SRINAGAR — Baisakhi, marking the beginning of the Sikh New Year, was on Friday celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety in the Kashmir valley, with the devotees thronging different gurudwaras to offer prayers. The main function was held at Gurudwara Chati Patshahi in the Rainawari area of the city, which was attended by a huge […]
JAMMU — More than 85,000 people have been trained as ‘first respondents’ about the fire safety, prevention and precautionary measures by the fire and emergency services department in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. Total 640 schools, 300 hospitals and medical institutes were covered by the department under the department’s awareness programme, they said. […]
JAMMU — At least 40 people, including several children, were injured when a footbridge collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Friday, officials said. The incident took place at Beni Sangam in the Bain village of Chenani block during Baisakhi celebrations, they said. Divisional Commissioner (Jammu) Ramesh Kumar said the bridge collapsed due to […]
SRINAGAR — The management of Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area of Srinagar on Friday said that the authorities have disallowed’Jummat-ul-Vida’ (last Friday of Ramzan) Congregational prayers at the historic mosque. District magistrate and police officials visited Jamia Masjid in the morning today and asked us to lock the gates of the Masjid as administration had […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — Association of Anantnag Journalists (AAJ) in collaboration with Saint Xains International School Anantnag Organised Naat Competition today at Town Hall Anantnag. Students from various schools including Saint Xains International School Anantnag, Whiz kids School Anantnag, Hira Public School, DPS Sangam Anantnag, Howard School Bijbehara, Oxford school Bijibehara, Hanfia Islamia Higher Secondary School […]
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the functioning of the security grid and all security-related aspects in Jammu and Kashmir and conveyed the Narendra Modi government’s unflinching resolve to the policy of zero tolerance against militancy. Shah also reviewed the preparations for a G20 meeting to be held in Srinagar next […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) General Secretary, Surinder Singh Channi on Thursday extended his warm greetings in the occasion of Baisakhi festival. Baisakhi is annually celebrated on April 13 or 14 as it marks the beginning of the new solar year and the harvest season. Channi in a statement said, […]
KISHTWAR — After a long winter halt, the Margan Top road in district Kishtwar has finally been opened officially. The road connects the remote regions of Marwah and Warwan with the rest of Jammu and Kashmir. The road was cleared of snow with the tireless efforts of the Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Projects […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Judicial Academy organized a one day interactive programme on “order/judgment writing, application of the law, sharing best practices and finding solutions to practical problems faced by them in justice delivery” for Civil Judges (Junior Division) of Kashmir Province. The programme that was inaugurated by Chief Justice, High Court of […]
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Thursday attacked the Centre over the reported fall in incomes of the poor and the middle class, with Rahul Gandhi alleging that no matter how much the public is suffering from inflation and unemployment, the “suit-boot” government’s only target is to fill the coffers of “friends”. Gandhi posted a […]