SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said two foreign militants, who have possibly infiltrated from north Kashmir’s Bandipora area, were involved in an attack that left seven people dead in Ganderbal district a day before. A doctor and six labourers were killed when militants struck a tunnel-construction site on the […]
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — At a recent meeting held at the International Human Rights Organization (IHRO) headquarters in Delhi, chaired by Dr. Nem Singh Premi ji and coordinated by Mr. Altaf Bhat ji, the disparity in tourism promotion between Dal Lake and Wular Lake was a key topic of discussion. Wular Lake, which holds […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — J&K Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint wherein it was alleged Ruman Qayoom, Patwari Halqa Mujagund is demanding ₹01 lakh as bribe against Registration Stamp duty required for registration of the of the land measuring 02 kanals purchased by the complainant and issuance of revenue extracts thereof. The complaint after negotiations […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Newly sworn-in Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, along with 85 others today took oath as members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Pro-tem Speaker, Mubarik Gul, administered oath to the elected members of the J&K Legislative Assembly. The Chief Minister was the first to take the oath followed by his council of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, today visited Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, to inquire about the condition of civilians injured in the recent Gagangir attack. During the visit, the Chief Minister was briefed by Director SKIMS, Prof. M. Ashraf Ganie, along with a team of senior doctors, on […]
SRINAGAR — The J&K and Ladakh High Court on Monday admitted a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the powers of the UT’s Lt Governor to nominate 5 members to the Assembly. A special bench was constituted to hear the PIL by Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan. It comprises Justices Sanjeev Kumar and Rajesh Sekhri. The matter […]
BUDGAM (KIMS) — Minister for Education, Social Welfare, Health & Medical Education, Sakina Itoo and Minister for RDD and Agriculture, Javid Ahmad Dar today visited Naidgam Budgam to condole the demise of Dr Shahnawaz, who had been killed in a militant attack at Gagangir in Ganderbal on Sunday evening. They strongly condemned the killing of […]
GANDERBAL — A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team arrived on Monday noon at a construction site in Ganderbal district’s Gagangir where militants gunned down a doctor and six labourers. The NIA team is being led by a Superintendent of Police rank officer from the agency’s regional branch in the Union Territory, said sources. A doctor […]
BUDGAM — The son of Dr Shahnawaz Dar, one of the seven people killed in the Gagangir militant attack, on Monday expressed sadness over his father’s death and said that his father had wanted him to become a doctor, but his death has shattered his dream. He added that after his father’s death, he had […]
SRINAGAR — Just two weeks ago, the house echoed with laughter as hundreds gathered for his daughter’s wedding. On Monday, cries of anger and anguish rang through Dr Shahnawaz’s Budgam residence and the streets around it, the celebration so quickly giving way to mourning. Slogans of ‘Naara-e-Takbeer, Allahu Akbar’ (Allah is the greatest) were heard […]