SRINAGAR — General officer Commanding (GoC) of army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General D P Pandey on Saturday said that Kashmir was more peaceful compared to past few years as important security parameters—local militant recruitment, stone pelting, strike calls are all time low. He, however, said while youth between the age-group of 20 to 25 […]
Author: KIMS Kashmir
Thousands of Ladakhis protest against attack on Shia mosque in Pakistan
KARGIL — Thousands of people protested here on Saturday against the bombing of a Shia mosque in Pakistan that left 62 worshippers dead and nearly 200 others injured the previous day. A suicide bomber, belonging to the ISIS-Khorasan, blew himself up inside a mosque in Qissa Khwani bazaar in Peshawar, capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on […]
130 industrial services now online in J&K; 160 more to be integrated this year: Officials
JAMMU — After providing 130 industrial services online on a single-window clearance system, the Jammu and Kashmir administration intends to integrate at least another 160 services this year to benefit prospective investors, officials said on Saturday. Jammu and Kashmir was the first among the union territories to integrate its Industrial Development Scheme (IDS) with the […]
Police re-arrests journalist Fahad Shah in third case after court grants bail
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police Saturday re-arrested journalist Fahad Shah in third case after a local court granted interim bail to him in the second case registered at Southern Shopian district. An official told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that Fahad Shah was arrested in a case under FIR no 06-2021 under section 153 […]
Additional Chief Secretary Health assures early resumption of services at B&J Hospital, Barzulla
SRINAGAR — Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Medical Education, Vivek Bharadwaj, visited the Bone and Joint Hospital, Barzulla today morning to review the situation in aftermath of a fire incident occurred at the hospital on Friday evening. Bharadwaj, who rushed in from Jammu immediately after hearing about the incident, visited all sections of the hospital […]
‘J&K lost its identity and status on August 5, 2019’, says JKPCC on Amit Shah’s remarks
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir lost its identity as a special status Dogra state in the Country with a unique historical background and people will never forget that they lost their rights and powers as state subjects and downgraded into UT, on August 5, 2019, reacted JK Congress, commenting on the remarks of Home Minister […]
INTUC pleads for regularization of daily wagers
JAMMU — President Jammu and Kashmir Unit of INTUC Shiv Kumar Sharma has lashed out at the UT administration and BJP for betraying the daily wagers, need based and casual workers, who are being forced to fight on streets, for their rights, after decades of rendering services on meagre wages. In a strongly worded statement […]
J&K reports 47 fresh Covid-19 cases
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 47 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said 30 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 17 Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 453214. Giving district wise details, […]
SSP Budgam receives Sadia Tariq at Srinagar Airport
BUDGAM — SSP Budgam Shri Tahir Saleem-JKPS accords warm reception to Gold medallist Sadia Tariq at Srinagar International Airport on her return from Russia. A bouquet was presented by SSP Budgam to the Gold Medalist on her arrival. SSP Budgam while receiving her praised her achievements stated that sports plays an important role in the […]
DAK seeks fire safety audit of Kashmir hospitals
SRINAGAR — A day after a massive fire destroyed Kashmir’s premier Bone and Joint hospital, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday has sought fire safety audit of all the hospitals in the valley. “The fire safety audit of hospitals should be done immediately to ensure safety and security of patients and staff,” said DAK President […]










