JAMMU (KIMS) — At least five armymen were killed and another was injured after their vehicle was fired upon by unidentified militants in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The incident took place around 3:00 pm when the Army vehicle was moving between Bhimber Gali and Poonch in the Rajouri sector. The unidentified […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The General Administration Department (GAD) of Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday ordered transfers and postings of four Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officers in the interest of administration. According to an order, Ms. Sumera Shamim, JKAS:2004, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Stamps), Srinagar, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, Industries […]
SRINAGAR — Tulip Garden in Srinagar, which is one of the major tourist attractions in Kashmir, will be closed for general public from tomorrow. An official said that as the Tulip bloom is almost over, the garden will be closed from tomorrow. The garden, which is located at the foothills of the Zabarwan Range, was […]
SRINAGAR — The authorities on Thursday issued avalanche warming to 8 districts of Jammu and Kashmir amid inclement weather conditions. According to a communique, Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority said avalanche with low danger level is likely to occur above 2400 to 3200 metres above sea level in Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban, Baramulla, Kupwara […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan announced on Thursday that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would participate in the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) meeting in India next month. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahrah Baloch announced it at a weekly media briefing here. “Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be leading the Pakistan delegation to the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday lashed out at the BJP after a Gujarat court rejected Rahul Gandhi’s plea in a defamation case, saying it is a “black day” for Indian democracy. She also charged that opposition leaders are being hounded, saying they are either in jails or will be sent to jail. […]
HANDWARA — The intermittent rainfall for the past few days has caused damage to the vital bridge in Lagate area of Handwara, prompting authorities to restrict the public movement as a precautionary measure. An official said that Daand Kadal – a bridge over nallah Mawer that connects more than 20 villages has been closed for […]
SURAT — A court in Gujarat’s Surat city on Thursday rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s application for a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark. The court of additional sessions judge R P Mogera rejected Gandhi’s application filed for a relief pending his appeal against a lower court’s […]
SRINAGAR — An eight-year-old boy was badly mauled when a stray dog attacked him in Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that a stray dog entered Awantipora area and attacked a minor boy and injured him near his home on Tuesday. He has been identified as Harris Khursheed Mir (08) son […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast light to moderate rain at scattered places in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The weather will improve from today as there will be a gradual decrease in precipitation from today onwards. The weather was inclement in the Union Territory during last 24 hours as […]