SRINAGAR — Two Army personnel died while four others were injured during a fierce gunfight with militants in a forest in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. The conflict occurred during a cordon and search operation that was initiated by the security forces based on intelligence reports indicating the presence of militants […]
SRINAGAR — A group of 10,000 women from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district created a record Saturday by performing the largest Kashmiri folk dance ever at a cultural festival, the Union Territory administration said. The event, ‘Kashur Riwaaj’ cultural festival, was organised by the Dagger Division of the Army’s Chinar Corps in collaboration with Baramulla […]
SRINAGAR — Tiranga rallies were taken out in several districts of the Kashmir valley on Saturday ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, officials said. As part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, Tiranga rallies were taken out in many districts of the valley which witnessed a huge participation of people, the officials said. The rallies […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday released sketches of four militants spotted in ‘dhoks’ (mud-houses) in Kathua district and announced a cash reward of Rs 20 lakh for credible information on them. In a post on X, J&K Police released sketches of four militants who were last seen in ‘dhoks’ of Malhar, Bani […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday handed over the appointment letter to the wife of a bus driver who was among nine persons killed in a militant attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi. Renu Sharma, the wife of bus driver Vijay Kumar of Reasi, was given a government […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Directorate of School Education, Kashmir (DSEK) on Saturday ordered change in the timing of both government and recognized private schools in Kashmir division. The new school timing shall come in effect from August 12, 2024. According to a communique, “The schools falling within the Municipal limits of Srinagar District shall function […]
JAMMU — Jammu police seized 33 kilograms of heroin worth Rs 33 crore and arrested a suspect on Friday, officials said. “Jammu Police has recovered drugs worth approximately Rs 33 crores from Jammu bus stand area. The Jammu bus stand got information that 2 suspicious men were carrying a heavy bag and were coming to […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday expressed concerns over the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, describing those as “interference in religious matters” and alleged that the government was using Muslims as “polarising agents for electoral purposes”. Addressing the Friday congregation at the historic Jamia Masjid here, he said the introduction […]
SRINAGAR — Scores of enthusiastic youth in Kashmir on Friday came together to promote the importance of voting and express their faith in democracy, by participating in several programmes inaugurated here by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar. Hundreds of youngsters of Kashmir came together with unmatched enthusiasm, promoting the importance of voting and expressing […]
TRAL (KIMS) — Senior leader of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), GM Kantro, widely known as Bin Kantro, today issued a fervent appeal for the urgent upgrading of the Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Tral. Addressing the media, Mr. Kantro stressed the critical need for the establishment of specialized facilities, including a dialysis centre, trauma […]