SRINAGAR — Kashmir University has placed an Assistant Professor under suspension in connection with the registration of an FIR at Police Station Nigeen, Hazratbal. According to an official order issued by the Deputy Registrar Administration, Dr Altaf Ahmad Ganie, Assistant Professor in the Department of Kashmiri, has been suspended with immediate effect pending inquiry. The […]
SRINAGAR — The first-ever foodgrain freight train of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) reached the Anantnag Goods Terminal here in Kashmir on Sunday, formally integrating the region with the national freight rail network, official said. “The freight rake, carrying approximately 1,384 tonnes of food grains loaded in wagons, was dispatched from Ajitwal Railway Station […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The 40-day-long period of harsh winter known as ‘Chillai Kalan’ began on Sunday, bringing rain and snowfall to the Kashmir Valley and ending the long dry spell. Reports said higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir including Sonamarg, Gulmarg and Peer Ki Gali received light snowfall while rain lashed the plains. According to […]
SRINAGAR — An NIA special court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday issued a non-bailable warrant against Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen chief Mohammad Yousuf Shah alias Syed Salah-ud-din, directing the police to arrest him. The Court of Special Judge designated under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act issued the direction after hearing a case […]
JAMMU — The first foodgrain freight train of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) from Punjab is scheduled to reach the newly developed south Kashmir goods terminal on Sunday, marking a key step in strengthening the region’s supply and logistics network, railway officials said. The FCI’s grain freight train was recently flagged off from Ajitwal […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said all arrangements are in place to tackle heavy snowfall in the Union territory, also expressing hope that the precipitation forecast would help mitigate air pollution and boost winter tourism. The chief minister chaired a review meeting here on Saturday, on winter preparedness in the Jammu […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Saturday said they have registered an FIR against a man for attempting to enter Srinagar International Airport using a forged air ticket. Police said that during routine security checking at the airport’s drop gate, a person identified as Syed Khurshid Ahmad, son of Syed Mohammad Yaseen, a resident of Bugro, […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday condemned the act of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pulling the veil off a woman’s face, describing it as a “grave violation of personal dignity and moral boundaries”. Addressing the Friday congregation at the Jamia Masjid here, Farooq, who is also the chief cleric of Kashmir, said no […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir on Friday said it has filed a chargesheet in FIR No. 08/2025 before the Court of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Beerwah, Budgam, against three persons in connection with a fake Railway recruitment scam. The chargesheet has been filed under Sections 420, 468, 471 […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — Police on Thursday said they secured conviction in a terror-related case registered under FIR No. 289/2020 at Police Station Pulwama in south Kashmir after the accused confessed his involvement before the court through video conferencing. The case was registered on December 1, 2020 under Sections 16, 18, 19 and 20 of the […]