WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would hit Iran “hard”, though he expected the latest military flare-up to end quickly and left the door open to more talks. The US leader had earlier said the ceasefire with Iran was over after the latest fighting, which led mediators Pakistan and Qatar […]
SRINAGAR — Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma on Friday dubbed the ruling National Conference’s proposed protest at Jantar Mantar over the statehood issue as an “eye-wash”, saying the government was trying to “hide its failures” through such “theatrics”. The National Conference (NC) has written to 52 leaders of political […]
NEW DELHI — Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran died on Tuesday, a day short of his 39th birthday, after reportedly undergoing treatment for a rare severe immune system disorder at a New Delhi hospital. “With profound grief and deep sorrow, the Afghanistan Cricket Board mourns the passing of former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran,” […]
KULGAM — The Kulgam Police on Tuesday seized properties worth crores of a drug peddler at Nassu Badragund, Qazigund town of Jammu and Kashmir, said an official release. The seized building is a double-storied residential house measuring 1145 square feet. The drug peddler has been identified as Ghulam Rasool Bhat, son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, […]
NEW DELHI — The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which will amend the law governing Waqf boards, is likely to be introduced in the Parliament today. The bill aims to rename the Waqf Act, 1995, as the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995. It also seeks to omit Section 40 of the current law […]
DHAKA — Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders said that Khaleda Zia has been concerned about the nationwide violence, vandalism, and looting of state resources amid the anti-discrimination student protest, Dhaka Tribune reported. During a meeting with Maulana Mamunul Haque, secretary general of Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis, at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, she said, “Our state’s resources […]
JAMMU — The security wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has taken charge of the M A M Stadium, the venue of the Independence Day function in Jammu, in view of the high degree of threat perception following au chain of terror attacks in the region, officials said on Tuesday. Security has been beefed […]
GAZA STRIP — After a career in the shadows, spent in Israeli prisons and the internal security apparatus of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar has emerged as leader of the Palestinian group in the middle of a full-blown war. Sinwar, who until now was the movement’s Gaza chief, replaces Ismail Haniyeh, whose killing in Tehran last week […]
SRINAGAR — An explosion took place on Tuesday near a security forces camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara where two women were injured. The injured women were identified as Nahida Akther and Afroza Begum, both are reportedly residents of Chek Keegam in the Gujarpati area of Kupwara. The injured women were taken to a hospital […]
NEW DELHI — Muslim girls of a Mumbai college have filed a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court judgment, which had rejected their plea challenging the ban on sporting hijabs, veils, stole, caps, etc. On Tuesday Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud told the petitioners’ counsel that he has […]
SRINAGAR — The Election Commission of India will meet political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to get feedback on conducting Assembly polls in the Union Territory. The office of the chief electoral officer, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday issued letters to various political parties, inviting them for a meeting with the Election Commission […]
DHAKA — Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday he was ready to head an interim government in Bangladesh after mass demonstrations forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. “I am honoured by the trust of the protesters who wish for me to lead the interim government,” he said in a written statement […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar police on Tuesday said that it has taken cognizance of a sexual assault on a minor student at a private school in the city. On Monday, reports said a minor student of a private school been subjected to physical and sexual assault by his classmates. The student was threatened that he should […]
