JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and National Conference MP Mian Altaf escaped unhurt in two separate mudslide incidents along the Jammu-Poonch National Highway amid incessant rains on Wednesday, officials said. Deputy CM Choudhary and MP Altaf were travelling to the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch to oversee relief and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Wednesday strongly condemned the terror attack in Anantnag district in which a Jammu and Kashmir Police head constable was killed in the line of duty. In a post on X, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha […]
JAMMU — An Army personnel lost his life after accidentally slipping from a height near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said. Rifleman Sukhpreet Singh (27) was on official duty in forward Mahadev post in Sunderbani sector when he lost balance and fell down from a height, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday chaired a review meeting in Srinagar to assess the government’s response and measures undertaken in the aftermath of the recent heavy rains across the Union Territory. In a post on X, the Chief Minister said the meeting reviewed the restoration of essential services, […]
SRINAGAR — A policeman was killed in an attack by terrorists in Anantnag town of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said here. The firing took place around 12.30 pm on Wednesday at Lal Chowk in Anantnag. They said one head constable, Ashiq Hussain, posted on Amarnath yatra security duty was injured in the attack […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) has been suspended from both ends following heavy rainfall, shooting stones and multiple mudslides along the entire highway. According to a traffic update issued at 9:30 am, commuters have been advised not to undertake any journey on NH-44 until the weather improves and the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the government has approved the construction of two Unity Malls, one each in Srinagar and Jammu, at a cumulative cost of ₹255 crore. In a post on X, the Chief Minister said the proposed Unity Malls will provide a dedicated platform for […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the bail granted to Kashmiri human rights activist Khuram Parvez and journalist Irfan Mehraj in a 2020 case registered under the anti-terror law UAPA. The counsel for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought a stay on the trial court’s bail order, passed on […]
NEW DELHI — Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of using students’ concerns for political gain and attempting to disrupt Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon Session. In a post on X, Pradhan alleged that Rahul Gandhi and the Congress staged a protest outside Prime Minister […]
NEW DELHI — Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh on Tuesday met activist Sonam Wangchuk at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, sources said. Wangchuk was discharged from the Safdarjung Hospital earlier in the evening and was shifted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram for further treatment in compliance with a Delhi High Court order, officials said. […]