SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief preacher of Kashmir on Wednesday said dialogue between India and Pakistan was not only desirable but necessary for lasting peace in the region. Mirwaiz said he signed a letter, coordinated by OP Shah, chairman of the Centre for Peace and Progress, urging the two countries to engage in […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Kashmir on Tuesday announced a two-week summer vacation for all government and private schools in the valley from July 6, amid the ongoing heatwave. “Consequent upon the approval conveyed by the competent authority, it is hereby ordered that all the government and recognised private schools up to higher secondary level functioning […]
SRINAGAR — The wedding season in Kashmir is losing its sheen amid the mutton crisis — a problem that traders in the Valley attribute to an “illegal” levy imposed by Punjab on livestock passing through the state. Weddings in Kashmir are incomplete without Wazwan, a traditional multi-course meat-based meal, acting as the ultimate culinary centrepiece […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday said it has filed chargesheets in two separate corruption cases before the competent Special Courts after completion of investigations and obtaining the requisite prosecution sanctions. According to an ACB statement, in the first case, a chargesheet was filed before the Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said they arrested an alleged inter-district drug smuggler in Anantnag district of South Kashmir and seized 2.613 kilograms of heroin (brown sugar) worth an estimated ₹20 crore in the illicit market. According to a police statement, the recovery was made during routine naka checking at Halmulla, […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Monday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from a hideout in Sopore area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. During a search operation in Warpora area of Sopore, they recovered arms and ammunition, including an AK rifle, a magazine, 30 rounds of ammunition, a Under barrel […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he has taken up the concerns of mutton dealers of Jammu and Kashmir with his Punjab counterpart, Bhagwant Mann, seeking his intervention in ensuring smooth movement of livestock vehicles through the neighbouring state. Abdullah informed Mann that livestock-laden vehicles bound for Jammu & Kashmir were allegedly […]
SRINAGAR — The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Monday filed an over 700-page chargesheet naming banned JKLF chief Yasin Malik as the key accused in the kidnapping and brutal killing of young Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat by terrorists in April 1990. The agency described it as a “historic milestone” in the pursuit of justice […]
SRINAGAR — Police have registered an FIR following clashes between two rival Shia groups in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said on Monday. “Budgam Police has registered an FIR in connection with an incident of scuffle between groups of Shia community at Hardpanzoo. A fair, impartial and evidence-based investigation is underway,” an official X […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday said he was placed under house arrest ahead of his scheduled address at Imam Bara Bemina, where he was invited to deliver a sermon commemorating the sacrifice of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and the martyrs of Karbala. According to a statement, Mirwaiz said he was scheduled to […]