SRINAGAR — In the first non-combatant killing of the year, militants shot dead an ex-serviceman and injured his wife and 13-year-old niece in an attack in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday, officials said here. Details so far indicate that two militants armed with pistols arrived at the residence of Manzoor Ahmad Wagay in Beehi […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar have filed a chargesheet against seven militant associates under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UA(P)A) in the Hon’ble UA(P)A Court, Srinagar. The chargesheet pertains to Case FIR No. 31/2024, registered at Police Station Khanyar, under Sections 13, 18, 20, 23, and 38 of the UA(P) Act, […]
NEW DELHI — Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday said that the Muslims of Kashmir Valley want the Kashmiri Pandits to return, while emphasising that the issue is a humanitarian one and not political. During an interaction with IANS, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq also spoke on several issues, including the long-standing Kashmir conflict and […]
SRINAGAR — An off-duty soldier, who had gone missing on Saturday, has returned home in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Rifleman Abid Bhat had left his home in Chittergul in Anantnag district to report to duty at Rangreth on Saturday. However, he did not report at the camp till Sunday morning, leading […]
SRINAGAR — A soldier returning to duty from home after holidays has gone missing, officials here said on Sunday. Rifleman Abid Bhat had left his home in Chittergul in Anantnag district to report to duty at Rangreth on Saturday, the officials said. They said the soldier did not report at the camp till this morning […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre has allocated Rs 41,000.07 crore to Jammu and Kashmir in the Union Budget for 2025-26, which is almost the same as the revised estimate for the 2024-25 fiscal. Additionally, the Jammu and Kashmir Police — directly controlled by the Union home ministry since the abrogation of Article 370 and the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday arrested a chicken seller in Srinagar district of Kashmir valley for allegedly overcharging customers and using inaccurate weighing machines to deceive them. “Police in Srinagar has taken cognizance after receiving a written complaint against a chicken seller in Nowhatta Chowk for allegedly overcharging customers and using […]
SRINAGAR — Fresh snowfall in higher reaches and rain in the plains ended the prolonged dry spell in the Kashmir valley, with the Meteorological Department forecasting a possibility of more precipitation over the next four days. Intermittent snowfall was reported in the higher reaches of Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara and Sonmarg districts of the valley, officials […]
SRINAGAR — The Director School Education Kashmir, G N Itoo on Friday said that all the teachers should remain available at their respective stations from February 10, 2025 onwards. The Director further said that the teachers need not to formally join in any office at district or zone level on February 10 but should ensure […]
NEW DELHI — President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said there is a conducive environment for development in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. Addressing both Houses of Parliament assembled together in the Lok Sabha chamber, Murmu noted that the Lok Sabha and assembly elections were conducted in a peaceful manner in Jammu […]