Kashmir

Private colleges affiliated with Kashmir University to observe 10-day summer break from June 25

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of the ongoing heatwave, the private colleges affiliated with University of Kashmir shall observe 10-day summer vacation, starting from June 25, 2025. According to an official communiqué, all the Private Colleges affiliated with the University of Kashmir falling in Kashmir Division shall observe Summer Break from June 25 to July […]

Kashmir

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expresses deep concern over Gaza, Iran crisis; Appeals for peace, Urgent medical aid for Shabir Shah

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, while addressing the Friday congregation at Jama Masjid Srinagar, expressed grave concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza and the escalating conflict in the Middle East. He called for urgent global efforts to de-escalate tensions and resolve conflicts through dialogue rather than military aggression. Mirwaiz said the situation […]

Editorial

Home, Homeland and Haunting

The river had always known more than it let on. It carried truths in silence—heavy, waterlogged, and secretive. For twelve winters, it had ferried Afrooza’s souls messages across the scarred valley—beneath the watchful rifles, across maps smeared with the arrogance of empire, and between a Kashmir split like a wound that refused to clot. Every […]

Editorial

My Judge Is My Culprit

Qudoos began to cry—loud, helpless sobs echoing through the street. Choking on his despair, he muttered, “I always thought I was a responsible man…”. Mid-sentence, he tore the shawl from his shoulders and flung it across the road. Then, without another word, he sprinted toward the police station. Outside, he found a constable and poured […]