SRINAGAR — Amid unusual and prolonged dry spell in the Kashmir Valley, the Wildlife Department has banned unauthorized entry into the forests and Wildlife Protected Areas. According to a notice, the department has asked people not to make unauthorized entry for any kind of activities in the forests, particularly Wildlife Protected Areas falling under its […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The General Administration Department (GAD), Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday constituted a four member Technical Appraisal Committee (TAC) for the project Selection of System Integrator for Supply Installation with Application/Maintenance of PoS and Auxiliary devices for complete automation of all sale outlets under PDS. According to an order, Mohammad Saleem […]
NEW DELHI — At least two previously unknown incidents of skirmishes between the Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) have come to light with citations for gallantry awards conferred on Indian Army personnel mentioning them. The citations, read out at an investiture ceremony by the Army’s Western Command last week, […]
LAHORE — Pakistan on Wednesday issued a strongly worded condemnation of Iran’s ‘violation of its airspace’, during which Tehran claimed to have targeted two bases belonging to the Jaish al-Adl militant group. It also warned the neighbouring country that such actions can have ‘serious consequences’. Iran on Tuesday launched attacks in Pakistan, targeting what it […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) RR Swain Tuesday said that the police will categorise the narco-dealers like terrorists have been categorised in A, B and C category to launch a decisive battle against narco-terrorists. “Narcotics is a poison. It doesn’t grow here but comes from across. Funds generated from narcotics […]
DUBAI — Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain was on Tuesday banned from all cricket for two years, with six months of that suspended, after he accepted three charges of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board’s Anti-Corruption Code. Hossain, who was charged by the ICC (in its capacity as the Designated Anti-Corruption Official under the ECB Code) in […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — A soldier was killed and another injured in a road accident in Poonch district of Jammu region on Tuesday. Reports said, an Army vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into gorge at Chira Wala Morh in Kasalyan area of the district, resulting in injuries to two soldiers. They said, both the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — While continuing its stringent action against drug peddling and its propagators, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday attached an immovable property of a notorious drug peddler in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The Jammu and Kashmir Police attached property comprising an under construction house on 10 marlas of land bearing survey no […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday hoped for snowfall in Kashmir stating that the snow is a must for power projects to run and the tourism sector to thrive. Addressing a function in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the LG said that dry winter prevails in Kashmir at present. “I pray to […]
JAMMU — The forest fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Balakote and Mendhar areas raged for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, causing several landmines along the Line of Control to explode, officials said. The fire, which broke out in a forest along the LoC in the mountainous area of Poonch district, is spreading, they said. […]