BARAMULLA — Two persons died after being buried under a mound of sand during extraction in the Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the duo was extracting sand in Dachanpara, Rafiabad, when the mound […]
SRINAGAR — A Kashmir Pandit activist has been arrested for his alleged involvement in recent terrorist threats against Kashmiri Pandit employees in Jammu and Kashmir. Rakesh Handoo was arrested in Haryana’s Faridabad and charged under the stringent anti-terrorist and cyber-terror charges. In August, panic gripped Kashmir Pandit employees in Kashmir after purported threat letters against […]
PULWAMA — A 70-year old woman was allegedly murdered by unidentified assailants inside her residence in Parigam village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district early Monday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the incident occurred around 5:00 am when the woman’s son had gone to a nearby mosque to […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government informed the Assembly that 22 doctor posts and 144 paramedical and other staff posts are vacant in health institutions across Shopian district, while Kulgam has 27 vacant doctor posts and 222 vacancies among paramedical and other staff. The information, according to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, was […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the preventive detention of an Anantnag resident under the Public Safety Act (PSA), terming the proceedings a “sham exercise” and a “gross abuse of preventive detention jurisdiction” after finding that the District Magistrate had already coordinated jail lodgement with prison authorities before […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess preparations for the inaugural International Film Festival of Jammu & Kashmir (IFFJK) 2026, scheduled to be held from September 7 to 10. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday extended warm greetings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the nation on the 80th Independence Day. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, Abdullah reaffirmed his commitment to democracy, unity, peace and progress and to […]