WASHINGTON — US officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm elections in the United States — as well as the possibility that Iran will attempt to retaliate against them, according to two diplomats briefed on the matter. Both […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir BJP and Rajya Sabha MP Sat Sharma on Thursday accused the Congress of misleading people through political slogans and campaigns instead of offering constructive solutions to the issues. Addressing a seminar on “Save Democracy, Eliminate Anarchy” organised by the BJP Jammu border district, Sharma said protecting democratic institutions and respecting […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has been reprimanded and fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during Sunday’s ODI against England in Lahore, while the visitors have also been fined for a slow over-rate. Rauf was found guilty of breaching Article 2.2 of the ICC Code […]
JAMMU — A case was registered against a person on Saturday for allegedly defrauding a local resident of Rs 3.58 lakh through multiple online transactions on the pretext of arranging a study visa to Australia, an official said. The Special Crime Wing of the Crime Branch Jammu booked Puneet Singh, a resident of Upper Gadi […]
JAMMU — Three minor children including a girl, a native of Rajasthan, drowned in a tragic incident in the outskirts of Jammu district on Saturday, officials said. The children reportedly entered a pond to bathe at village Dhanwal in Jouria area of Akhnoor when they drowned, the officials said. The officials identified the deceased as […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Saturday attached a double-storey residential house worth over Rs 1.2 crore belonging to an accused in case under the NDPS Act in Srinagar, officials said. The house, built on eight marlas of land and having an estimated market value of over Rs 1.20 crore, belongs to Zamin Makhdoomi, a resident of […]
JAMMU — An alleged drug peddler was detained under the PIT-NDPS Act in Udhampur district, while four more were arrested after they were caught with narcotic substances at different places in Samba, Kathua and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. Sanjay Kumar alias “Sanju”, a resident of Phalata village, was detained […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday asked the Centre not to mistake his patience for weakness when it came to the restoration of statehood, and demanded that the Union government make the definition of ‘appropriate time’ clear. He was addressing a grand workers’ convention at the mausoleum of his grandparents […]
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 […]
TEHRAN — A written statement from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei threatened vengeance for the death of his predecessor and father on Saturday, but added that it would depend not only on Iran but also on “free people around the world”. In the supreme leader’s first public message since funeral ceremonies for his father, […]
HANOI, VIETNAM — A tourist boat returning from an island trip in southern Vietnam capsized on Saturday, killing 15 Indian visitors, state media reported. The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members when it overturned about 400 meters (1,310 feet) from Hon May Rut Ngoai Island, which is near Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s […]
SRINAGAR — The State Investigation Agency of Jammu and Kashmir Police has secured an Interpol Red Corner notice against designated Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo in a 2013 terror case, officials said on Saturday. They said this marks a significant milestone in the investigation into the terrorist attack at the Tarzoo area of Baramulla […]
