SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Two weeks after declaring two factions of Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference as Unlawful Associations, the Government of India (GoI) on Tuesday declared Jammu and Kashmir National Front (JKNF) as an ‘Unlawful Association’. Jammu and Kashmir National Front (JKNF) led by Nayeem Ahmad Khan, a Kashmiri separatist leader was declared as an […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday assigned the charge of the post of Director Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura to Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah. Shah, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who is also holding the post of Administrative Secretary in Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department […]
SRINAGAR — A minor girl was mauled to death by a leopard at Khansahib area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. A 9-year-old girl namely Rabiya Nisar was attacked by a leopard near her residence at Samsan village in Khansahib area of Budgam district. Soon after the incident, she was immediately rushed to hospital […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Friday authorised all states and Union Territories to take action against three banned Jammu and Kashmir-based groups under the UAPA. The three groups are the Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Sumji faction), Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Bhat faction) and Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu and Kashmir. In three identical notifications, the […]
SRINAGAR — The ability of the enemy to inflict harm in Jammu and Kashmir is limited, but it works on the sense of fear to create insecurity among people, the Union Territory’s police chief R R Swain said here on Friday. “I have said from the beginning that the ability of the adversary to cause […]
NEW DELHI — Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari announced on Friday that an allocation of Rs 2,093.92 crore has been approved for widening two highways and a ropeway project in Jammu and Kashmir. The minister said an outlay of Rs 1404.94 crore has been approved for the widening and strengthening of […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in Srinagar to unveil a slew of development projects worth more than Rs 6,400 crore and address a public meeting, officials said. This is Modi’s first visit to the Kashmir valley after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. The prime minister landed at the […]
SRINAGAR — The people of Kashmir Valley are expecting gifts of peace, prosperity and much more from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is arriving here on Thursday. People from far and near are reaching Srinagar and the otherwise sleepy winter city has come to life on Thursday with the first light of the day despite […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Ahead of Prime Minister of India’s visit to Srinagar on Thursday, the authorities have declared Srinagar city as ‘Temporary Red Zone’ for operating drones and quadcopters. Jammu and Kashmir Police said, “The Srinagar city has been declared as ‘Temporary Red Zone’ for the operation of drones and quadcopters under Rule 24(2) of […]
SRINAGAR — A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment in the February 2022 acid attack case and also imposed a fine of Rs 40 lakh on him, describing the offence as “brutal and inhuman”. “The court awarded life imprisonment to the convict while terming the case a brutal and inhuman act. […]