India win third Champions Trophy title with four-wicket victory over New Zealand
Dubai: Skipper Rohit Sharma led from the front with an excellent half-century as a resolute India held their nerve to win an unprecedented third Champions Trophy title with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the final here on Sunday. Bowling first after Rohit lost his 12th straight toss, India’s spinners restricted New Zealand to […]
Seharkhwans, drum-beaters who keep an age-old Ramzan tradition alive in Kashmir
Srinagar: With Ramzan come the Seharkhwans — the drum-beaters who wake up people for the pre-dawn meal ‘Sehri’ — to the cities and towns of Kashmir. Hundreds of these men who arrive from remote villages have kept the age-old tradition alive, despite the ubiquity of modern gadgets such as mobile phones and alarm clocks. From […]
Investment proposals worth Rs 1.63 lakh crores received in J-K till Dec 2024: Survey Report
Jammu: Investment proposals worth Rs 1.63 lakh crore have been received till December last year, which will create direct employment opportunities for more than 5.90 lakh people, Jammu and Kashmir government’s economic survey report 2024-25 said. The report, tabled by the Chief Minister in the Legislative Assembly last week, said 1,984 units involving an investment […]
J&K CM seeks report after fashion show in Gulmarg during Ramzan evokes criticism
Srinagar/Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked for a report on Sunday after a fashion show in the ski resort of Gulmarg during the fasting month of Ramzan evoked widespread criticism, with Kashmir’s chief priest, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, saying obscenity in the name of tourism promotion will not be tolerated. The chief minister […]
Fashion show held in Gulmarg during Ramzan evokes criticism
Srinagar: A fashion show held in the winter tourist resort of Gulmarg during the fasting month of Ramzan has evoked widespread criticism, with Kashmir’s chief priest, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, saying obscenity in the name of tourism promotion will not be tolerated. “Outrageous! That In the holy month of Ramzan an obscene fashion show is organised […]
J&K LG orders thorough, transparent investigation into Kathua killings
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday ordered a thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of three relatives of a family in Kathua district. The bodies of Varun Singh (15), his paternal uncle Yogesh Singh (32) and maternal uncle Darshan Singh (40) were found from the Ishu nullah in the remote […]
Police team formed to investigate Kathua killings, all aspects will be looked into, says DIG
Jammu: A team has been formed to probe the death of three persons whose bodies were found near a waterfall in a remote forested area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Jammu-Kathua-Samba Range, Shiv Kumar said all aspects of the case will be […]
Security situation worsening in Kathua; Centre, L-G clueless: Congress J-K chief
Samba: The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday accused the Centre and the lieutenant governor-led administration of being clueless over the “deteriorating security situation” in Kathua district. Addressing party workers in Samba district as part of the Congress’ ongoing campaign for statehood restoration, Karra said the “shocking incidents” in Kathua’s Billawar-Bani […]
Union Home Secretary chairs high level security review meetings in Jammu
Jammu: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Sunday chaired high level security review meetings here with focus on intensifying anti-terrorist operations ahead of the summer months to neutralise the threat and ensure peace in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said. The two meetings, which were attended by senior officers of Army, BSF, Police, National Investigation […]
Kathua killings: J-K LG orders probe; a terror act, says Union minister Jitendra Singh
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday ordered a thorough probe into the killing of three civilians in Kathua district even as Union minister Jitendra Singh called it a terror act. A team has been formed to investigate the case, a senior police officer said. The bodies of Varun Singh (15), his […]