SRINAGAR — The School Education Department has cancelled the recognition of a Private School in Budgam for not ‘cooperating and implementing’ orders from competent authorities. The Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) in a order said that the Chief Education Officer Budgam has intimated that the enquiry Committee constituted by him approached the School Management […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — A man has been arrested for killing his nephew in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said, quoting officials. Joginder Singh, an ex-serviceman and currently a member of the village defense guard, fired upon his nephew, Gagandeep Singh, with his licensed 12 Bore Rifle, resulting in Gagandeep’s death on […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In view of heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir, the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has been blocked for vehicular movement due to shooting stones at various places in Ramban district. “Jammu-Srinagar NHW (NH-44) is blocked due to shooting stones between Nashri and Banihal, as well as in other areas like Mehad, Panthyal, Mom […]
SRINAGAR — An avalanche hit the Hung area of Sonamarg in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir on Friday afternoon. Fortunately, no casualties or property damage were reported from the incident, police officials confirmed as reported by the Srinagar-based news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC). Following the avalanche, a rapid response team, under the directions of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — As the rain lashed plains and higher reaches received snowfall during last 24 hours, the Meteorological Department (MeT) on Friday forecast rainy weather in Jammu and Kashmir till the end of this month. The Meteorological Department (MeT) also forecast dry weather in the Union Territory from April 1. “The weather forecast indicates […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — At least ten persons lost their lives when a passenger cab falls into deep gorge along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Ramban district of Jammu region on Friday. The incident occurred at around 02:00 am on Friday, when a passenger cab (Tavera) on way from Jammu to Srinagar lost its control and […]
SRINAGAR — In a distressing incident, the body of a 5-year-old girl, who went missing from her residence in Hariwani in central Kashmir’s Budgam district this evening was found in a nearby area after mauled to death by a leopard, officials said. Srinagar-based news agency Kashmir Dot Com reported, the victim, identified as Toiba Mushtaq, […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Peoples Conference Senior General Secretary Imran Reza Ansari today strongly rebuffed the “Jannat” remarks made by NC leader Omar Abdullah during a rally in Budgam and asked him to refrain from commenting on religion. While expressing his utter surprise at Abdullah’s remarks, Ansari took to the microblogging site X saying, “During the […]
SRINAGAR — The Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Thursday declared March 29 and 30 as working days for all non-teaching staff of the university. The Deputy Registrar of CUK in an order said that pursuant to approval of the competent authority, it is informed that 29th March, 2024 (Friday) and 30th March, 2024 (Saturday) are […]
JAMMU — The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) can be revoked when militancy is completely over in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday, as he highlighted a positive change in the overall security situation in the Union Territory. He was reacting to the statement of Home Minister Amit Shah that […]