NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Friday dismissed the bail application of Lok Sabha MP from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla, Engineer Rashid, in a terror funding case. Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh said, “The bail plea dismissed.” Rashid has been lodged in Tihar jail since 2019 after he was arrested by the National […]
SHOPIAN (KIMS) — Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat along with IGP Kashmir V.K. Birdi, DIG South Kashmir Range Javaid Iqbal Matoo and SSP Shopian Anayat Ali Chowdhary visited the remote village of Keller as part of the ongoing Thana Diwas Programme organized by Police Station Keller. Keller, located in a remote area of Shopian, […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said the ban on his Awami Action Committee (AAC) is “harsh and uncalled for” and should be revoked immediately. In his first public address after the Centre imposed a ban on the AAC, the mirwaiz said the “generic allegations” made against the party in the […]
SRINAGAR — Nestled between the Dal lake and the Zabarwan hills, Asia’s largest Tulip garden will open for the public on March 26 to mark the beginning of the tourism season in the Kashmir valley, officials said on Friday. The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden was set up by Ghulam Nabi Azad, the then-chief minister […]
ANANTNAG — Around three dozen families have been rendered homeless after a massive fire gutted over 20 houses in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Friday. The fire broke out in a house in Gajinag area of Kadipora in the south Kashmir district on Thursday, and quickly spread to the adjacent houses, they […]
ANANTNAG — As part of its ongoing crackdown against drug trafficking, the Anantnag Police in Jammu and Kashmir attached properties worth Rs 75 lakhs belonging to two notorious drug peddlers under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. According to an official release, acting under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Thursday reviewed the security situation and the operational preparedness of the force at Police control room Kashmir. The meeting, attended by senior officers, including IGP Kashmir V.K. Birdi, range DIsG and district SSsP, focused on assessing the current security situation including the counter-terrorism measures, crime […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday passed grants of more than Rs 85,430 crore for 13 departments, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah highlighting the economic disparities that the region’s youth faces as compared to others in the country. Of the total grant, the General Administration Department got Rs 594.31 crore, Planning and […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced on Thursday the extension of the power amnesty scheme for domestic consumers but stressed that frequent waivers are unfair to those who pay their bills on time. This marks the third time in the last three years that the J&K government has introduced the power […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today informed the J&K Legislative Assembly that his government has planned to fill 7,253 vacancies—both Gazetted and Non-Gazetted—by the end of the year. He also stated that 11,526 selections have been made across these categories over the past two years. The Chief Minister, who holds charge of the […]