SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (PCC) has directed the deputy commissioner of Pulwama to stop contractors from carrying out mining activity in two blocks of Rambiara stream for violating the guidelines set by it while granting the consent for mining to them, officials on Tuesday said. In separate orders issued the […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Tuesday granted transit remand of an alleged member of Lashkar-e-Taiba module to the Jammu and Kashmir Police. Riyaz Ahmad Rather from J&K’s Kupwara district, a retired army man who allegedly played an instrumental role in receiving arms and ammunition from across the Line of Control (LoC), was arrested […]
NEW DELHI — Former Indian Army man, retired since January 31 last year, was nabbed by Delhi Police for his alleged involvement as an active member of Lashkar-e-Taiba module operating in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. Accused of conspiring with fellow members, the wanted alleged militant identified as Riyaz Ahmad Rather, a resident of district Kupwara, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Home Department of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday posted Mr. Rajiv Omprakash Pande as Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Central Kashmir. According to an order, Mr. Rajiv Omprakash Pande, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer has been posted as DIG, Central Kashmir Range upon his repatriation to the Union Territory of Jammu […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A man has been arrested for killing his brother in Baramulla district of North Kashmir on Tuesday. The incident happened on Monday in Wadoora village of the district, when the scuffle broke out between two brothers. During scuffle, a youth namely Abid Ahmad Bhat was seriously injured after being hit by his […]
PULWAMA — A youth from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has secured a position as a pilot in Air India. Raja Shahzaib Raza from Panner Jagir, Tral, is the first pilot from his area. Speaking to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, his father Raja Ishtiyaq Hussian, a retired Executive Engineer, shared the journey of his […]
SRINAGAR — Qul Fruitwall (Qul), the Kashmir-based horticultural startup, becomes the first private sector enterprise to receive global institutional capital in Jammu and Kashmir. Incofin, a Belgium-based impact investor — along with Fiedlin, an Indian growth capital platform for small and medium enterprise, have invested Rs 60 crore in Qul which serves 5,000 farmers and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Mr. Manoj Sinha on Monday appointed registrar and various other positions in the University of Kashmir. Sinha, who is also the Chancellor of the University appointed Dr. Naseer Iqbal as the Registrar of the University. Besides Registrar, Sinha also appointed Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Loan as […]
SRINAGAR — A four-year-old girl died while four others were injured in a road accident at Donipora, Sangam area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. An official said that an accident took place at Donipora old NHW between vehicle (Thar) bearing registration number JK05-8889 and a truck bearing registration JK22-9011 resulting in […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The holiday on the occasion of Shab-i-Miraj shall be observed on Thursday in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to an order, the Government has decided to observe the holiday on the occasion of Shab-i-Miraj on (Thursday) February 8, 2024 instead of Wednesday February 7, 2024 in the Union Territory […]