SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday met with religious leaders and civil society members here to discuss the situation in West Asia wake following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israel airstrike. “Chief Minister today interacted with religious leaders and members of civil society in […]
SRINAGAR — CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami on Wednesday expressed concern over alleged restrictions on several established media organisations in Kashmir after their social media pages were reportedly taken down. Referring to reports that certain the pages of the news outlets were taken down following coverage of protests in Jammu and Kashmir, Tarigami said it […]
SRINAGAR — Lok Sabha member from Srinagar, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, on Wednesday said he would not be deterred from speaking truth by the police case registered against him. “The people of Srinagar did not elect their MP to recite government-approved condolences. They elected him to speak truth. That mandate does not expire with an […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the cases registered against ruling National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi and former Mayor of Srinagar Junaid Azim Mattu were “egregiously unwarranted” and should be withdrawn immediately. She was reacting to Jammu and Kashmir Police registering cases against Mehdi and Mattu on Tuesday for allegedly […]
SRINAGAR — Strict restrictions remained imposed in many areas of Kashmir for the third consecutive day on Wednesday following massive protests across the valley against the killing of Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, officials said. As a precautionary measure, the government shut educational institutions till Saturday, while mobile internet speed continued to remain throttled. […]
NEW DELHI — The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has set up a control room to assist those affected by the escalating crisis in West Asia. The MEA has said almost one crore Indian citizens live in West Asia and their safety and well-being is of “utmost priority” for New Delhi. As the Iran-US conflict […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of restrictions imposed in the Kashmir Valley, University of Kashmir on Tuesday announced the postponement of examinations scheduled for March 4, 2026 and suspension of academic activities till March 7, 2026. According to an official notification, all examinations scheduled for March 4, 2026 have been postponed. Fresh dates of these […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of restrictions imposed across the Kashmir Valley following massive protests against the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei in joint airstrikes by Israel and the United States, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday extended the closure of all educational institutions in Kashmir till March 7, 2026 […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday slammed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its silence over the US-Israel strikes on Iran, saying the grouping has betrayed the Muslim world. “It is deeply disturbing that the OIC stands as a mute spectator while America and Israel commit blatant aggression against the sovereignty of […]
SRINAGAR — Strict restrictions remained in place across the Kashmir Valley for the second consecutive day on Tuesday following massive protests against the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei in joint airstrikes by the United States and Israel early Sunday. While educational institutions were shut for two days and mobile internet speeds […]