BEIJING — US President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping aimed at easing deep tensions between the rival superpowers. Beginning the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, Trump touched down on Air Force One at Beijing Capital International Airport […]
SRINAGAR — The controversy over the liquor issue showed no signs of dying down in Kashmir on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) as the ruling National Conference (NC) president, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, expressed an inability to completely ban the sale of liquor because of the revenue factor. Meanwhile, Opposition parties, including J&K Apni Party and Kashmir […]
DHAKA — Pace bowler Nahid Rana claimed five wickets as Bangladesh trumped Pakistan by 104 runs in a rain-hit first Test on Tuesday after a thrilling fifth day of batting collapses. Chasing 268 for victory in Dhaka, Pakistan were 119-3 before they fell to 163 all out in the final session with debutant Abdullah Fazal […]
SRINAGAR — Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday said action should be taken against those police officers in whose jurisdictions drug trafficking takes place in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to reporters here, Mehdi, the National Conference (NC) MP from Srinagar, also said drug trafficking cannot take place without the connivance of some officials in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Sakina Itoo on Friday said demolishing properties under the garb of fighting drug menace should be stopped. The minister also claimed that while drug abuse was more prevalent in the Jammu region, the focus of coercive action was limited to the Valley. Speaking to reporters here, Itoo said […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday urged the Jammu and Kashmir government to reconsider its liquor policy and impose a complete ban on intoxicants in the Union territory. Calling for a holistic response to the drug menace, the Mirwaiz asserted that one form of addiction cannot be fought while another is promoted, saying that […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — Police on Friday said they have arrested two women involved in separate NDPS cases related to illegal cultivation of opium poppy in Anantnag district. According to a police statement, in the first case, police formally arrested Dilshada, wife of Sheikh Musa Qazim, resident of Wullarhama involved in FIR No. 27/2026 under Section […]
KATHUA — In a chilling case of friendship turning fatal over a suspected love rivalry, police in Kathua have arrested a 19‑year‑old youth for the brutal daylight murder of his close friend, 18‑year‑old Nakul Singh. The accused has been identified as Parth Verma alias Sumit, who allegedly bludgeoned Nakul to death with a cricket bat […]
GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday the risk to the public of a deadly hantavirus strain in a cruise ship outbreak was minimal, as it spreads only through “very close contact”. An outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which is heading to the Spanish island of Tenerife, has sparked international concern. Three […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — Police on Friday said they have attached properties worth approximately ₹6.5 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler and his family members in Anantnag district of South Kashmir. Police described it as the single largest narcotics property attachment in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a police statement, attachment and seizure proceedings under […]
BANDIPORA — Bodies of three youth were recovered after they drowned into the river Jhelum in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora on Friday, officials said. An official said that the incident took place in the Check Chandergeer area when the three youths were washing tent material on the banks of the river. He said […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday asserted that there was no justification for the Tamil Nadu governor to stop TVK leader Vijay from forming the government, and said he should be provided an opportunity to prove the majority in the assembly. Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Thursday rejected […]
SRINAGAR — A CRPF personnel allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Friday. The incident occurred on Thursday evening at Kokernag in south Kashmir, they said. Constable Satish Kumar, a resident of Rewari in Haryana, was posted with the 164 Battalion of the […]
