JAMMU — A police constable has been dismissed from service in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district for remaining absent from duty for more than two-and-a-half years without obtaining requisite authorisation, police said on Saturday. Kathua Senior Superintendent of Police Mohita Sharma has ordered dismissal of Selection Grade Constable Bachan Sharma, a resident of Dhaloti village […]
JAMMU — The 10th batch of 9,182 pilgrims, including 2,435 women, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday to pay obeisance at the holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The pilgrims also included 256 sadhus, 46 sadhvis and 31 children. They left for the twin base camps of Nunwan-Pahalgam […]
JAMMU — Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall inundated the Ari area of Mendhar sub-division in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday, damaging several houses and leaving dozens of people stranded, officials said. Police personnel launched a rescue operation and safely evacuated at least 25 people as floodwaters entered the area, they said. Locals […]
JAMMU — Six children and a woman of a family were hospitalised after allegedly consuming poisonous wild mushrooms in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Friday. The incident took place in Gadyog village near Kotranka subdivision on Thursday evening, they said. According to officials, the seven members of the family developed symptoms of […]
SRINAGAR — The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved an increase of 50 MBBS seats at the Government Medical College (GMC) in Srinagar, an official said on Friday. With this, the total MBBS seats at the GMC Srinagar will rise from 200 to 250 seats, effective from the upcoming academic year 2026-27, an official spokesperson […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Friday carried out coordinated searches at the residences of several Jammu and Kashmir Nationals Operating from Pakistan (JKNOP) in Baramulla district. As part of sustained efforts to maintain peace, strengthen security, and curb activities inimical to public order, police in Baramulla conducted coordinated searches at the residential houses of JKNOPs, their […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Friday directed security forces to intensify anti-terror operations across the Valley and maintain relentless pressure on terrorist networks and their support structures. The DGP chaired a security review meeting at the Police Control Room, Kashmir, with senior officers from the Army, including the […]
JAMMU — Three passenger trains operating on the Banihal-Baramulla rail section in the Kashmir valley will remain cancelled from July 11 to 25 due to scheduled track maintenance work aimed at ensuring safe railway operations during the summer season, officials said on Friday. The Jammu division of Northern Railway said the maintenance work is being […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The University of Kashmir has announced a 10-day summer vacation for all teaching departments of its main and off-site campuses from July 24 to August 2, 2026. According to a notice issued by the Office of the Dean Academic Affairs, the summer vacation will be observed from July 24 to August 2 […]
JAMMU — The fifth edition of the Jammu Film Festival has received an overwhelming response from filmmakers worldwide, with 180 entries from 35 countries submitted ahead of the July 31 deadline, the organisers said on Friday. The submissions include 130 short films, 35 documentaries and 17 feature films representing diverse cultures, languages and cinematic traditions […]