SRINAGAR — Peaceful protests were held at some places in Kashmir against the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after the Friday prayers, officials said. No untoward incident was reported during the protests, they said. Members of the Shia community held demonstrations in Saida Kadal and Rainawari areas of the city here, as […]
SRINAGAR — A local court here has directed the framing of charges against National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and other accused in the alleged Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam case. In a five-page order passed earlier this week, Chief Judicial Magistrate of Srinagar, Tabasum, directed that the matter be listed on March 12 […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said he was placed under house arrest and the Jamia Masjid here was shut for congregational prayers amid heightened restrictions in the Valley in view of protests over the killing of Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Restrictions in the Valley continue and have been heightened on a […]
SRINAGAR — A court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district has rejected the bail of five HDFC Bank officials accused of large-scale financial fraud, the Crime Branch said on Friday. A spokesman of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) said the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shopian, rejected the bail applications of the accused persons arrested […]
SRINAGAR — Restrictions on movement of people in Kashmir valley were intensified on Friday as authorities apprehended protests against the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after congregational prayers this afternoon. Normal life in the valley has been disrupted for the sixth consecutive day due to protests over the killing of Khamenei in […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir is experiencing unusual heatwave conditions, with day temperatures staying several degrees above normal on Thursday and the water level in the river Jhelum hitting a historic low, officials said. Maximum temperatures across the Valley stayed 10.8 to 13.7 degrees above the seasonal average, they said. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Vinai Kumar Saxena, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi was on Thursday appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, replacing Kavinder Gupta, who resigned from the post in the evening. Gupta stepped down as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh after holding the office for eight months. Just hours before tendering his resignation, he […]
SRINAGAR — Normal life in Kashmir was affected for the fifth consecutive day as partial restrictions on movement of people remained in force as a precautionary measure. The restrictions were imposed on Monday after spontaneous protests broke out across Kashmir a day earlier against the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday said the authorities should respect the right to peaceful protest, and demanded release of those detained during the protests against the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “The right to peaceful protest and expression of wounded sentiments must be respected. Reports of protesters and mourners, including […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday met with religious leaders and civil society members here to discuss the situation in West Asia wake following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israel airstrike. “Chief Minister today interacted with religious leaders and members of civil society in […]