Day: December 13, 2025

Transformers burn due to overloading, CM Omar Abdullah Urges consumers to declare actual power ooad KINS Correspondent Srinagar Dec 13 (KINS): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday appealed to electricity consumers to honestly declare their actual power load, stating that transformers are getting damaged primarily due to overloading caused by misuse of electricity. “Show the…

File photo Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir police along with other security agencies launched a massive crackdown against Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of terrorists in several parts of the Kashmir Valley, with over 150 suspects detained, sources said. A top official said that over 150 suspected individuals have been detained so far in Srinagar while crackdown…

Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post New York/Washington- Nineteen US states have sued the Trump administration over its “unlawful” decision to impose a USD 100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, warning that the move will worsen labour shortages in key sectors such as health care, education and technology. New York Attorney General Letitia James,…

Photo Courtesy: Social Media Kolkata- Lionel Messi’s brief visit to Kolkata descended into chaos as angry fans broke security protocols after failing to catch even a glimpse of the world’s most popular footballer during his blink-and-miss 22-minute appearance at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday morning. What was meant to be a red-letter day for…

Representational Photo Srinagar- The Food Safety Department Jammu and Kashmir has imposed an immediate ban on the sale, storage and distribution of the packaged drinking water brand ‘Ajwa’ after laboratory tests confirmed bacterial contamination in a sample lifted from Srinagar. According to officials, the prohibition order (DO/FSSA/Sgr/25/661-664) was issued by the Designated Assistant Commissioner, Food…

Author with Javed Akhtar On a crisp winter evening in Dubai, the Tahibib Festival at the India Club brought the city alive with poetry, art, and a global celebration of creativity. Day two of the festival brought together filmmakers, writers, scholars, psychologists, sportspeople, musicians, painters, and performers from around the world.  But for most of…

Packaged drinking water sample declared unsafe Srinagar, Dec 12: The Food Safety Department J&K imposed an immediate ban on the sale, storage, and distribution of the packaged drinking water brand ‘Ajwa’ after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of dangerous bacteria, E. coli, and coliform in a sample lifted from Srinagar. The prohibition order DO/FSSA/Sgr/25/661-664 dated…

From Sweden with Love for Kashmir By Peerzada Mohsin Shafi In her kitchen in Stockholm, Nehabiho watches her children scramble to finish breakfast. Their laughter bounces off the walls, filling the sunlit room.  She calls out to them in Kashmiri: “Naeer gass khudayas Hawaal.”  The words, ordinary in their daily life, carry the spirit of a…

File photo By Rayees Ahmad Kumar When Mukhtar Ahmad Bhat lifted a length of Pashmina under the winter sun at Sher-e-Kashmir Park in Srinagar, the threads seemed to hum with history. Bhat has stitched thousands of Sozni patterns in his life. This season, he sat surrounded by students, showing them the careful movements that have defined…

Accused in the Red Fort blast case, face covered, while being produced at the Patiala House Court, in New Delhi, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. PTI photo New Delhi- A Delhi court on Friday remanded three doctors and a preacher who were arrested in connection with the November 10 Red Fort blast case to 12 days…