GAZA — A UN training centre in Gaza’s major southern city of Khan Younis was attacked and set on fire, killing at least nine people, a UN official has said. Two tank rounds on Wednesday hit the building that shelters 800 people, killing at least nine people and wounding 75 others, Thomas White, director of […]
SRINAGAR — Cross-border infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir remains a challenge for the forces, but the security situation is under control, Director General of Police R R Swain said on Tuesday. “The security situation is under control. The biggest aspect of the security is law and order, and we think that we have been able […]
SRINAGAR — In an open violation of government advertisement policy 2012 and COTPA-2003, Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) buses in Kashmir can be seen pasted with advertisement of pan masala while the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has shot a letter to the corporation, seeking immediate action against the agency and removal of the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of half-day public holiday announced by the Government ahead of the inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, the University of Kashmir has postponed all the examinations scheduled to be held on Monday. According to a communique, issued by the Assistant Controller of Examinations, University of Kashmir, “All the […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In view of prevailing extreme cold conditions, the Directorate of School Education (DSEJ), Jammu on Sunday extended the Winter vacation for schools upto higher secondary level (12th) till January 27. According to a communique, In view of prevailing extreme cold conditions, all the schools upto 12 class functioning in Summer Zones of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of the consecration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, the Jammu and Kashmir government announced half-day public holiday on Monday (January 22). According to a communique, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), the half-day holiday shall be observed till 2:30 pm on Monday in the Union Territory of […]
JAMMU — Battling with grave shortage of staff to run operations in 650 square kilometers, the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has got a directive from Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha-led administration to identify and meet the shortage in a bid to ensure the work does not suffer, officials said on Saturday. The JDA, which runs its […]
JAMMU — Scores of activists from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) community joined the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Saturday. They joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Udhampur district party chief Arun Gupta and former MLA Balwant Singh Mankotia. The joining witnessed key figures from the Gujjar and Bakerwal […]
JAMMU — Senior Congress leader Bharat Singh Solanki on Saturday said there is “huge support” for the INDIA bloc in the country and exuded confidence that it will win the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. He also said Rahul Gandhi’s Manipur-to-Maharashtra Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra will have an unifying impact on the nation. “People of India […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir has raised the cadre strength of district judges by approving a proposal that supported the recommendations of Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC). The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the Chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved increasing the cadre strength of District Judges (Selection Grade) to 35 […]