SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An earthquake of Magnitude 3.5 on the Richter Scale hits the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. However, there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to the property. The earthquake, with its epicentre in Pulwama occurred at around 02:36 am at a depth of 15 km, […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims together have a larger role to play than the government for the displaced population’s return to the valley. “I think there is less of a role for the government and more of our Muslim and Pandit brothers together. We are one, we […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday notified the Jammu Kashmir Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM-G] Scheme, 2026, which will come into force across all notified rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir from July 1, 2026. According to a post shared by the Lieutenant Governor on X, the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday said it has filed a chargesheet against seven accused, including six public servants and a contractor, in an alleged corruption and embezzlement case involving government funds meant for developmental works in Kupwara district. According to an ACB statement, the chargesheet was filed before […]
SRINAGAR — Thousands of members of the Shia community in Kashmir took out a Muharram procession on Wednesday here to mark the eighth day of mourning amidst tight security arrangements, officials said. The procession was taken out in a peaceful manner as authorities had made adequate security and other arrangements. However, commuters faced difficulties due […]
SRINAGAR — Heavy rain lashed large parts of Kashmir on Monday, while some areas also witnessed hailstorm, leading to waterlogging in parts of Srinagar, officials said. Several parts of the valley, including Srinagar city, received heavy rainfall during the afternoon, bringing down the daytime temperature by several degrees, they said. Officials said hailstorms were also […]
NEW DELHI — The Union government is set to deploy CISF security personnel to secure five more prisons of Jammu and Kashmir after the two central jails in Jammu and Srinagar. A force spokesperson said on Sunday that “plans are under consideration” for extending the security cover of the paramilitary to the high security prison […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Saturday ordered the reopening of the Naranag tourist destination in Ganderbal district almost 14 months after it was closed following last year’s Pahalgam terror attack. The popular tourist destination in the central Kashmir district also houses the Naranag Temple, an eighth-century temple dedicated to […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district have ordered an inquiry to examine the circumstances leading to an alleged roadside delivery of a patient after being discharged from a hospital, officials said on Saturday. The family of Hafeeza Begum, a resident of north Kashmir’s Chechinar Aloosa area, have alleged that she delivered a […]
SRINAGAR — A doctor was suspended on Saturday after an inquiry into alleged large-scale procedural irregularities at the Anantnag Government Medical College revealed that nearly 50 per cent of his evaluated patients who underwent advanced cardiac surgical procedures did not even require them. The Jammu and Kashmir Health and Medical Education Department revealed fraudulent insurance […]