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 […]
JAMMU — Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma on Sunday accused the National Conference of using the demand for restoration of statehood to shift the political narrative away from governance issues. He also claimed that the unrest within the ruling party in Jammu and Kashmir stemmed from internal differences and opposition […]
LONDON — Brendon McCullum has been sacked as head coach of England’s test team after four years in the role, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday. McCullum, who was appointed in 2022 just after Ben Stokes was made test captain, helped transform England’s red-ball fortunes with a swashbuckling brand of play […]
SRINAGAR — Polling began on Saturday morning in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency where 20 candidates, including former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, are in the fray, officials said. Voting began at 7 am for the last electoral battle of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir, they said. People were seen […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti alleged on Friday that the polling agents and workers of her party are being asked to report to police stations ahead of the voting for the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. Mufti is contesting the election from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat, which is scheduled to go to […]
SRINAGAR — “Hope you don’t disappoint me and give me an opportunity to be your advocate in Parliament,” PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday in her appeal to voters on the eve of polling in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. The PDP chief, working to revive her party’s fortunes following its alliance with the […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Kashmir issued an advisory on Friday amid soaring temperatures in the Valley, with Srinagar recording its hottest May day in 13 years. The maximum temperature in Srinagar on Thursday was recorded at 32.2 degrees Celsius — the same as on May 25, 2013. On May 20, 2011, Srinagar had recorded a […]
SRINAGAR — Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has wrapped up the Kashmir schedule of his upcoming cop film ‘Singham Again’. Taking to Instagram, Rohit shared pictures of actor Ajay Devgn from the sets in Kashmir and wrote, “Schedule wrap! Thank you Kashmir.” With the film, Ajay Devgn is reprising his role of Bajirao Singham. Giving a glimpse […]
JAMMU — More than 26,000 displaced Kashmiri Pandit voters from across the country are eligible to vote at 34 polling stations in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag constituency on Saturday. This marks the conclusion of voting in the Union Territory, with polling already completed in the other […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday apprehended and arrested Inspector Azim Iqbal, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Pantha Chowk, Srinagar for demanding bribe. A top officer told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com that ACB acted on a complaint and set a trap to catch Inspector Azim Iqbal in the act […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Friday conducted search operations at many villages along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district following reports of “suspicious movement” in the Bein-Lalachak forward area, officials said. Drones were also deployed for surveillance during the operation, launched as a precautionary measure, they said. Security forces conducted house-to-house verification […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Friday advised people, especially vulnerable individuals, to avoid heat exposure and stay hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids and water. This advice comes as a heat wave is expected to persist in both the Jammu and Kashmir divisions for the next five days. The Meteorological Department (MeT) […]
NEW DELHI — Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday said that his X social media platform has reached 600 million monthly active users (MAUs). Musk, who acquired the platform in 2022 for $44 billion, is making it an “everything app” where people can post movies and TV shows and also make digital payments. “X has […]
