PULWAMA [Mudasir Maqbool] (KIMS) — A Grievance Redressal Camp organised by National Commission for protection of child rights supported by District administration pulwama at Circuit house in South kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Dr. Divya Gupta, a member of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, emphasized the urgent need for improved facilities for […]
JAMMU — The Annual Amarnath Yatra 2024 is set to break all previous records as over one lakh devotees performed the ongoing Yatra in five days as another batch of 5,696 pilgrims left for Kashmir on Thursday. Officials of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), which manages the affairs of the Yatra, said over one […]
SRINAGAR — A notice has been issued to newly elected MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid who is in jail in a militant funding case, over a significant disparity in his election expenditure report for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. The election authority has asked for a response […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir is currently under the grip of a heat wave with day temperatures at various places soaring to record-high, even as some respite is likely ahead this week, officials said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Srinagar city, at 34.6 degrees Celsius, was hotter than Kolkata, which registered a maximum temperature of 31 degrees Celsius. […]
NEW DELHI — India’s federally administered region of Jammu and Kashmir did not receive any bids in a second attempt to auction mining rights for lithium reserves found last year, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The government in February 2023 found its first lithium deposits in Jammu and Kashmir with […]
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that the fight against militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is in its last stage, and a multi-pronged strategy has been adopted to destroy the remaining militant network. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the prime minister emphasised that militant incidents have declined in the Union Territory […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — A 6-year-old girl was injured after being hit by a vehicle in Murran village of Pulwama district on Wednesday. Reports said, a 6-year-old girl identified as Aisha Jan, daughter of Mohd Ashraf Wani, resident of Mitrigam, was injured after being hit by an i20 Sports vehicle bearing Registration Number JK13C 5907 at […]
JAMMU — A 17-year-old boy drowned in the Ranbir canal on the outskirts of Jammu city on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred near the Babe Talah area of Kanachak. Akash Choudhary drowned in the Ranbir canal in the evening. Police, locals and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) promptly launched a search and rescue […]
SRINAGAR — Over 74,000 pilgrims had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave shrine of Amarnath during the last four days while another batch of 5,725 Yatris left for Kashmir on Wednesday. “Another batch of 5,725 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas today morning in two escorted convoys for the Valley. Of these, 2514 Yatris left in […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of the increased footfall of locals and tourists in Gulmarg, a popular tourist destination in Kashmir, authorities have advised private and government schools in the Kashmir Division to plan their excursions on weekdays instead of weekends (Saturday or Sunday) for their own convenience and that of local authorities. According to […]