SRINAGAR — Former Chief Minister and JKPDP President, Mehbooba Mufti, has expressed serious concern over the plight of contractual lecturers in Jammu & Kashmir, terming their treatment as unjust and discriminatory. These educators, who form the backbone of higher education in the region, are paid a meager ₹28,000 and are denied summer and winter salaries. […]
SRINAGAR — Cold wave gripped Kashmir Valley on Thursday as Srinagar city recorded the coldest night of the season so far, at minus 2.1 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said the night temperatures have fallen across Kashmir as Srinagar city recorded sub-zero minus temperature. The minimum temperature was minus 2.5 in Gulmarg and […]
LAHORE — Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi has insisted that the board remains “clear” in its view on hosting the Champions Trophy, and added that “it’s not possible that Pakistan play in India, and they don’t come here”. “Our stance is very clear,” Naqvi said during a press conference held at the Gaddafi Stadium. […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said India was committed to shaping a sustainable, peaceful, and progressive world for future generations while asserting that the propagation of the all-embracing Indian culture was the priority. He presented the Kailakh Sanskrit Ratna Award, 2024, to Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Swami Kailashanand Giri Maharaj at a […]
JAMMU — Ten over ground workers (OGWs) of militant groups were arrested on Wednesday during a massive crackdown aimed at dismantling the militant ecosystem in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The sweeping operation at 17 locations was jointly conducted by police and CRPF in general area of Malhar, Bani and upper reaches […]
ISLAMABAD — The recent clashes between the two warring sides in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district continued for the seventh consecutive day as the death toll in the violence-hit territory passed 100, with three people losing their lives overnight. The police said one of the injured from a firing incident on vehicles carrying passengers from […]
JAMMU — Two suspected criminals were detained under the NDPS Act and the stringent Public Safety Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur and Samba districts, respectively, police said on Wednesday. Rocky Sehgal, a notorious drug peddler, was booked on Wednesday under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act for his repeated involvement in selling […]
SHIMLA — A woman caught on camera bullying two shawl sellers from Kashmir for trading their wares in Himachal Pradesh apologised on Tuesday. The apology came a day after a 2.46 minute video that surfaced on social media showed her telling two Kashmiris not to come to the village and asking them to say “Jai […]
NEW DELHI — Issues related to internal security, Jammu and Kashmir, pro-Khalistan elements and cyber crimes are likely to be discussed at the three-day conference of top police officers in the country beginning Friday in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval among […]
SRINAGAR [Raouf Dar] (KIMS) — In a significant move to combat drug abuse, the Jammu and Kashmir Police attached an immovable property worth ₹2 Crores of a drug peddler under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Srigufwara village in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Wednesday as part of their ongoing efforts […]