SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to defer the traditional biannual ‘darbar move’ to Srinagar and has instead implemented the e-office project of digitalising the UT’s civil secretariat. “Every year the capital of the Jammu and Kashmir is shifted to Jammu during winter and to Srinagar during the summer. All the files […]
Author: KIMS Kashmir
Violence in Kashmir not an answer, killings must stop: Dr Rizwan
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Dr Rizwan Rumi, executive member South Asian Center for Peace Democracy and Development has strongly condemned the attack in Sopore in which four people lost their lives. Dr Rizwan while quoting to Kashmir Independent Media Service – KIMS said, “Violence in Kashmir is not an answer, killings must stop”. He further said […]
Sopore attack condemnable, LJP VP Sahil Bashir Bhat
SRINAGAR — Er. Sahil Bashir Bhat Vice President and Official Spokesperson of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) termed the attack in Sopore as an inhuman act. Er. Sahil Bashir Bhat said, “Violence is not a solution but a gigantic impediment that spreads hatred. In any of its manifestations, violent extremism is unacceptable in a civilized society, […]
Two men killed, girl injured in separate road accidents in Budgam
SRINAGAR — Two men were killed and an 18-yr-old girl was seriously injured on Saturday afternoon in separate road mishaps in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A police official told News Agency Kashmir Dot Com that in two separate road accidents in Budgam district two men were killed and a girl was seriously injured. He said […]
Sopore attack leaves two civilians, two cops dead
Attack widely condemned SOPORE — Two civilians and as many cops were killed and three others were injured in an attack in Sopore town in North Kashmir on Saturday. Reports said that suspected militants fired upon a joint party of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and police near Main Chowk Sopore, resulting in injuries […]
OIC labels war in Afghanistan as ‘genocide of Muslims’
KABUL — The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday called the raging war in Afghanistan as “genocide of Muslims”. The remarks were made by OIC Secretary-General Yousef Al-Othaimeen during a meeting with Afghan Hajj Minister before the gathering of religious scholars in Saudi Arabia, reported Anadolu News Agency. Al-Othaimeen dubbed the war in Afghanistan […]
Will reconsider the decision of abrogating Article 370 in J&K if Congress comes into power: Digvijay Singh
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Digvijay Singh hinted at ‘relooking’ the decision of revoking Article 370 in a recent conversation with a Pakistan-based journalist on the Clubhouse app. During the conversation, Digvijay said, “Democracy was not there in Kashmir when they revoked Article 370, ‘insaniyat’ was not there as they had put everyone behind bars. […]
Muslim World League hosts ‘Declaration of Peace in Afghanistan’ conference in Makkah
MAKKAH — Saudi Arabia hosted an event, which would bring together senior scholars from Afghanistan and Pakistan for a “historic, landmark event on the path toward reconciliation between competing groups, to end the fighting and create stability to the country.” The conference featured five sessions in which more than 20 senior scholars spoke on peace, […]
US, China decline Pakistan’s ‘Mango diplomacy’, sends back fruit souvenirs: Report
ISLAMABAD — United States, China along with several other countries have declined to accept mangoes that Pakistan had dispatched to heads of over 32 countries as part of its “Mango diplomacy” initiative. Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday dispatched boxes of the fruit but countries like US and China among others have declined to accept […]
Want normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan, India tells UN
NEW YORK — India on Friday said it desires “normal neighbourly relations” with Pakistan and the onus is on Islamabad to create a conducive atmosphere by taking “credible, verifiable” action to not allow any territory under its control to be used for cross terrorism. During a debate on the annual report of the UN Security […]









