WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had ordered the military to be prepared to launch strikes against Iran if the Iranian government carried out or attempted an assassination of the president. “1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said his National Conference (NC) party is seeking permission for a protest at Jantar Mantar, but alleged that some people were trying to “sabotage” their plan. The NC had announced a sit-in protest in the national capital on July 20, the opening day of […]
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,” […]
NEW DELHI — UPSC chairman Manoj Soni has resigned citing personal reasons before the expiry of his tenure in May 2029, official sources said on Saturday. His resignation is “not in any way connected to controversies and allegations surrounding the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) after probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar issue came to the […]
SRINAGAR — The UIDAI has advised all the residents who have got their Aadhaar 10 years before to revalidate their address. In this connection, all the Deputy Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir have been asked to make the residents of J&K aware about the updation of addresses with the help of any supporting documents. They […]
DARJEELING — Captain Brijesh Thapa, who was killed while fighting militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda, was cremated with full military honours at his ancestral village in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district. Slogans of “Brijesh Thapa Amar Rahe” reverberated as a large number of people gathered to pay their respects to the officer. Colonel Bhuwanesh K […]
ANANTNAG — Over sixty people affected by diarrhea epidemic in Srigufwara area of Bijbehera in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district with health department gearing up to tackle the situation as all the affected people have been admitted in the hospital during the intervening night of July 19 and 20. Officials told news agency Kashmir News Observer, […]
SRINAGAR — Despite upgradation in maternity services in the valley, the unnecessary referrals from Kashmir’s rural hospitals continue to overburden LD maternity hospital which has become a grave concern for the patients. Five years back, the Health and Medical Education Department issued Standard Operating Protocol (SoP) for instituting answerability in healthcare institutes in case of […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference (NC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday appealed to the external affairs ministry to ensure safe passage and return of Kashmiri students from Bangladesh amid violent protests in the neighbouring country over demands for an end to a quota system in jobs. “Dear @MEAIndia, please ensure the safe […]
NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Pacer Mark Wood continued to add to his credentials as one of the fastest bowlers produced, delivering the fastest over bowled by an English bowler at home since the beginning of data recording for the same since 2006. In his first over on the morning of day two of the second Test […]
ANANTNAG [Sheikh Nadeem] (KIMS) — The long-pending demand of Palpora residents was fulfilled by the R&B Department as they macadamized the Palpora Link Road on Friday. This road had been in a deplorable condition, causing immense hardships to pedestrians. Following a significant outcry over the road’s poor state, the administration took swift action and commenced […]
GUREZ (KIMS) — The Indian Army, dedicated to community welfare, in collaboration with the Borderless World Foundation, organized a Medical Camp for the residents of Chorwan village in Gurez. This initiative targeted the weaker sections of society who have been affected by geographical isolation and a lack of medical facilities. It aimed to provide free […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat chairman and Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on July 19 sought the intervention of judges of the J&K and Ladakh High Court into a series of arrests of lawyers in the past month, in the wake of erstwhile J&K High Court Bar Association’s plans to hold internal elections. “If lawyers are […]
