JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday laid the foundation stone to build 320 houses completely damaged during flash-floods and landslides in Reasi district. Funded entirely by High-range Rural Development Society (HRDS India) at an estimated cost of Rs 32 crore, the initiative will provide affected families in Reasi with modern, […]
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday heard a habeas corpus petition of detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik and listed the matter for further hearing on January 29 next year. Malik, who is president of J&K unit of AAP, was detained under stringent Public Safety Act […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday opposed any free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union and the US, saying a similar deal with New Zealand had hurt the apple growers of Kashmir by exposing them to “unfair imports”. Expressing concern that apple import duties may be diluted, she said flooding markets with […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, V K Birdi, on Saturday conducted an annual review of the crime situation in the valley, and directed officers to ensure convictions in the NDPS Act and UAPA cases to break the narco-criminal and terror ecosystem. Birdi chaired the annual crime review meeting at PCR Kashmir here, […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Saturday said that lynchings, irrespective of the faith or nationality of the victims, amounts to terrorism, and alleged that such incidents have become a “norm” under the BJP rule. Law-enforcement agencies were “facilitating” it rather than stopping it, the the Lok Sabha member from Srinagar, lamenting that […]
JAMMU — Dozens of protesters on Saturday gathered outside Lok Bhavan here and set ablaze an effigy of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, demanding revocation of the MBBS admission list of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi. Raising slogans such as “LG go back”, the protest was organised by […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone on Saturday said “harassment” of Kashmiris in some parts of the country should be treated as a matter of national security, and urged the lieutenant governor and chief minister to intervene in the matter. “This behaviour against Kashmiris in the rest of the country should not to be […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Saturday said they detained three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) under the provisions of the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Shopian district of South Kashmir and shifted them to Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu. The detained individuals have been identified as Owais Ahmad Lone of Sedow, Mashooq Ahmad Shah of Shahlatoo […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological (MeT) Department on Saturday forecast mainly dry weather across Jammu and Kashmir till December 29, with rain and snowfall likely around the New Year. According to the MeT Department, the weather is expected to remain mainly dry in Jammu and Kashmir from December 27 to 29. On December 30, there […]
DHAKA — A concert by popular Bangladeshi singer James was cancelled in Faridpur, around 120 kilometres from Dhaka, following an attack at the venue, injuring over 25 people, local media reported. This comes amid the growing concerns over assaults on artists, performers, and cultural institutions across Bangladesh. According to local reports, the concert was scheduled […]