JAMMU — Over 65,000 pilgrims have secured advance registration for this year’s Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir Himalayas beginning from June 29, officials said on Friday. The registration for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage began on April 15 with a large number of people turning up at designated bank branches here to secure a permit. “Over […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was allegedly barred from offering the congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid here on Friday as he “continued to remain under house arrest”, the managing body of the mosque said. Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid alleged that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been placed under house arrest since May […]
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday wrapped up his brief visit to Kashmir Valley during which he interacted with several delegations, including those from the BJP and local Sikhs, officials said. Shah, who arrived here on Thursday evening, left for New Delhi on Friday morning, they said. Though his visit in the […]
SRINAGAR — Artificial Intelligence-based facial recognition system was installed at the Navyug Tunnel Qazigund on the Srinagar-Jammu highway, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Thursday. This will help to identify and track history sheeters, drug peddlers, absconders and members of banned organisations in the region, it said. “In a significant stride towards bolstering security […]
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday interacted with several delegations, including BJP leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, on the first day of his two-day visit here. Shah, who arrived this evening, is also likely to hold a security review meeting on Friday morning. A Pahari delegation led by Mohammad Younis Khan met […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday invited devotees from India and abroad to the annual Amarnath Yatra which begins on June 29. Sinha urged the devotees to become the messengers of equality, brotherhood, humanity and harmony. “The Amarnath Yatra will start on the 29th of next month. I invite devotees […]
ANANTNAG [Raouf Dar] (KIMS) — India Women’s Cricket Team Captain Harmanpreet Kaur today visited the factory of GR8 Sports India Pvt Ltd. in Anantnag district, a leading manufacturer of Kashmir willow bats and the only ICC-approved brand in Kashmir. Managing Director of GR8 Sports, Fawzul Kabiir welcomed the international Cricketer and emphasized the company’s commitment […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached seven immovable properties in Kashmir belonging to a top militant of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), according to an official statement issued on Thursday. Militant Sartaj Ahmed Mantoo’s properties, including land measuring 19 Marlas and 84 Sq ft at Kisarigam in Pulwama district, were attached on Wednesday […]
SRINAGAR — Former chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Qadir Wani Wednesday said his organisation will participate in assembly elections if the Centre revokes the ban imposed on the outfit in 2019. “We are holding talks with the Centre. We want to get our ban removed and we want to play our role in […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan has been granted bail by a special court in Srinagar in connection with a five-year-old case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The case pertains to an incident of rioting at Srinagar’s Central Jail in 2019, when a group of inmates allegedly set fire to a few barracks and […]