PULWAMA, Farhan Kitab (KIMS) — The International Human Rights Organization (IHRO), Jammu and Kashmir Chapter, on Tuesday organised an awareness programme titled ‘Run for Drug-Free Society’ at Ratnipora in Pulwama district. The three-kilometre run was organised by Muneer Ahmed, Head of the Sports Wing, IHRO, with the aim of sensitising people—especially youth—about the growing menace […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday inaugurated a 14-day integrated ski training course at world-famous tourist destinations in the Kashmir valley. Abdullah also unveiled the 2026 calendars of the tourism department and the Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation at the civil secretariat here. He said that 500-600 students in […]
JAMMU — CPI(M) activists on Tuesday held a protest here to condemn the US military operation in Venezuela with senior party leader and Kulgam MLA M Y Tarigami appealing to the Centre to review its statement and convey a “strong message” against this “open aggression”. Chanting slogans and carrying placards to denounce the action of […]
JAMMU — A notorious drug peddler was booked under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua while two others were arrested along with heroin in Samba district on Tuesday, police said. Mohd Sadiq alias Siku, a resident of Galak village of Ramkot, is […]
JAMMU — The day is not far when Ladakh will once again become a part of a united Jammu and Kashmir, as there is no other alternative for the Centre, J-K minister Javed Rana said on Tuesday. Rana, who holds the Jal Shakti, forest, ecology and environment, and Tribal Affairs portfolios, was responding to a […]
LEH — Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Kavinder Gupta on Tuesday inaugurated the office of the Directorate of Census Operations in Leh, marking the beginning of preparations for the exercise in the Union Territory in 2027. The Union Cabinet on December 12 last year approved an outlay of Rs 11,718 crore for conducting the Census of […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the Supreme Court denying bail to activist Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots case is a “travesty of justice”, while rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been repeatedly granted parole. The Supreme Court on Monday refused bail to activists Umar Khalid […]
NEW DELHI — Umar Khalid said he was happy and relieved for others who got bail, even as he said that jail is his life now, his partner Banojyotsna Lahiri quoted him as saying. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the alleged “larger conspiracy” case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots. Pronouncing the judgment, a Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale said that the prosecution material disclosed a prima facie case […]
SRINAGAR — In a humanitarian initiative amid harsh winter conditions, Shining India Foundation distributed nearly 400 blankets among vulnerable sections of society, including poor families, orphans and widows struggling to survive in sub-zero temperatures across parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at the distribution site, M. Ghazi, Chairman of Shining India Foundation, highlighted the severe […]