WASHINGTON — The US military said Saturday it remained “present and vigilant” in the Strait of Hormuz, shortly after Iran announced it was closing the critical shipping lane. “US forces remain present and vigilant to ensure all aspects of the agreement with Iran are adhered to, obeyed, and in full force and effect,” US Central […]
SRINAGAR — Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said he felt “positives” during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir and there was encouraging progress towards normalcy in the Union Territory. Tharoor, who was here for Nalanda Dialogues, made these remarks in a post on X after meeting Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at […]
LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes and Test team-mate Gus Atkinson were both withdrawn from their respective County Championship fixtures on Sunday in what appears to be an indication they will be available to play in next week’s series finale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 […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Monday condemned the militant attack in Gagangir and said that he wants to tell the leadership in Pakistan that if they want good relations with India they need to put an end militancy and let people of Jammu and Kashmir live with dignity and succeed. Speaking to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha today directed Shri Chandraker Bharti, Principal Secretary (Home Department, J&K) to immediately provide financial assistance to the families of civilian victims of Gagangir militants attack. He has also asked the APCO Infratech company to release the compensation without any delay. The officials of APCO Infratech briefed […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today paid homage to police martyrs on Police Commemoration Day during a solemn ceremony at the Police Martyrs Memorial here at Zewan. Accompanied by members of his Council of Ministers, Javed Ahmad Rana and Javid Ahmad Dar, as well as Advisor to the Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani, […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association Sunday expressed “deep concern” over the suspension of 35 Kashmiri students from Mewar University, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. In a statement, the national convener of the association, Nasir Khuehami, said that these students have been protesting for the past three days, “day and night”, due to the university’s failure […]
JAMMU — A Border Security Forces personnel was killed after his service rifle went off accidentally in Nowshera area of Rajouri district on Monday. Officials told GNS that today during Naka duty, the rifle of a BSF personnel went off accidentally resulting instant death of the said personnel. He has been identified as Head constable […]
JAMMU — The militant attack by Pakistan-based outfit The Resistance Front (TRF) in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Sunday claimed the lives of seven civilians. Among the victims was Shashi Abrol, a Jammu resident and tunnel designer working on the Gagangir-Sonamarg tunnel project to ensure an all-weather road between Srinagar and Sonamarg. Shashi Abrol’s […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Monday condemned the militant attack in Ganderbal that killed seven persons, and said that similar incidents have been carried out before elections in the past. The deputy chief minister said that the situation needs to improve, and they must work towards that improvement. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, a prominent religious cleric, expressed deep sorrow on Monday over the loss of seven lives in a militant attack in the Gagangir area of Sonamarg, in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Condemning the killing of six workers and a doctor at a construction site, Mirwaiz said, “I am deeply saddened […]
SRINAGAR — A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team led by a senior officer is headed to the militant attack site in Gagangir in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district where a doctor and six construction workers were killed when militants opened fire at a construction site on Sunday. Sources said a Superintendent of Police rank officer […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan-based militant outfit The Resistance Front (TRF) has owned responsibility for Sunday’s attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, official sources have confirmed. Sources said, “TRF Chief Sheikh Sajjad Gul, based in Pakistan, is the mastermind of this attack. On his instructions, the local module of TRF became active, which for the first […]
