SRINAGAR — Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met a delegation of students who sought his support in ensuring the “safety” of Kashmiri students nationwide. The delegation, including students from several colleges and universities, called on Gandhi at the Srinagar hotel where he stayed the night during his two-day visit […]
LEH — Six people were killed and 22 more injured when a bus skidded off the road and fell into a 200-feet-deep gorge in Ladakh’s Leh district, officials said. The bus, taking staff members of a school to a wedding function, fell into the gorge in the Durbuk area, Leh Deputy Commissioner Santosh Sukhadeve told […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday constituted 8-member committee for the adoption of Model Police Act 2006 in the Union Territory. According to an order, Special Secretary to the Government (RS), Home Department, has been appointed as the Chairman of the committee and Deputy Secretary (S), Home Department as Member […]
SRINAGAR — Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited a famous eatery in the heart of the city here to have dinner and later had ice-cream at a popular parlour, a security official said. Gandhi, along with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and some other party leaders, left Hotel Lalit in […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Election Department has removed over 28,000 defacements within 72 hours following announcement of the assembly elections in the Union Territory, an official said. With the announcement of the assembly elections on August 16, the Election Commission had issued directions for the effective enforcement of provisions of the Model Code […]
JAMMU — A 71-year-old man died on Wednesday allegedly because there was no one to give him CPR at a hospital in Ramban district, an official said. Ghulam Nabi Bhat, who was suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, was rushed to Sub-District Hospital in Banihal by his son Altaf Ahmad, but he was forced to […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Wednesday set up command and control centres in Jammu and Srinagar to check violations of the Model Code of Conduct in force for the upcoming assembly elections, officials said. The centres have been established at the offices of chief electoral officer at the twin capital cities to curb […]
KUPWARA — Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested a Village Level Worker (VLW) in Kukroosa Vilgam area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district for demanding and accepting bribe from a complainant for processing his case for release of final installment under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Scheme. An official said that following a formal complaint against […]
RAJOURI — Security forces on Tuesday evening unearthed an underground hideout of militants set up in dense forests of Sagrawat village in Darhal police station area of Rajouri district. Based on specific information, a team of police from Darhal police station, SoG, Army’s Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF launched a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) […]
SRINAGAR — The Centre has so far deployed nearly 300 companies of paramilitary forces for election duties in the Kashmir valley, officials said on Tuesday. The companies have been deputed in Srinagar, Handwara, Ganderbal, Budgam, Kupwara, Baramulla, Bandipora, Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama, Awantipora, and Kulgam, they said. As many as 298 companies of paramilitary forces, including […]