ISLAMABAD — Iran has handed over its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States to mediators in Pakistan, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday. The U.S. and Pakistan did not immediately confirm receiving the new proposal. There was no word on what details are included in the plan submitted late Thursday, according to […]
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 […]
TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Hamas was alive and will survive despite the death of its leader Yahya Sinwar in an Israeli military operation in Gaza. “His loss is certainly painful for the resistance front” against Israel, “but it will not end at all with the martyrdom of […]
JAMMU — After a Bihar migrant labourer was killed by terrorists in Kashmir’s Shopian district, Jammu Kashmir BJP President Ravinder Raina said on Saturday that the perpetrators behind the “crime” will soon be punished and Indian Army and J&K police are searching the area. Raina told ANI, “This is a very sad news from Shopian. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A day after his appointment, Mr. Mubarak Gul took the oath on Saturday as Speaker Protem of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Mr. Gul took the oath at Raj Bhawan, Srinagar, in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr. Manoj Sinha. Chief Minister […]
RAMBAN — A tragic road accident occurred at Khoni Nallah along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway today, resulting in the on spot death of a truck driver while his helper narrowly escaped. The truck, reportedly enroute from Jammu to Srinagar, veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge near Khoni Nallah. The driver was […]
SRINAGAR — One among the 12 injured security personnel has succumbed to his injuries at a Srinagar hospital this morning. Pertinently, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) truck carrying dozens of personnel had skidded off the road in the Khaigam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday, resulting in injuries to 12 security personnel. […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday expressed grief over the killing of a non-local labourer whose body was found in Shopian district and said such attacks must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. The body of the labourer, who was identified as Ashok Chauhan, was found in a field […]
GAZA — At least 33 Palestinians were killed on Friday evening, 18 October, in an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run Gaza government media office said. Among the killed were 21 women, and total fatalities may reach 50 due to many victims trapped under rubble and buildings. The […]
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military continued its push into Lebanon on Friday, calling up another brigade for combat and urging residents of 23 listed villages and towns to flee northward. “For your own safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move to the north of the Awali River,” Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson Avichay […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — D C Raina resigned on Friday as the Advocate General of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Raina formally submitted his resignation to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha. Reports suggest that Raina resigned to allow the government, led by Omar Abdullah, to appoint a new Advocate General. […]
KARACHI — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reached out to the BCCI and proposed an arrangement allowing India to return to either New Delhi or Chandigarh in between matches during the Champions Trophy next year if the team is not willing to stay in Pakistan due to security reasons. The PCB has “verbally” suggested […]
