SRINAGAR — Minister of School & Higher Education, Health & Medical Education and Social Welfare, Government of J&K, Sakina Itoo Thursday said that winter vacations in Kashmir schools will be announced soon. “Winter vacations are a routine matter, but this winter we have reverted back to November academic session. It is also evident that the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — While continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Jammu and Kashmir Police have seized two vehicles acquired through proceeds of illegal narcotics trade of a drug peddler in Srinagar on Thursday. “Two vehicles — Corolla bearing Registration Number DL4CNE6086 and BMW bearing Registration Number JK01AF-0047 of accused […]
JAMMU — In a significant achievement, the Jammu Police, under a special Operation “Re-Connect,” successfully recovered 50 lost smartphones, valued at over 15 lakh rupees, in the past six months. Recognizing the personal and emotional connection citizens have with their mobile devices, the Jammu South Police worked passionately to return these smartphones to their rightful […]
KUPWARA — Seven years ago, the then dispensation led by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had announced developing the 148-year-old ancestral house of Moulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri at Warnow Lolab as a heritage site but nothing has been done so far in this regard. An official communiqué under Order No 944 by the Education Department was […]
JAMMU — A government official was suspended in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua on Wednesday for his alleged failure to stop illegal mining, as Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary inspected various offices in the district and warned stern action against underperforming officials. District Mineral Officer, Kathua, Naveen Kumar was placed under suspension, pending an inquiry into […]
JAMMU — Authorities on Wednesday prohibited the sale, possession and consumption of liquor and non-vegetarian food in Katra, the base camp for pilgrims visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said. The prohibition will be enforced on the 12-kilometre track from Katra to the holy cave on the Trikuta hill […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In order to fight against anti-national elements and to curb terror related activities in Doda district, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have detained a hard core Over Ground Worker (OGW) in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday under the Public Safety Act (PSA). The detained OGW has been identified as […]
JAMMU — Three people, including an ex-serviceman and a suspended government school teacher, were arrested for their alleged involvement in several cases of cheating in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, an official of the Crime Branch said. Ex-serviceman Saroop Lal of Bari Brahmana and suspended teacher Jameel Anjum of Jammu were habitual offenders, named in […]
SRINAGAR — Illegal extraction of mining materials, including sand, bajri, and boulders, continues in the Lidder river of Anantnag, despite a ban imposed by the J&K High Court. While talking to Srinagar-based news gathering agency Kashmir Dot com, residents from areas such as Aakura, Nambal, Sakdas, and Ganeshpora allege that the mining activities persist with […]
SRINAGAR — A Territorial Army (TA) Soldier was shot at by the militants at Sofigund Aripal area of Tral hamlet in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday evening. A police officer told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the militants opened fire upon a TA soldier outside his residence at Sofigund Aripal. In the […]