JAMMU — Twenty-three government employees were suspended and services of six ad-hoc and casual labourers were discontinued for taking part in election campaigning in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Monday. The action was taken to ensure transparency in the ongoing assembly elections in the Union Territory. “Taking cognizance of participation of government employees […]
SHOPIAN — Authorities in South Kashmir’s Shopian district have reported approximately 70 sporadic cases of hepatitis infections, prompting swift containment measures. The cases have been detected across different areas of the district, with no specific location showing a concentration of infections. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Shopian, Dr. Arshad Hussain Tak, told Rising Kashmir that […]
DOVER — President Joe Biden said Sunday he would speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and believes that an all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided. “It has to be,” Biden told reporters as he boarded Air Force One for Washington. “We really have to avoid it.” The president’s statements come as […]
SRINAGAR — Campaigning for the third and final phase of the J&K Assembly elections ended on Sunday peacefully as different political parties used everything in their arsenal to attack rivals and woo the voters. As the ongoing J&K Assembly election is taking place first time after the abrogation of Article 370 followed by the bifurcation […]
JASROTA — Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge vowed to fight for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that he would remain active in politics until Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ousted from power. Kharge’s remarks came amid criticism of the BJP-led government at the Centre for its handling of the Union territory, particularly […]
JAMMU — Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said that the people in J&K want Article 370 reinstated but they have no expectations from the BJP. “We all want the return of Article 370 but we cannot expect anything from the BJP. Even Congress fails to speak on this crucial […]
NEW DELHI — Javed Beigh, a political activist from Jammu and Kashmir, criticised Pakistan, particularly in light of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent comments as he raked up the Kashmir bogey in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly once again. Beigh accused Pakistan of peddling misinformation on global platforms and highlighted the contrast […]
JAMMU — Lashing out at former Jammu-Kashmir Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti for cancelling her campaign following the killing of Hezbollah commander Hassan Nasrallah, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Thakur said that parties like National Conference, People’s Democratic Party and Congress support militancy and not democracy. Attacking the Opposition parties further, Thakur said that these parties […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — A militant and Head Constable of Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed while DySP Operations and Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) suffered injuries in an encounter in Kathua district of Jammu division. The encounter broke out between joint team of security forces and militants at Rasana village in Billawar area of Kathua district on […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday attached immovable property of a man accused of providing shelter to militants in Kakapora area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir. “In a significant move to counter militancy, Pulwama Police attached property including 16 marlas land along with a two-storey residential house under Survey No. […]