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 Saturday accused the BJP of trying to bring down his government by engineering a split in the National Conference. Addressing a workers’ convention at the mausoleum of his grandparents at Hazratbal on the 26th death anniversary of his grandmother Akbar Jehan, Abdullah claimed the BJP […]
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 — The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said it has decided to postpone the NEET-PG entrance examination, scheduled to be held on June 23, as a “precautionary measure” in the wake of recent allegations on the integrity of certain competitive exams. Ministry of Health has decided to undertake a thorough assessment of the […]
NEW DELHI — National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General Subodh Singh was shunted out on Saturday, amid a massive controversy over alleged irregularities in competitive exams NEET and NET. An official said he has been put on “compulsory wait” in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) till further orders. India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) […]
JAMMU — A man was arrested here on Saturday after a video of him purportedly assaulting a 70-year-old woman relative over a land dispute surfaced on social media, officials said. The accused, Prabhleen Singh, is the nephew of the woman, they said. A police spokesperson said the accused, a resident of Digiana, has been arrested […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo said Saturday the security of the Amarnath Yatra is a top priority of the administration, as he chaired a meeting to review arrangements at the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here. Accompanied by the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu zone, Anand Jain, Dulloo went around […]
NEW DELHI — A tribunal set up under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on Saturday confirmed the Centre’s decision to impose a five-year ban on the Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir. The one-member tribunal of Delhi High Court judge Sachin Datta was constituted under the stringent anti-terror […]
JAMMU — At least 26 people, including three Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel, were injured in two separate road accidents in Jammu and Ramban districts in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. In one of the accidents, a Kashmir-bound private truck carrying ITBP personnel skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at […]
NEW DELHI — Amid the controversies surrounding the NEET and UGC-NET exams, the Centre has notified the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, passed in February to prevent paper leaks and cheating. The stringent law came into effect on Friday. Under the law, any person or persons found guilty of leaking a paper […]
BENGALURU — A 30-year-old employee of the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly posting comments in support of Pakistan against India on X. According to The Indian Express report, the arrested person has been identified as Faheem Firdous Qureshi, originally from Kashmir. The police received a complaint from the BIEC […]
ANANTNAG [Sheikh Nadeem] (KIMS) — Scholars Scientific Institute, in collaboration with the 40 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force, celebrated the 10th International Yoga Day with full enthusiasm at the school premises in Mominabad, Anantnag. School children, CRPF Deputy Commandant Sri Surinder Kumar, and Inspector Rajesh took part in the event. A large number […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with the participants on the 10th International Day of Yoga in J&K’s Srinagar city. After leading the Yoga event at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here, PM Modi spent over 40 minutes interacting with the participants on the lawns of the SKICC. Even rain gods […]
