SRINAGAR — A festive spirit reigns in Kashmir ahead of Independence Day with several ‘Tiranga’ rallies being organised and tricolour fluttering proudly from key buildings. The rallies are being taken out in the valley under the Centre’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, officials said. One such rally was carried out by the Central Reserve Police Force […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Srinagar court on Wednesday directed the Chanapora Police to file an FIR against officials of J&K Bank for criminal breach of trust. The order comes in response to an application submitted by the counsel for the applicant Advocate Vaseem Aslam, who alleged the commission of an offence of criminal breach of trust. […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday quashed charge sheets filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah and others in connection with its money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). A single bench order passed by […]
SRINAGAR — A multi-layered security system based on human and technical surveillance has been put in place in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure smooth, peaceful and incident-free 78th Independence Day celebrations, said officials here on Wednesday. An in-depth review of the security blueprint around August 15 was chaired by the Director General of Police (DGP) […]
SRINAGAR — An IAS officer facing contempt of court proceedings before the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh tendered a written apology in the chief judicial magistrate’s court in Ganderbal on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shyambir Singh submitted an affidavit in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Fayaz Ahmad Qureshi, tendering his sincere […]
SRINAGAR — Adequate security arrangements have been made in Kashmir to ensure incident-free Independence Day celebrations, with a multi-tier security set put in place at the venue of the main function here. A full dress rehearsal was held on Tuesday at the Bakshi Stadium where Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, V K Birdi took […]
NEW DELHI — The Election Commission will hold a meeting with Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said. The EC had reviewed the poll preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir last week. Addressing a press conference in Jammu, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had emphasised […]
SRINAGAR [Mudasir Maqbool] (KIMS) — Mutahir Showkat, a longstanding figure in the tech and crypto space from Kashmir, has unveiled his latest venture, MutaVerse, aimed at transforming the way people perceive and interact with the crypto world. This new startup comes in response to the growing concern over the rise in crypto-related scams, particularly in […]
SRINAGAR [Ahmad Ayaz] (KIMS) — Residents of rural Srinagar are facing a severe water crisis, with many still forced to rely on water drawn directly from the River Jhelum due to the lack of a regular drinking water supply. Despite the promises of the ‘HAR GHAR NAL, HAR GHAR JAL’ scheme, areas like Mohalla Gurhanjipora […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday granted two days’ time to Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal Shyambir Singh to decide if he was willing to submit an affidavit of apology to a subordinate court in a criminal contempt case. A division bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Sanjeev Kumar, […]