BARCELONA, Spain — A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, according to local media. Spanish authorities initially reported 10 deaths, but state-owned news agency EFE and other media reported later that the death toll had […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday appointed veteran leader Mubarak Gul as the party general secretary in a bid to control discontent among the supporters of the six-time MLA from Eidgah. Soon after the expansion of the Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah and senior leaders rushed […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has been reprimanded and fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during Sunday’s ODI against England in Lahore, while the visitors have also been fined for a slow over-rate. Rauf was found guilty of breaching Article 2.2 of the ICC Code […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against Mohd Arif Mir, the then Patwari of Patwar Halqa Trigam in Kishtwar, for allegedly demanding and accepting illegal gratification in connection with the issuance of a Fard. According to the ACB, FIR No. 02/2026 has been registered under Section 7 of […]
JAMMU — Seven persons, including four women, were rescued after they were left stranded in the Ujh river due to a sudden rise in the water level following incessant rains in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. The rescue operation was launched after police post Nagri was informed that seven civilians […]
JAMMU — Two illegal pony operators were booked along Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine track in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Tuesday, police said. Raj Singh of Kakra and Abhishek Singh of Thakarakote villages were intercepted at a check point at Banganga enroute to the cave shrine atop Trikuta hills and found them operating without […]
JAMMU — A Government-appointed high-level panel examining demographic changes visited the Jagti township — the largest designated satellite settlement for displaced Kashmiri Pandits here — on Tuesday, to gather views and inputs from different sections of the population, officials said. The team also inspected a slum housing Rohingya immigrants in Narwal area of Jammu and […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved ₹5.78 crore for the comprehensive restoration and preservation of the historic ‘Lah Wali Bowli’ in Rajouri district. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, the conservation project will focus on restoring the architectural features of the historic stepwell while […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Tuesday launched a massive joint search operation in the Mendhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district after noticing suspicious movement near a tunnel under construction, officials said. A security guard, who was on duty at the construction site, noticed the suspicious movement and fired three to four rounds of […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday arrested a man for trying to frame the husband of his former girlfriend in a drug case by sending a narcotics consignment to his home in Ganderbal district here. A police spokesperson said during the investigation, it emerged that the consignment was arranged as part of a conspiracy to implicate […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday presented cash awards amounting to ₹2.71 crore to outstanding sportspersons and international athletes from Jammu and Kashmir at a ceremony held at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Srinagar. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, Abdullah […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a charge-sheet against 10 accused persons, including nine public servants and a private contractor, in connection with the alleged embezzlement of government store material and fraudulent release of security deposits related to the Lastiyal–Kalaroose bridge in Kupwara. The accused include former Executive Engineers Mohammad […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday congratulated artisan weavers Manzoor Ahmad Hajam and Fayaz Ahmad Wani on receiving the prestigious National Handloom Award from the President of India. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, the two artisans were recognised for their exceptional […]
