SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government will provide all possible support to the victims of a devastating fire that gutted 22 houses in Anantnag district, Social Welfare Minister Sakina Itoo said on Friday. Itoo, who also holds the health and medical education portfolio, visited Kadipora to express solidarity with the families affected by the […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Friday dismissed the bail application of Lok Sabha MP from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla, Engineer Rashid, in a terror funding case. Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh said, “The bail plea dismissed.” Rashid has been lodged in Tihar jail since 2019 after he was arrested by the National […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — As part of the ongoing drive against drug abuse in District Udhampur, a joint team of officials from the Drug and Food Control Organisation Udhampur and the Police Department conducted regulatory inspections of medical shops. The inspection team was led by Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Assistant Drug Controller Udhampur/Ramban, along with Drug Control […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday detained and lodged a hard-core militant associate under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Udhampur. The accused has been identified as Farooq Ahmed, son of Abdul Hamid, resident of Sadrota, Tehsil Lohai Malhar, District Kathua. He was involved in providing logistical support to militant groups and […]
SHOPIAN (KIMS) — Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat along with IGP Kashmir V.K. Birdi, DIG South Kashmir Range Javaid Iqbal Matoo and SSP Shopian Anayat Ali Chowdhary visited the remote village of Keller as part of the ongoing Thana Diwas Programme organized by Police Station Keller. Keller, located in a remote area of Shopian, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir police’s Crime Branch on Friday booked the proprietor of a private security agency for allegedly gaining entry into government tenders using a forged certificate, officials said. Ram Sharma, a resident of Jammu’s Gadi Garh, is accused of manipulating and using a Private Security Agencies Regulationtion Act (PSARA) certificate originally issued […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said the ban on his Awami Action Committee (AAC) is “harsh and uncalled for” and should be revoked immediately. In his first public address after the Centre imposed a ban on the AAC, the mirwaiz said the “generic allegations” made against the party in the […]
JAMMU — Police on Friday foiled a protest march by daily wagers of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department supporting their demand for regularization and resorted to minor cane charges to prevent them from moving towards Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s residence here. The daily wagers have called for a 72-hour strike. Raising slogans like “Omar […]
JAMMU — Half a century after transferring over 10,122 acres of land to the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), the Jammu and Kashmir government is yet to demarcate and hand over possession of 1,075 acres of prime land to the authority. The demarcation still ongoing, said government officials. According to a government document, “The JDA has […]
SRINAGAR — Nestled between the Dal lake and the Zabarwan hills, Asia’s largest Tulip garden will open for the public on March 26 to mark the beginning of the tourism season in the Kashmir valley, officials said on Friday. The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden was set up by Ghulam Nabi Azad, the then-chief minister […]