Day: December 8, 2025

Iran inaugurates 800-km desalinated seawater pipeline Tehran ~ Iran has launched one of its most ambitious infrastructure projects to date — an 800-kilometre pipeline transporting desalinated seawater from the Gulf of Oman to the central plateau — even as new satellite images and meteorological assessments reveal the country is battling its worst water crisis in…

Police Books Hotels, Homestays and Houseboats Under Immigration & Foreigners Act For Violating RulesSrinagar Dec 08 (KKNS): In view of strengthening security measures in the city, Srinagar Police has taken stringent legal action against several hotels and a homestay for violating mandatory Form-Creporting norms required under the Immigration & Foreigners Act. During routine checking and scrutiny…

Shakeel Bakhshi Srinagar ~ Police on Monday arrested Shakeel Bakhshi, former leader of the now-defunct Islamic Students League, in connection with a decades-old case from Srinagar, reports said. Bakhshi, a resident of Ziyarat Batmaloo currently living in Gousia Colony, Bemina, was taken into custody from the Lower Court Bemina area. The arrest pertains to FIR…

Lieutenant Governor inaugurates 6th edition of Kashmiri Pandit Premier League (KPPL) in JammuLG calls upon players, youth to dream big and define clear goals in life and make them reality with hard work, dedication and perseveranceThe power of sports can transform individuals, society and the nation: LG SinhaWe must…

University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney New Delhi ~ Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, was on Monday granted a Letter of Intent (LoI) to set up its Indian campus in Bengaluru, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. Pradhan made the announcement at an event in presence of Australia’s Minister for Education,…

Unchecked commercial growth turns Srinagar’s Bemina into a chaotic hub, residents demand action Ishtiyaq Kar Srinagar, Dec 08 (KINS):Bemina in Srinagar, once known for its peaceful residential layout, is rapidly transforming into a busy commercial zone. Despite being marked as a housing area in the city’s Master Plan, illegal commercial activities have taken over, worrying…

J&K LG Manoj Sinha Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said Jammu’s rapid development is unprecedented, with the administration benefiting lakhs of poor and upgrading infrastructure in the backward and poor regions over the past five years. Sinha was addressing a gathering after laying foundations for 350 houses damaged in natural…

Srinagar, Dec 08 (KINS): Renowned Kashmiri poet, storyteller, and literary critic Yousuf Jahangeer has been selected to represent the Kashmiri language at the prestigious National Symposium of Poets 2026, organised by Prasar Bharati on the eve of Republic Day. Akashvani has chosen one poet from each of the 22…

File photo of Indian cricketers Dubai- India were on Monday fined 10 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the second ODI in Raipur. India lost that match as South Africa squared the three-match series at 1-1. India won the Visakhapatnam ODI to clinch the series. Richie Richardson of…

File photo of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Srinagar- Ahead of a debate on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram in Lok Sabha, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the ruling BJP at the Centre was busy in “empty symbolism” instead of addressing emergent issues like the crisis caused by turmoil in IndiGo airlines. Prime…