Srinagar (KIMS): Dr. Rizwan Rumi, Regional Head, Line of Control (LoC) Peace Mission has welcomed the discussion between (DGMO’s) Director Generals of Military Operations of India and Pakistan over the established mechanism of hotline contact and agreed to a ceasefire along the LoC and other sectors. Both the countries reviewed the situation along the Line […]
New Delhi: The Delimitation Commission constituted by the Modi government last year to redraw Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the northeastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland is likely to get an extension of another year, ThePrint has learnt. This means assembly polls in […]
Anantnag (KIMS): Two militants were killed in a gunbattle that broke out between Government Forces and Militants at Shalgul Forests in Sirhama area of Bijbehara town in Southern Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. The identification and affiliation of the slain militants is yet to be ascertained. Earlier, Government Forces including Indian Army’s 3RR, CRPF and […]
Pulwama: A leopard was killed by locals after it injured a person in Pathan village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. Locals told that a leopard attacked a local namely Bilal Ahmad in Pathan village after which he was shifted to a hospital for treatment. The locals subsequently attacked and killed the leopard in […]
New Delhi: A Delhi court has framed militancy, sedition and other charges against Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi and her two associates for allegedly waging war against the government of India and conspiring to commit terror acts in the country. The case relates to waging war against the country with support from Pakistan including militancy entities. […]
Srinagar: New York based international press freedom watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called upon the Indian government to drop investigations into the work of three Kashmir-based journalists and allow them to report without “harassment, intimidation, and criminal investigations.” In a statement issued on 22 February, the CPJ called upon the authorities to drop […]
Jammu: Chairman of the J&K United Kisan Front, Mohinder Singh, was arrested here on Monday night for alleged involvement in violence in Delhi on Republic Day. This is the first arrest from Jammu Kashmir in connection with the violence. According to family members, he was called by SP South at Gandhi Nagar police station from […]
New Delhi: Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey will take over the reins of the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps (XV Corps) on March 18. XV Corps is entrusted with the responsibility of handling vigilance along 343 km of the Line of Control (LoC) and hinterland operation in the Kashmir Valley. Lt General DP Pandey is an alumnus […]
Srinagar: A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed before the Jammu & Kashmir High Court challenging the constitutional validity of Section 18 of Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act of 1978 which prescribes the maximum period of preventive detention allowed under the Act (Mustafa MH v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir). The […]
Srinagar, Feb 22: Tenon – India’s leading Integrated Security & Facility Management Service Provider has secured a contract for facility management with Jammu & Kashmir Bank across the Kashmir region. In a statement the company has been already operating the security services in the region of Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir. The statement said […]