SRINAGAR — A massive fire broke out in a hotel in Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district early Tuesday, official said. Though no casualties were reported in the blaze, an employee of another nearby hotel was killed when he was allegedly hit by a fire tender that was reversing after the firefighting operation. Officials said […]
SRINAGAR — Shab-e-Qadr, the night of power and blessings, was observed across Kashmir with religious fervour as Muslims thronged mosques and shrines across the Valley for nightlong prayers, officials said on Tuesday. As part of the festivities, Muslims thronged mosques and shrines across the Valley on Monday night for prayers and recitation of the Quran […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday threw open Asia’s largest tulip garden on the banks of Dal Lake here for visitors, and hoped that the tourism sector bounces back from the setbacks of last year. Abdullah was accompanied by his Cabinet colleagues and National Conference MLAs to the Indira Gandhi […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A flight carrying around 80 Indian students, including several from Kashmir along with pilgrims has been delayed at Dubai International Airport following a drone-related security incident, the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) said on Monday. In a statement, JKSA national convenor Nasir Khuehami said the Flydubai flight FZ441, travelling from Armenia […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Around 70 Indian students, the majority of them from Kashmir, along with several pilgrims stranded in Iran amid the ongoing conflict in the region, safely arrived in India on Sunday on a commercial flight, the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) said. In a statement, JKSA expressed gratitude to S Jaishankar, External […]
SRINAGAR — Juma’atul Vida, the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramzan, was observed across Jammu and Kashmir as thousands of devotees thronged mosques and shrines for congregational prayers. The largest gathering for Juma’atul Vida prayers took place at Hazratbal Shrine on the banks of Dal Lake. Officials said an estimated 80,000 people […]
SRINAGAR — A local court on Thursday recalled a non-bailable warrant hours after issuing it against former chief minister Farooq Abdullah in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam case, considering his condition following a murderous attack a day before. Earlier in the day, Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar Tabassum had issued a non-bailable warrant […]
NEW DELHI — Sehar Shabir Shah, daughter of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah, broke down in tears outside the Supreme Court of India on Thursday moments after the court granted him bail in a terror-funding case. The 24-year-old MBA graduate described the decision as the “end of a long wait for justice” after years […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah in a terror funding case, in which he was arrested by the National Investigation Agency on June 4, 2019. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said a detailed order will follow with some stringent bail […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Several political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday condemned the attack on National Conference president Farooq Abdullah during a function in Jammu and called for strict action against those responsible. National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi strongly condemned the incident in which fire was opened on Dr Farooq Abdullah and […]