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,” […]
JAMMU — J&K Police on Wednesday said “a major breakthrough” has been made in the June 9 Reasi militant attack, in which 9 pilgrims were killed and 44 others injured, with the arrest of a militant associate. “A major breakthrough has been achieved in the case pertaining to the militan attack on the pilgrim bus […]
SRINAGAR — In a remarkable display of community service, a blood donation camp was organized in Tral by Indian Youth Congress National Secretary Manpreet Singh Mani. The event was significantly highlighted by the presence of J&K Congress Vice President Surinder Singh Channi, whose participation and support added immense value to the initiative. The camp was […]
SRINAGAR — A video of a Shia leader in Kashmir angry with his supporters after his party’s debacle in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls has gone viral on social media. The 19-second video of Shia leader Imran Reza Ansari, the general secretary of the People’s Conference, has gone viral on social media and received […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Hadipora area of Rafiabad in Sopore town of Baramulla district in North Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said, a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Hadipora area of Rafiabad in Baramulla district […]
SRINAGAR — The J&K government on Wednesday appointed two senior officers as nodal officers for the smooth conduct of Amarnath Yatra 2024. A government order issued on Wednesday said, “It is hereby ordered that these two officers shall be the Nodal Officers for smooth conduct of Shri AmarnathJi Yatra-2024 for the locations/axis. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, […]
JAMMU — Police in J&K’s Doda district have said that it has arrested the man who fled with an SPO’s rifle. The man, identified as Mohammad Rafi, had fled with the AK-47 rifle of SPO, Sardar Hussain, from the Pul Doda area on Tuesday. Police said Mohammad Rafi was arrested on Wednesday. The SPO was […]
RIYADH — Amid blistering heat in Saudi Arabia, at least 550 pilgrim have died while on the annual Hajj pilgrimage. According to authorities, most of the visitors who lost their lives were from Egypt. The temperatures rose to 51 degrees Celsius at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Of the 550 pilgrims, at least 323 were […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Tuesday fixed for hearing on June 22 further arguments on an application filed by Engineer Rashid, arrested in a 2016 Jammu and Kashmir militant funding case, seeking interim bail to take oath as an MP. Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, defeated former Chief Minister Omar […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi’s Patiala House Court recently granted statutory bail to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah in a money laundering case under PMLA. Despite the grant of bail, he will remain in custody as there are other cases pending against him. He was arrested in 2017 in this case. He sought statutory bail […]
JAMMU — An army personnel was killed and four others sustained injuries when their vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The accident took place near Bhawani village near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Nowshera sector in the […]
