SRINAGAR — Many non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits expressed anguish on Saturday, claiming that their names were not in the voters’ list, and termed it an “unfortunate” incident with a group that remained in the Kashmir region despite the turbulent militancy-period of the 1990s. The matter pertained to a polling station set up at the Government Higher […]
NEW DELHI — Encouraged by the voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission will “very soon” initiate the process of holding assembly polls in the Union Territory, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday. He also told PTI Videos that the people of Jammu and Kashmir deserve […]
BIJBEHARA — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday staged a protest outside a police station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, where polling is underway in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, against alleged detention of her party workers and polling agents. She also claimed that outgoing calls on her mobile number have been […]
SRINAGAR — Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, Mehbooba Mufti sat on a dharna on Saturday alleging that her party workers had been arrested to prevent their participation in the voting process. Mehbooba Mufti blocked the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Bijbehara area after she sat on a […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Kashmir issued an advisory on Friday amid soaring temperatures in the Valley, with Srinagar recording its hottest May day in 13 years. The maximum temperature in Srinagar on Thursday was recorded at 32.2 degrees Celsius — the same as on May 25, 2013. On May 20, 2011, Srinagar had recorded a […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday apprehended and arrested Inspector Azim Iqbal, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Pantha Chowk, Srinagar for demanding bribe. A top officer told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com that ACB acted on a complaint and set a trap to catch Inspector Azim Iqbal in the act […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Friday advised people, especially vulnerable individuals, to avoid heat exposure and stay hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids and water. This advice comes as a heat wave is expected to persist in both the Jammu and Kashmir divisions for the next five days. The Meteorological Department (MeT) […]
BUDGAM — The authorities have asked the owners of “illegal” tea vendros in Doodpathri tourist resort in central Kashmir’s Budgam district to vacate the space they have occupied within 10 days or face action. The order has been issued by Doodpathri Development Authority, asking roadside tea vendors to vacated spaces they have occupied “illegally”. Chief […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Thursday predicted predominantly dry weather conditions in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir through the end of this month. “The weather is expected to remain generally dry with the possibility of thundershower activity at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir from May 23-28,” an official of […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday said reports claiming that ACB Srinagar has filed an “instant” FIR against him and his kin in the land allotment case of his residence in Nigeen by the custodian department is an attempt to malign his image. In a statement, issued to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, […]