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 — In a show of strength for the first time after coming back to power in Jammu and Kashmir, the ruling National Conference (NC) held a grand workers’ convention here on Saturday, just days ahead of the party’s proposed protest at Jantar Mantar for the restoration of statehood. The convention was held at the […]
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 — In a significant move, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 enhancing some powers of the Lieutenant Governor of the erstwhile state. President Droupadi Murmu has given her approval to the amendments in the rule exercising the powers conferred by section 55 of the […]
SRINAGAR — Several political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, including PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, claimed on Saturday that they were placed under “house arrest” by authorities to prevent them from visiting the ‘martyrs’ graveyard’ to pay homage to the 22 Kashmiri people killed by the army of a Dogra ruler on this day in 1931. […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Imran Khan’s party was eligible for more than 20 seats reserved for women and minorities in Parliament, in a major legal victory for the jailed former prime minister, who demanded the resignation of the election commission chief. Candidates backed by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, who […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Two persons were arrested and four minor females were rescued after a human trafficking racket was busted in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Friday. “Acting on a tip-off from a reliable source, Baramulla Police Station busted a human trafficking module operating in Ushkura, Baramulla. The investigation […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An earthquake of Magnitude 4.1 on the Richter Scale hits the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Friday. However, there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to the property. The earthquake, with its epicentre in Baramulla occurred at around 12:26 pm at a depth of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Following the Government’s announcement of a summer vacation for Government Degree Colleges in the Kashmir division and the Winter Zone of the Jammu division, the University of Kashmir has postponed all Undergraduate (UG) exams scheduled from July 15 and 16, 2024. According to a communiqué, “All exams of UG 2nd Semester and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Days after the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) in Awantipora announced its summer vacation, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday declared a 10-day summer vacation for Government Degree Colleges in the Kashmir Division and the Winter Zone of the Jammu Division. According to a communiqué, “All the Government […]
JAMMU — Police conducted searches on Thursday at the premises of a businessman arrested a day back in connection with a case under the Official Secrets Act, officials said here. Tarun Behl was taken into custody on Wednesday in connection with the case registered at a police station here for allegedly spreading misinformation with mala […]
NEW DELHI — Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that the “disease of unemployment” has taken the form of an epidemic in India, and alleged that the BJP-ruled states have become the “epicentre of this disease”. His remarks came over the incident of a stampede-like situation witnessed after some […]
JAMMU — Over 2.66 lakh pilgrims have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra during the last 13 days as another batch of 4,434 devotees left for Kashmir on Friday. “There is no decline in the number of Yatris arriving for this year’s Amarnath Yatra and the rush of enthusiastic pilgrims in high spirits continues,” officials of […]
