JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday passed Demands for Grants amounting to Rs 231.53 crore for security-related expenditure (SRE). The grants were introduced in the House by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and passed by a voice vote. These grants included demand number two (SRE part) for 2025-26 amounting to Rs 162.21 crore […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a plea filed by J&K MP Engineer Rashid seeking custody parole to attend the ongoing Budget Session proceedings. The second half of the Budget Session began on March 10 and will conclude on April 4. Engineer Rashid, who won the Lok Sabha […]
UNITED NATIONS — India slammed Pakistan at the UN, saying the country continues to illegally occupy the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which it must vacate. These remarks were made on Monday by India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish during remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Advancing Adaptability in […]
SRINAGAR — At least eight houses were damaged in a fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla town, officials said on Tuesday. The fire broke out in one of the houses in the congested residential area of Jalal Sahib in the Old Baramulla town on Monday night and quickly spread to the adjoining houses, the officials […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said it would put on hold a general administration department order for verifying beneficiaries under the public distribution system. Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Satesh Sharma made the announcement in response to supplementary questions from multiple members in the assembly. “We will suspend the […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — While continuing its efforts to curb unlawful activities and dismantle the terror ecosystem, Pulwama Police conducted searches at multiple locations across the district in connection with the investigation of proscribed organization Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir. The searches were carried out in connection with Case FIR No. 08/2024 under UAPA registered at Police […]
SHOPIAN (KIMS) — Police on Monday conducted searches at two locations in Shopian in connection with a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) related to the banned organization Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir. The searches were carried out at the residences of Mohd Amin Parrey, son of Gh Nabi Parrey, resident of Kundalan, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Cyber Police Srinagar has initiated legal action against the misuse of social media platforms for glorifying terrorism, radicalizing youth, and spreading anti-national propaganda online. During cyber surveillance and patrolling, 08 individuals operating adverse social media handles were identified for posting content that promoted terrorism and extremist ideologies. Following the investigations, all 08 […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — In a significant counter-terrorism operation, a joint team of Special Operations Group (SOG) Anantnag, 19 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), and CRPF successfully busted a terrorist hideout in the higher reaches of Sanglan forest, under the jurisdiction of Police Station Uttersoo. Based on specific intelligence inputs, security forces conducted a thorough search operation in […]
JAMMU — Over three lakh ‘pucca’ houses were constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in the past two years in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Javid Ahmad Dar said on Monday. In a written reply to a starred question by BJP’s Balwant Singh Mankotia in the assembly, the […]