NEW DELHI — In a major step towards digital convenience and privacy, the Centre on Tuesday launched a new Aadhaar app that allows users to verify and share their Aadhaar details digitally — eliminating the need to carry physical cards or submit photocopies. The app was officially launched by Union Minister for Electronics and IT, […]
SHOPIAN — In compliance with the directions issued by the Deputy Commissioner Shopian, a joint inspection drive was carried out today by the concerned Drugs Control Officers in coordination with Tehsildars in various villages of Hermain and Keller tehsils. The inspection was carried out in Pehlipora, Kellar, Mastpora, Mashwara, Wanpura, Batmurran, Narpora, Hermain, Alamgunj, Kumdalan, […]
POONCH (KIMS) — A notorious criminal was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday. He has been identified as Mohd Imran @Polla, son of Itfaq Khan, resident of Mankote, District Poonch, under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978. The accused […]
PATNITOP — India’s first climate change station was inaugurated by Union Minister Jitendra Singh in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday. The Central University of Jammu’s Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Center aims to study atmospheric and climate phenomena in the Himalayan region. “This initiative will enhance our understanding of climate change […]
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister chaired two meetings here on Tuesday to review ongoing development projects and the prevailing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Shah, who concluded his three-day visit to the Union Territory, chaired the development review meeting at Raj Bhawan here, officials said. They said Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar […]
JAMMU — Three opposition legislators led by People’s Conference leader Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday presented a no-confidence motion against Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather. Lone alleged that the Speaker had become an “impediment” in voicing their opinion against the Waqf (Amendment) Act in the Assembly. The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed […]
JAMMU — PDP MLA from Pulwama Waheed Ur Rehman Para was marshalled out of the J&K Assembly after he pressed for a fresh resolution against the Waqf (Amendment) Act on Tuesday. The Assembly witnessed pandemonium for the second straight day on the issue, prompting Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to initially adjourn the House for 30 […]
BARAMULLA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday apprehended a drug peddler and seized a significant quantity of contraband substance in Boniyar area of Baramulla district. During the intervening night of 07/08 April 2025, a police party deployed at Bernate Bala, Boniyar intercepted a suspicious individual identified as Manzoor Ahmad Mir son of Late […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned for half-an-hour following a ruckus in the House by National Conference (NC), Congress, and PDP members over the disallowance of adjournment of the business to discuss the Waqf Amendment Bill. This is the second consecutive day on which the treasury benches did not allow the House […]
JAMMU — Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has been curbed but “our mission is still not accomplished” as the scourge has not been completely eliminated, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday after meeting the families of 10 police personnel and an engineer who lost their lives in various terror attacks over the past […]