone note is not reachable. After waiting for hours, his wife reached the Santacruz police station in Mumbai on Tuesday in great distress. His wife filed a missing complaint of her husband. According to the information, the comedian had gone to do a show […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant event, police in Kupwara successfully recovered an abducted woman and apprehended the accused from Rajasthan following a swift and diligent investigation into a kidnapping case reported earlier this month. “On November 20, 2024, Police Post Bazaar received a written complaint from one Manzoor Ahmad Mir son of Ghulam Hassan […]
SYDNEY — Australian legend Don Bradman’s ‘Baggy Green’ Test cap from the 1947-48 series against India was sold for an astounding $390,000, (Rs 2.14 crore) which rose to $479,700 (Rs 2.63 crore) after auction fees. The cap, believed to be the only known “Baggy Green” worn by Bradman during the series, holds immense historical value. […]
SRINAGAR — The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has proposed winter vacations in a phased manner from the second week of December for Kashmir schools and winter zone schools of Jammu. As per the proposal submitted by the DSEK, the winter vacation for classes up to 2nd primary has been proposed from December 9 […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police attached residential properties worth Rs. 1.08 Crores of three drug peddlers in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Jammu and Kashmir Police attached residential houses of Raj Wali@ Sher Ali@ Shidu, Son of Sattar Din of Jagatpur Maggar […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — While continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested four drug peddlers in Srinagar and Kulgam districts on Tuesday and recovered 13 bottles of Codeine Phosphate and 250 grams of Poppy Straw like substance from their possession. “A vehicle (Venue) bearing Registration Number […]
