SRINAGAR — Flight operations at the Srinagar airport were hit on Saturday due to dense fog that engulfed parts of the Kashmir valley, officials said. A thick layer of fog engulfed Kashmir, including Srinagar, in the morning, they said. Poor visibility due to the fog affected operations at the airport and all morning flights were […]
NEW DELHI (KIMS) — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted one more accused in a 2020 narco-terrorism case relating to the seizure of 17 kgs of heroin along with cash in Jammu and Kashmir. Syed Saleem Jahangir Andrabi alias Saleem Andrabi has been charged under relevant sections of the NDPS Act, IPC and UA(P) […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — A Power Development Department (PDD) employee has been arrested for shooting and injuring a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader over parking dispute in Jammu, police said on Friday. “On 03-01-25, an incident was reported at Police Station Bakshi Nagar regarding a shootout at New Plot area over a Parking Issue. Advocate Kanav […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday attached a property in Anantnag district under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in a militancy-related case, officials said. The NIA attached a 19-marla land parcel in Halpora area of Kokernag in the south Kashmir district, they said. The property belongs to Halpora resident Mohammad Akbar Dar. […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to take first hand appraisal of the progress made in installation of solar rooftops under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana in Jammu and Kashmir. Present in the meeting were Principal Secretary, PDD, Principal Secretary, Finance, Commissioner Secretary, Science & Technology, MD JPDCL/KPDCL, CEO, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, today held a detailed inspection of Jawaharlal Lal Nehru Memorial (JLNM) Hospital Rainawari and reviewed the overall status of medical facilities available for the locals there. MLA Zadibal, Tanvir Sadiq and other senior officers of health department accompanied the Minister. […]
SRINAGAR — Normalcy has not been fully restored in Jammu and Kashmir yet as terror attacks continue to take place but the process for establishing peace is underway, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Friday. Abdullah’s remarks came a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Article 370 had sowed the seeds of separatism […]
JAMMU — The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch on Friday to review security and operational preparedness, officials said. He also engaged with trainee IAS officers, discussing topics related to […]
SRINAGAR — Bone-chilling cold continued across Kashmir on Friday as dense fog made pedestrian and traffic movement difficult in the morning in J&K’s Srinagar city. A thick blanket of fog covered Srinagar city and suburban areas as the unabated cold continued. The Meteorological (MeT) Department statement said, “On January 3, generally cloudy weather with Light […]
SHOPIAN (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police along with Division Forest Officer in a joint operation against illegal timber smuggling, seized a huge quantity of illicit forest timber in Keller area of Shopian district of South Kashmir on Thursday. “Acting on a specific information about a consignment of illegally smuggled forest timber in Keller, a […]