SRINAGAR — Dr Kalimullah, the Jamaat-e-Islami-backed independent candidate for the Langate constituency, on Saturday defended the constitutional rights of Kashmiri Muslim women who marry outside their religion. “Such marriages are protected under Indian law, and no one has the right to object,” he said while addressing his first public meeting in the Ananwan village of […]
BUDGAM — The daughter of jailed Sarjan Barkati on Saturday said they had sought support from the Er Rashid-led Awami Ittehad Party but received no assistance to submit her father’s nomination papers for the Langate constituency. Talking to reporters in Beerwah Main town, Sugra expressed her gratitude to the residents of the Beerwah Assembly Constituency […]
PULWAMA — Authorities in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district have ordered an inquiry into the death of a female patient at a private hospital due to alleged medical negligence. Officials stated that the Deputy Commissioner of Pulwama has initiated an official inquiry to investigate the death of Saboora Arshid, daughter of Arshid Hussain Bhat, a resident […]
SRINAGAR — Mutahir Showkat, prominent Kashmiri entrepreneur and founder of Clout Scoop and MutaVerse, has criticized the recent bail release of Engineer Rashid, describing it as a calculated move to influence the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. “Kashmir is a region where emotions often dictate decisions, and political parties have frequently exploited this vulnerability,” […]
NEW DELHI — A group of migrant Kashmiri Pandits held a protest in Delhi on Saturday, reiterating their call to boycott the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and pressing for the enactment of a law to ensure legal recognition of alleged atrocities against the community. The peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar to mark “Martyrs’ […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court on Friday granted bail to one of the civilians accused in the Shopian fake encounter case of 2020, who had turned an approver. Justice Sanjay Dhar granted bail to Bilal Ahmad Lone on the condition that he will furnish a bail bond with a surety […]
SRINAGAR — Separatist Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday alleged that the authorities in Kashmir were taking people into preventive custody ahead of the assembly elections. He also claimed that the authorities placed him under house arrest and did not allow him to attend a “crucial meeting” of an organisation of Islamic clerics […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Ahead of the polling for the first phase of the Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir on September 18, 2024, the University of Kashmir has postponed all exams scheduled for September 17 and 18, 2024. According to a communiqué, “It is notified for the information of all concerned candidates that all University […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Thursday said that the people need to realise that the era of free services in the country is over, and that they would need to pay for everything, be it water or power. Sinha was speaking to India Today on the banks of Dal Lake […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — Hon’ble Justice Tashi Rabstan, Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Patron-in-Chief and Executive Chairman of the J&K Legal Services Authority paid an official visit to Pulwama today. Accompanied by Hon’ble Justice Rajnesh Oswal, Judge of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Administrative Judge for District […]