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 […]
SRINAGAR — At the commencement of the Vigilance Awareness Week 2024, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today administered the Integrity Pledge reinforcing the commitment of the Jammu and Kashmir government to integrity and transparency in public service. The pledge ceremony took place at 11:00 AM in the Meeting Hall on the 3rd Floor of the Civil […]
NEW DELHI — The much-delayed decadal census exercise and the work to update the National Population Register (NPR) are likely to begin early 2025 and the data will be declared by 2026, thus changing future census cycles completely, official sources said. However, no decision has been taken yet on whether caste census will also be […]
JAMMU — The Shiv Sena Dogra Front on Monday burnt Pakistani flags here in protest against the militant attack on an Army convoy in the Akhnoor border area of Jammu district. The organisation said that there have been nine incidents in the past few days since the formation of the new government in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Monday said conspiracies are being hatched to destabilise the region again. “This business of guns and grenades should stop right now as it will not benefit anybody,” he told reporters after visiting the residence of Dr Shahnawaz Dar in Budgam district. Dar was among seven […]
JAMMU — As a group of suspected militants allegedly fired upon Indian Army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor area, former J&K Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta on Monday said that locals, security forces and Intelligence agencies need to remain vigilant at all times. The military on Monday launched massive search operations in the area […]
NEW DELHI — Opposition MPs on Monday staged a walkout from the the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 meeting chaired by joint parliamentary committee (JPC) chairman BJP MP Jagdambika Pal at the Parliament Annexe alleging biased proceedings. The opposition MPs alleged that the commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Delhi Waqf board CEO, Ashwini […]
NEW DELHI — Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid on Monday surrendered before authorities in Tihar Jail here after the end of his interim bail, prison officials said. The Awami Ittehad Party leader, who has been arrested in a militant funding case, reached jail premises at noon after a Delhi court, which was scheduled to pass […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Monday flagged a fake account in his name created on social networking site ‘X’ and tagged the police for action. The fake account impersonating Choudhary cropped up on X within a fortnight after the formation of a new government headed by Chief Minister Omar […]
KARACHI — Pakistan’s white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten has resigned from his position, sources told Geo News on Monday, following the South African’s disagreements with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Kirsten’s resignation comes as a blow to the Green Shirts who are set to tour Australia for a three-match ODI series commencing on November 4, […]
JAMMU — Militants tried to ambush an army vehicle on Monday in Jammu & Kashmir’s Akhnoor area in Jammu district. Subsequently, an encounter started there. Officials said that militants fired at an army vehicle in the Battal area of Akhnoor in Jammu district on Monday morning. “The ambush attempt by the militants failed, after which […]
