JAMMU — Mobile Internet services were suspended in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts early Saturday as security forces continued their massive search operation to track down militants behind the recent ambush on two Army vehicles that left five soldiers dead, officials said. The suspension of the mobile Internet services in the twin border […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The General Administration Department (GAD) of Jammu and Kashmir Government has assigned an additional charge of the post of Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, J&K to an Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer, Vijay Kumar. According to an order, “Shri Vijay Kumar, Additional Director General Police (Law & Order), J&K, shall also hold the charge […]
JAMMU — Three men were found dead under suspicious circumstances on Friday near the site of an ambush by militants on two Army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district that left five soldiers dead and two injured the previous day, officials said. The deceased were among the eight people reportedly picked up by the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — After the gap of ten weeks, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir today allowed Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. Thousands of people from across Kashmir valley came to the historic Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta Srinagar to offer the Friday (Congregational) prayers. However, the authorities did not allow Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir […]
JAMMU — In the Rajouri-Poonch sector, approximately 30 militants, suspected to be of Pakistani origin, are reportedly active, according to defense sources. The concerning development suggests that Pakistan is making efforts to revive militancy in this region. Sources indicate that 25-30 Pakistani militants are believed to be hiding in the forested areas of the Rajouri-Poonch […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — At least three soldiers were killed and three others were injured during an anti-militancy operation in Rajouri district of Jammu region. The encounter broke out between joint team of security forces and militants at Dera Ki Gali (DKG) are of Rajouri district on Thursday evening. Earlier, a joint team of security forces […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Higher Education Department of Jammu and Kashmir Government has announced Winter vacation in all Government Degree College’s of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to a communique, “All Government Degree College’s of Kashmir division shall observe Winter vacation from December 27, 2023 to February 14, 2023.“ “All Government Degree […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Sheetal Devi, an armlessPara Archer from Loidhar village in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir will be conferred with prestigious Arjuna Award by President of India Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9, 2024. Sheetal Devi won a record three medals at her maiden Asian Para Games in Hangzhou in […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The 40-day long period of harsh winter known as ‘Chillai Kalan’ begins in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The 40-day long ‘Chillai Kalan starts on December 21, it is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’. On the first day of ‘Chillai Kalan’, the Summer capital of […]
NEW DELHI — On Thursday, X (formerly Twitter) run by Elon Musk faced a major outage globally, including in India, with users complaining that they were not able to see any comments, view any profiles, tweets, and others. According to the outage monitor website DownDetector, over 64 per cent of people reported problems while using […]