NEW DELHI — Prominent Taliban leader Shahabuddin Dilwar, in response to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis statement casting doubt on the sustainability of a new regime in Afghanistan, has said India will soon know that the Taliban can run the countrys affairs smoothly, Pakistan daily Dawn reported. Dawn said the statement from the Taliban leader […]
Author: KIMS Kashmir
Allahabad HC quashes Aligarh court’s decision to accept chargesheet against Kafeel Khan
LUCKNOW (UP) — The Allahabad High Court on Thursday quashed the decision of the Aligarh Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) to accept the police chargesheet against suspended Gorakhpur paediatrician Dr Kafeel Khan in a hate speech case, the Indian Express reported. The case for which the chargesheet was filed in the CJM court was lodged against […]
Miscreants tried to torch a government school in Bandipora, police registers case
BANDIPORA — Police on Thursday registered a case and started investigation after some miscreants tried to torch a government Primary School at Mantrigam village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Officials at the school told that late last evening some miscreants with an “evil intention” tried to set ablaze the school building at Lonipora, Mantrigam, however, […]
Two Hizb Militants arrested in Kishtwar: Police
SRINAGAR — Police on Thrusday claimed to have arrested two militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Outfit in Kishtwar district of Jammu division. In a statement, the police said that On 24th August it was reliably learnt by Police Station Chatroo that two youth namely Ashfaq qayoom Tak son of Abdul Qayoom Tak resident of Passerkot Takpura Tehsil […]
‘Very disturbing trend’ — SC on filing of sedition cases after governments change
NEW DELHI — Filing of sedition cases when regimes change is a disturbing trend, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, granting protection from arrest to a suspended senior IPS officer against whom two criminal cases for offence of sedition and amassing disproportionate assets have been filed by the Chhattisgarh government. A bench headed by Chief […]
Illicit timber, 3 horses seized in Rafiabad forest range
SRINAGAR — The forest department seized a large quantity of illicit timber and at least three horses over the past several days in Rafiabad area of Baramulla district. DFO Divisional Forest Officer Langate, Ab Hamid Malla told that there are attempts being made by culprits to chop down green trees, axe-fashion them into sleepers and […]
Six doctors found absent at Sub District Hospital Sopore
At least six doctors were found absent from their duties at Sub District Hospital (SDH) Sopore. Tehsildar Sopore along his team made a surprise visit to SDH Sopore on Wednesday where six doctors were found absent from their duties. Six doctors identified as Dr Mohammad Ashraf Consultant Surgeon, Dr Mohammad Sultan M.O., Dr Mohammad Saleem […]
Female BDC member hospitalized after sustaining injuries in a scuffle
PULWAMA — A female Block Development Council member was hospitalized after she was injured in a scuffle with Municipal Councilor Tral. The scuffle took place between the two at EDI building Pampore here in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Insiders told news agency Kashmir News Trust that on late Wednesday night scuffle took place at EDI […]
Dooru residents protest against PHE department for failing to provide drinking water
SRINAGAR — People of Chenigund area of Dooru in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district staged a protest against the alleged failure of Public Health Engineering (PHE) department in providing drinking water to them. Protestors told that they have brought the matter to the notice of concerned authorities from time to time but nothing has been done […]
Iqbal, a differently-abled, recalls another incident of Media shame
SRINAGAR — While Kashmir remains shocked by the alleged misdemeanor committed by a certain news portal and its owner, Mohammad Iqbal, a physically challenged person recalls his own brush with another such media-portal that did a crowd-funding in his name but never passed a penny, from the collected amount, towards him. On March 2, 2021, […]








