Fourteen former international captains from around the world have written a letter to Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing deep concern for former captain Imran Khan’s health, and requesting that he be treated with “dignity and basic human consideration”. Recent reports of an eye complaint that Imran’s family said has left him almost completely blinded […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will consider during the second part of the Budget session a private member’s resolution moved by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Para, seeking mandatory use of the Kashmiri language in official work across the Kashmir division and identified Kashmiri-speaking areas. The Budget session will […]
HUBBALLI — Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday elected to bat first against Karnataka in Hubballi in their maiden final of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka made no changes to their playing XI from their previous match, while Jammu and Kashmir made two changes, bringing in Sahil Lotra and Qamran Iqbal in place of Shubham Khajuria and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday recovered 694 antique coin from the Pinglish area of Tral in Pulwama district of South Kashmir during a routine operation. The recovered coins, believed to be of significant historical and archaeological value, were kept in safe custody under the supervision of SHO Police Station Tral, Inspector […]
SRINAGAR — Vice President C P Radhakrishnan arrived here on Wednesday evening on his maiden visit to Kashmir valley during which he will attend the Kashmir University’s 21st convocation, officials said. The Vice President was received by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and senior officials of the administration and […]
SRINAGAR — Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Wednesday said the Jammu and Kashmir government has put on hold the conduct of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), adding that the Union Territory will be the last to implement the Supreme Court order mandating TET for all in-service teachers of primary and upper primary classes, requiring them […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday registered a disproportionate assets case against Vijay Singh Choudhary, an Inspector in the J&K Police and brother of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary after verification revealed he allegedly amassed assets worth crores of rupees beyond his known sources of income. […]
LUDHIANA — Vice-Chancellor of CT University, Nitin Tandon, was removed on Tuesday following allegations of misbehaviour with a group of Kashmiri students, Chancellor Charanjit Singh Channi said. The private university has also initiated an internal inquiry into the incident, while local authorities are monitoring the situation. According to the students, the incident occurred on Monday […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will consider during the second part of the Budget session a private member’s resolution moved by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Para, seeking mandatory use of the Kashmiri language in official work across the Kashmir division and identified Kashmiri-speaking areas. The Budget session will […]
JAMMU — Barely hours after announcing the extension of the Vande Bharat train service from Srinagar to Jammu from March 1, the Railway Board late Tuesday night put the decision on hold. Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Uchit Singhal said the notification regarding the extension had been deferred due to “unavoidable circumstances.” “Due to some unavoidable […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a major boost to rail connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir, Northern Railway has announced the extension of the Vande Bharat train service up to Jammu Tawi with effect from March 1, 2026. According to an official notification, the train, which was earlier operating between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) and […]
JAMMU — Subordinate courts across Jammu and Kashmir are grappling with a pendency of 3,89,210 cases till January-end, with criminal matters accounting for nearly two-thirds of the total backlog and over 58,000 cases lingering between five to 30 years, official data shows. The government is actively pursuing multiple measures to tackle the persistent pendency of […]
SRINAGAR — The state unit of the BJP on Tuesday slammed Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over his artificial snow pitch for Gulmarg, saying the government has “failed” to protect the environment. Addressing a press conference here, BJP spokesperson Abhijeet Jasrotia attacked the government over what he termed “complete inaction” on environmental protection, […]
