SRINAGAR — Schools in Kashmir reopened on Monday, 20 days after they were closed due to a heatwave followed by heavy rain. Dressed in uniforms, the students made their way to schools early in the morning. The schools were closed on July 6 for 13 days as the valley was reeling under an unusually hot […]
JAMMU — A 51-mm mortar shell was found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday, and later destroyed in a controlled explosion by the bomb disposal squad, officials said. The mortar shell was found lying in an open field by farmers in Kayan village in Rajdhani area around 4 pm, officials said. On getting […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday announced that the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra has crossed the significant milestone of four lakh pilgrims, with more than 4.14 lakh devotees having received darshan at the holy cave shrine. In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor attributed the achievement to […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader and MLA Pulwama Waheed Para on Sunday accused the Centre of adopting double standards amid crackdown in Kashmir after a policeman’s killing, saying that compassion showed to protesting students at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar was being denied to the Kashmiri youths. The young leader from Pulwama was referring to mass clampdown on […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch has filed a chargesheet against three accused in a fake job racket case, a spokesperson of the agency said on Sunday. The chargesheet has been filed against Ghulam Mohd Sheikh alais Gulzar, Mohammad Yousuf Wani and Mohammad Abdullah Mir. “The EOW Kashmir has […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a chargesheet against a former Patwari and an ex-Lumberdar before the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, in connection with an alleged bribery case linked to the issuance of revenue reports and No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for building permission applications. The chargesheet has been filed […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday attached two immovable properties worth approximately ₹1.35 crore belonging to alleged drug peddlers in Srinagar under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. According to a police statement, the action was taken by Srinagar Police as part of the ongoing Nasha Mukt […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday welcomed the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, calling it a victory for the youth of the country. “I think it’s a victory for the youth of India. The youth who stood there for so many days, hungry and thirsty, and they absolutely did […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Amarnath Yatra will continue through the Baltal route, while the Pahalgam route will remain temporarily closed to facilitate urgent repair and maintenance works following recent rainfall, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg said on Saturday. The Divisional Commissioner said the recent spell of rain has damaged sections of the Pahalgam route, necessitating […]
SRINAGAR — Intermittent rains lashed widespread parts of Kashmir for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday, even as the flood threat has eased as the levels in most water bodies were decreasing, officials said. Most parts of the valley received rainfall for the fifth consecutive day, with intermittent rains in Srinagar and elsewhere when the […]