SRINAGAR — The historic Bazar Masjid, having a huge religious significance, despite being reduced to ashes in the massive blaze earlier this week, has yet again witnessed a huge rush of the devotees, who offered the mandatory Friday congregational prayers at the Masjid. Amidst the scorching heat, the absence of roof, windows, doors and other […]
SRINAGAR/JAMMU — The first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra reached the Kashmir valley on Friday amid stringent security arrangements, officials said. After their arrival in Srinagar, senior officials in police and civil administration, and local people welcomed the 4,603 pilgrims at the Navyug tunnel in Qazigund area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday flagged off the first batch of pilgrims embarking on the Amarnath Yatra from here to start this year’s 52-day-long pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine. Amid the chanting of religious hymns, a batch of 4,603 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in two […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday attached immovable properties worth one crore rupees of five Pakistan based militant handlers in Baramulla district of North Kashmir. “After obtaining attachment order passed by Hon’ble Court Baramulla 9 Kanals of land worth one crore rupees belonging to five militant handlers based in Pakistan were attached […]
ANANTNAG [Raouf Dar] (KIMS) — In preparation for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, Anantnag Police, in collaboration with other security forces, conducted comprehensive mock drills today at various locations across Anantnag district, including Pahalgam, the National Highway, Anantnag town, and base camps. The drills aimed to assess the preparedness and coordination between various agencies responsible for […]
SRINAGAR — At least six residential buildings in the city’s Rainawari locality have developed cracks and suffered damage due to suspected land subsidence, prompting the administration to vacate the homes and form an expert committee to ascertain the details and suggest remedial measures, officials said on Wednesday. Some homes in the Khwajapora Surteng area of […]
JAMMU — A special court here remanded the former president of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association’s Srinagar wing in police custody till July 1 in the murder case of a fellow advocate in 2020. Mian Abdul Qayoom was arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder conspiracy of Babar Qadri on Tuesday. […]
ANANTNAG [Sheikh Nadeem] (KIMS) — On the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, students from the Scholars Scientific Institute in the Mominabad area of Anantnag district organized a rally on Wednesday to protest against drug abuse. The rally started at the school in Mominabad and concluded at the bypass in the Ashajipora area […]
SRINAGAR — Hours after former Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association president Mian Abdul Qayoom’s arrest, authorities on Tuesday banned the polls to the lawyers’ body on the ground that it is not registered with the competent authority and on apprehensions of breach of peace. The order banning the election was issued by the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, has appointed Dr. Mohd Ashraf Ganie as the new Director of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Soura, Srinagar. According to an official order, Dr. Ganie, who currently serves as a Professor in the Department of Endocrinology at SKIMS, […]