JAMMU — At least 22 people were killed and 57 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, officials said. The accident took place at the Tungi-Morh in the Chowki Chora belt of the district, the officials said, adding that the bus […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The government on Wednesday reconstituted a 10-member committee to formulate the Electric Vehicle Policy for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the order, the Administrative Secretary of the Power Development Department has been appointed as Chairman, while the Administrative Secretary of the Transport Department has been appointed as Member […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In view of the extreme hot weather conditions, the Higher Education Department (HED) on Thursday ordered Summer vacation in Government Degree Colleges falling in Summer Zone of Jammu division. According to a communique, “The Summer vacation in Government Degree Colleges in Summer Zone of Jammu division shall come into effect from June […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Rouble Nagi Art Foundation proudly announces the opening of a state-of-the-art Computer Training Centre at Tanzeem Ul Madaris Ahle Sunnat Sufi J&K in Guree, Anantnag, South Kashmir. This centre, inaugurated by the Foundation’s founder, social activist, and artist Smt. Rouble Nagi on May 30th, aims to empower the local community through […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Cyber Police Kashmir on Thursday said that they have arrested four persons in two separate cases involving the circulation of ‘obscene content’ and ‘harassment’ on Social Media. “In one case, Sheikh Muqadas Rafiq of Gulab Bagh, Srinagar, was arrested. In the second case, Junaid Hussain of Sonwar, Iflah Mir of Bagh-e-Mehtab, and […]
SRINAGAR — A police FIR has named 16 army men including three Lieutenant Colonels for their involvement in Monday night assault on a police station in border Kupwara district, accusing them of abducting a cop and beating and injuring other cops with rifle butts, kicks and sticks. The army men have been booked for attempt […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Wednesday termed the registration of an FIR against her mother and party president Mehbooba Mufti as an “intimidation”, but said they will not take it lying down. She said such tactics by the administration will not stop the party from speaking truth. Police filed an FIR against Mehbooba […]
ISLAMABAD — A missing Kashmiri poet has been traced to be in the custody of police in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Islamabad High Court was informed on Wednesday, two weeks after he disappeared from Rawalpindi. Ahmad Farhad’s wife had filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) claiming that he had been abducted […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police R R Swain on Wednesday visited the State Investigation Agency (SIA) here, conducting a comprehensive review of its operations and its GPS anklet tracker technology. The DGP also emphasised SIA’s significant role in investigating militant cases and instilling a fear of law enforcement in militants and […]
JAMMU — The Jammu Power Development Corporation Ltd (JPDCL) on Wednesday revoked its power cut decree, announcing a round-the-clock supply of electricity to smart metered areas and up to 20 hours to other areas in Jammu. With Jammu facing extreme heat for the past two weeks, the JPDCL had announced a four-hour cut every day […]