JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Saturday that the gas turbine at Pampore is going through the process of decommissioning and its over-56-acre land is being utilised to set up the largest utility-scale power plant in the Union Territory. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is also the minister in-charge for power, shared […]
SRINAGAR — At least eight houses were gutted in a blaze in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Saturday, leaving 11 families homeless, officials said. There was no loss of life in the incident, they said.“ Fire broke out this morning in a house in Shaheed Gunj locality. The flames spread to the adjacent houses in […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — In a decisive operation, Anantnag Police, in coordination with the District administration, demolished an illegally constructed house and plinth at Rekha Hassanpora, reclaiming encroached state land. The property belonged to Haroon Rashid Ganie, son of Abdul Rashid Ganie—a known terrorist handler associated with the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Haroon Rashid Ganie, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir government is working for proper rehabilitation of the victims of a major fire that gutted 40 residential houses in Anantnag district, social welfare minister Sakina Itoo assured the legislative assembly here on Saturday. The minister, who led a four-member team of legislators to visit the scene of Thursday’s devastating fire […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Director School Education Kashmir, Dr G.N Itoo today kick started a mega plantation drive across all the schools of Kashmir division by planting seedlings at High School Chowgund Verinag Anantnag during the culmination event of ensuing Grand Enrolment Drive 2025. Speaking on the occasion, he stated that during ongoing special enrolment drive […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday expressed deep sorrow over the devastating fire in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir and urged the administration to assist the affected individuals. A fire broke out in a house in the Gajinag area of Kadipora in the south Kashmir district on Thursday and quickly […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police Chief Nalin Prabhat said on Friday that those involved in narco-terrorism would be dealt with sternly. “Stern action will be taken against those involved in narco-terrorism,” Prabhat, the Director General of Police (DGP) of J-K, told reporters after a public Darbar in Pulwama district in South Kashmir. When asked […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government will provide all possible support to the victims of a devastating fire that gutted 22 houses in Anantnag district, Social Welfare Minister Sakina Itoo said on Friday. Itoo, who also holds the health and medical education portfolio, visited Kadipora to express solidarity with the families affected by the […]
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, […]