SRINAGAR — Twelve-year-old Ayaan Sajad from Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district was on Thursday awarded the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024 by President Droupadi Murmu for his extraordinary accomplishments in the fields of art and culture. The Bal Puraskar is the highest award given to children for extraordinary accomplishments in social service, innovation, […]
SRINAGAR — As night temperatures continued to remain several notches below the freezing point in Kashmir, the famous Dal Lake froze solid at the top on Thursday. The minimum temperature was minus 7 degrees Celsius in Srinagar while it was minus 6 and minus 8.6 in Gulmarg and Pahalgam respectively. Jammu city had 6.6, Katra […]
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — RED DROP, a unit of blood donors under the aegis of KASHMIR CONCERN (Regd. NGO), successfully organized a blood donation camp at the Kawa Institute, Khanyar, in collaboration with the Blood Bank of SMHS Hospital. The camp witnessed an overwhelming response from donors across the valley, despite the chilly Chillai […]
JAMMU — Body of a 30-year-old man has been found in Mendhar area of Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. They told GNS that the body of Mohammad Javed resident of Mankote, was found beneath a nallah (rivulet) in Mendhar. A police party reached the spot and later shifted the body to SDH Mendhar for […]
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — The Shah Re Khass Traders and Chambers extend a warm welcome to Mr. Amitava Chatterjee as the newly appointed CEO and Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd. As a key figure in the banking industry, we hold high hopes and expectations that your expertise and strategic vision will drive […]
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — In a heartwarming initiative aimed at supporting the underprivileged during the harsh winter months, the Smile Foundation team, led by Chairperson Masrat Bano and President Sajjad Sholla, along with Tawheed Ahmad and media personality Lateef Sahab, visited Gardgopal Pattan to distribute essential winter kits to poor families. As temperatures plummet, […]
JAMMU — The Railways has successfully conducted a trial run of a tower wagon on India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge, the Anji Khad Bridge, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, paving the way for the start of rail services to Kashmir in January next year. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared a video clip of […]
JAMMU — Several people were detained by police during a protest in Katra, the base camp of the Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir, as demands to shelve the proposed ropeway project intensified with the town observing a 72-hour shutdown from Wednesday. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti called for the bandh […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In its tireless efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police have arrested nine drug peddlers in various districts of Kashmir valley and recovered contraband/psychotropic substances from their possession. In Srinagar, a Police party of PS Nowhatta, during routine naka checking at Ganj Baksh Park, apprehended two drug peddlers […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today conducted surprise inspections of premier Health Institutions in Srinagar to gain firsthand knowledge of the facilities and services being provided to patients and their attendants. Chief Minister visited the Bone & Joint Hospital, Barzulla, one of the region’s top Orthopaedic healthcare facilities. During his inspection, he toured […]