SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday spoke with Pushkar Singh Dhami regarding the assault on a young Kashmiri shawl seller in Uttarakhand and urged him to take strict action against the perpetrators. In a statement, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the Uttarakhand Chief Minister assured him that stringent action, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Manpreet Singh, National Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress, has strongly condemned the assault on an 18-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller in Uttarakhand and demanded immediate and strict action against the culprits. In a statement, Singh said the brutal assault on a young Kashmiri shawl seller was a shameful reminder of the growing […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An 18-year-old Kashmiri boy was brutality assaulted by a group of people in the Vikas Nagar area of Uttarakhand on Wednesday evening while he was selling shawls along with his family. In a statement, the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) said the boy was attacked by a group of fringe elements, […]
SRINAGAR — A high-level avalanche warning has been issued for several vulnerable areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, including the Sonamarg tourist resort, officials said on Wednesday. The advisory comes in the wake of a recent avalanche that struck near the New Truck Yard in Sonamarg at around 10.15 pm on Tuesday. While no […]
SRINAGAR, Farhan Kitab (KIMS) — Renowned social activist Farhan Kitab has congratulated Advocate Saika Rashid on successfully completing her Umrah pilgrimage. In a congratulatory message, Farhan Kitab said that performing Umrah is a spiritually enriching experience and reflects strong faith and devotion. He extended his best wishes to Advocate Saika Rashid, praying for her continued […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea by jailed Lok Sabha MP from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla, Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, challenging the framing of charges against him in a terror funding case. A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain said the appeal by Rashid […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted four weeks to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to respond to a reply filed by separatist leader Yasin Malik to its appeal seeking death penalty for him in a terror funding case, and listed the matter for hearing on April 22. As Malik, who was […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services is grappling with nearly 41 per cent manpower shortage with 1,490 posts vacant against a sanctioned strength of 3,639, an RTI reply has revealed. Of this, 103 posts fell vacant after termination of employees on December 15 last year, following findings of irregularities […]
JAMMU — Dozens of livestock, including sheep and goats, were killed in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar on Wednesday, officials said. The landslide struck near the Hasti bridge when a group of shepherds were crossing the area along with their livestock, the officials said. They said several animals were buried under the debris, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness a fresh spell of rain and snowfall from February 1, while the weather is expected to remain mostly dry till then. According to the Meteorological Department, light rain or snowfall is expected at a few places across […]
