JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo today formally launched a massive five month long Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign under the Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir. He reaffirmed the UT government’s resolve to combat the drug menace through sustained awareness, rehabilitation and coordination at all administrative levels. The Chief Secretary stated, “Nasha Mukt Jammu […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday defended his recent order of transferring 48 Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officials, saying he knows his limits and would never cross them. Sinha made the remarks at an event in Delhi on a day Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a legislature party […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has claimed that the authorities prevented him from offering Friday prayers by placing him under house arrest. “Another Friday, another house arrest and the authorities’ Jama Masjid phobia continues,” the Mirwaiz said in a post on X. He also hit out at the Waqf Bill which has […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik to cross-examine witnesses in two cases through video conferencing from Tihar Jail. The order came on a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking transfer of the trials in the 1989 case of the kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered the enhancement of pensions under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) and Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS), an official said on Thursday. This move marks the fulfilment of a key commitment made by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the Legislative Assembly on March 7, he said. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant victory for justice, the Hon’ble Court of 3rd Additional Munsif/JMIC Srinagar has convicted Irfan Ahmad Sheikh, resident of Daribal Ganderbal, for the offence under Section 303(2) BNS in case FIR No. 04/2025 of Police Station Nowhatta. On January 18, 2025, when the Awkaf Jamia Committee reported the theft of […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday arrested two individuals for allegedly impersonating law enforcement officers and extorting money from unsuspecting citizens in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. In a swift action, Police station Tral has apprehended two individuals on the complaint of one Mohd Altaf Ganai S/o Mohd Ramzan Ganai […]
PULWAMA [Mudasir Maqbool] — In a significant development for tourism in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district a group of foreign tourists visited the picturesque Sangerwani area of Pulwama for the first time. A total of twelve tourists, including women from Malaysia, explored the unspoiled beauty of this serene location, marking a new milestone in the region’s […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday fulfilled a key budget announcement with the launch of a free bus service for women. The chief minister flagged off the Zero-Ticket Travel Initiative for women from the SKICC. A government spokesperson described the move as a landmark towards gender-inclusive mobility. The launch was […]
SRINAGAR — The strategic Srinagar-Leh National Highway was reopened for traffic on Tuesday after remaining closed for just over a month — a record minimum duration — due to heavy snow accumulation on the Zojila Pass stretch, officials said. This was the shortest winter closure of the Zojila Pass. The pass was thrown open by […]