PULWAMA — A 23-year-old youth has gone missing from his home in Karimabad area in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Suhail Ahmad Bhat son of Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat, as per his family members, went missing on June 8, and since then his whereabouts are unknown despite their efforts to locate him. “He was with us on […]
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Additional COVID-19 relaxations announced in eight J&K districts
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday announced additional relaxations in Covid-19 restrictions in eight districts of Union Territory. The additional relaxations in Covid-19 measures have been announced in Poonch, Reasi, Ramban and Doda districts in Jammu division and Shopian, Kulgam, Ganderbal, and Bandipora districts in Kashmir division. According to an order […]
Private hospital fined for not adhering to COVID-19 SoPs in Srinagar: Officials
Say surprise inspection drive to intensify across city, violators to be dealt with sternly SRINAGAR — A private hospital on Sunday was imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 by District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Srinagar after the hospital was found violating the Covid-19 SoPs and protocols during a surprise visit. An official told that, on […]
Preserve data of Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra’s emails to Pakistan-based militant groups: J&K Police to Google
SRINAGAR — The US authorities and Google have been approached by the Jammu and Kashmir Police to share email contents exchanged by Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, a close aide of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, with Pakistan-based secessionist leaders and militants, a charge sheet filed by the union territory police has said. The charge sheet said there is […]
Army faces stiff opposition to its decision to charge property tax, oppose AIIMS construction in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — The army is facing stiff opposition to its decision to charge property tax from residents living in the vicinity of its 15 Corps headquarters in Srinagar and its objection to the construction of Kashmir’s maiden All India Institute of Medical Sciences in adjoining Pulwama district. The AIIMS campus is coming up close to […]
Day after electrocution, PDD daily wager from Kulgam succumbs at SMHS hospital
KULGAM — A daily wager employee of Power Development Department (PDD), who was electrocuted on Saturday afternoon in Chawalgam area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam, succumbed to his injuries at SMHS Srinagar on Sunday, an official said. An official told that a PDD daily wager Sartaj Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Sheikh of Hanand, Chawalgam […]
Stick to party’s official stance on Article 370 as articulated in August 6 resolution of the CWC: Congress after Digvijay Singh’s remarks
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Saturday asked its leaders to follow the party’s stance on the issue of abrogation of Article 370 as articulated in the August 6, 2019 resolution of the CWC, after its leader Digvijay Singh’s remarks sparked a row. “The decision of revoking Article 370 and reducing the statehood of J&K […]
J&K govt defers ‘darbar move’ to Srinagar, focuses on e-office project
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to defer the traditional biannual ‘darbar move’ to Srinagar and has instead implemented the e-office project of digitalising the UT’s civil secretariat. “Every year the capital of the Jammu and Kashmir is shifted to Jammu during winter and to Srinagar during the summer. All the files […]
Violence in Kashmir not an answer, killings must stop: Dr Rizwan
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Dr Rizwan Rumi, executive member South Asian Center for Peace Democracy and Development has strongly condemned the attack in Sopore in which four people lost their lives. Dr Rizwan while quoting to Kashmir Independent Media Service – KIMS said, “Violence in Kashmir is not an answer, killings must stop”. He further said […]
Sopore attack condemnable, LJP VP Sahil Bashir Bhat
SRINAGAR — Er. Sahil Bashir Bhat Vice President and Official Spokesperson of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) termed the attack in Sopore as an inhuman act. Er. Sahil Bashir Bhat said, “Violence is not a solution but a gigantic impediment that spreads hatred. In any of its manifestations, violent extremism is unacceptable in a civilized society, […]









