SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, has appointed Dr. Mohd Ashraf Ganie as the new Director of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Soura, Srinagar. According to an official order, Dr. Ganie, who currently serves as a Professor in the Department of Endocrinology at SKIMS, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday visited to the Baltal Base Camp in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district to review the security arrangements and facilities for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra. During the visit, the Lieutenant Governor assessed various facilities put in place to ensure the safety […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Tuesday visited the Bohri Kadal area of Srinagar to express solidarity with the fire affected families and also with the management of the historic Bazar Masjid that was turned into ashes in the devastating blaze. Mirwaiz hailed the administration and police role and called for collective efforts […]
SRINAGAR — Former president of the Kashmir Bar Association Mian Qayoom was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the murder of an advocate in 2020, officials said. Babar Qadri, who was also a TV news channel panellist, was shot dead at his residence in the city’s Hawal area in September 2020. “Former Kashmir Bar Association […]
JAMMU — J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday continued raids at the offices of five Patwaris (Revenue Clerks) in Jammu district in connection with a major land scam unearthed recently by the bureau. Officials said that the raids are being carried out in Bhalwal and surrounding areas in Jammu district. “These raids started yesterday and […]
LONDON — Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has left the UK reportedly after reaching a deal with US authorities that will see him plead guilty to criminal charges. Assange, who was charged with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information, would spend no time in US custody as per the conditions finalised in a tentative […]
SRINAGAR — A devastating fire engulfed the Bohri Kadal area of Srinagar, causing extensive damage to the historic Bazar Masjid, two shopping complexes, and more than ten residential houses, officials said. Officials from the Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES), said the blaze, which erupted this afternoon, took F&ES teams four hours of intensive effort to […]
JAMMU — Three more people have been detained for questioning about the militants who carried out the attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on June 9, police on Monday said. Police had on June 19 arrested a man for his alleged involvement in harbouring and helping the militants involved […]
NEW DELHI — Abdul Rashid Sheikh could not take oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha on Monday despite his name being called as he is lodged in jail since 2019 after being charged by the NIA in a militant-funding case. Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, defeated former Jammu and Kashmir chief […]
ADGP Stresses Unified Force Efforts to Tackle Yatra Challenges and Ensure Pilgrim Safety Srinagar: In a significant move to ensure safety and preparedness for the upcoming Yatra, senior officials from various security and disaster response forces conducted a comprehensive briefing and inspection of joint Mountain Rescue Teams (MRTs). The session was led by the Additional […]