In a first, IHC officials in Pakistan meet two Kashmiris arrested on charges of spying
Islamabad: Officials from the Indian High Commission in Pakistan met with two Indian nationals, who were arrested on charges of espionage four years ago, at the high-security Adiala Jail at Rawalpindi, media reports said here. It was for the first time in the history of Kashmir that Indian authorities had to get access to Kashmiris […]
Missing Kashmiri poet traced to police custody in PoK
Islamabad: A missing Kashmiri poet has been traced to be in the custody of police in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Islamabad High Court was informed on Wednesday, two weeks after he disappeared from Rawalpindi. Ahmad Farhad’s wife had filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) claiming that he had been abducted from […]
China enhances military support to Pakistan along LoC in Kashmir
Kupwara: Pakistan’s key ally China has been actively bolstering the defence capabilities of the Pakistani army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir over the past three years which includes the construction of steelhead bunkers and the provision of Unmanned Aerial and Combat Aerial Vehicles, officials said on Wednesday. Chinese assistance also […]
Four cops allegedly thrashed by army men in Kupwara, FIR lodged
‘Differences resolved’, claims defence spokesperson Srinagar: Four policemen were injured after they were allegedly beaten up by army personnel in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. A defence spokesperson, however, said “minor differences” between the cops and the army personnel have been resolved amicably. Police have lodged an FIR in the matter. […]
Atmospheric data collection tool Radio-Sonde launched from ISRO centre at Samba
Samba/Jammu: Central University of Jammu (CUJ) on Wednesday announced that its Radio-Sonde, a crucial tool for atmospheric data collection, was launched successfully from its ISRO centre in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. The launch, a part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO and CUJ, aims to […]
Jammu records season’s highest temperature at 44.8 deg C
Jammu: Mercury continued its upward trend across the district, with Jammu city recording the season’s highest temperature at 44.8 degrees Celsius, nearly 5.7 notches above the average, the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. The region has been reeling under an extreme heatwave for the past week, with temperatures consistently rising above 40 degrees Celsius since […]
Last Dance: Final chance for Kohli, Rohit to give India a World Cup after 13 years
Bengaluru: It’s tough to find two cricketers who are so different from each other yet so closely intertwined by the same thread of fate as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Rohit’s initiation into top-flight cricket came at the idyllic Belfast in 2007 and Kohli’s a year later at the more conventional Dambulla. Another intriguing chapter […]
191 BJP, 143 Cong LS poll candidates face criminal cases: ADR
New Delhi: Out of the 440 BJP candidates contesting the Lok Sabha polls, 191 have declared criminal cases in their election affidavits, according to an analysis by a poll rights body. For the Congress, out of its 327 candidates, 143, or 44 per cent, have declared criminal cases, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said […]
During SP rule in UP, power supply uninterrupted on Ramzan not on Janmashtami: Amit Shah
Maharajganj/Ballia (UP): Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday slammed the Samajwadi Party over “power shortages” during its term in Uttar Pradesh, and said the supply was uninterrupted during Ramzan but not on Janmashtami. Addressing poll rallies in the state, Shah said this Lok Sabha election presents a choice between those who constructed the Ram temple […]
Delhi’s official marker Safdarjung observatory records 46.8 Deg C, highest in 79 years
New Delhi: Delhi’s primary weather station Safdarjung observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 46.8 degrees Celsius, the highest in 79 years, according to official data. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) data showed that Delhi’s maximum temperature was 46.7 degrees Celsius on June 1945. At 46.8 degrees Celsius, the Safdarjung observatory recorded its highest temperature six […]
