CHENNAI — At least 39 people were killed and over 50 injured on Saturday in a stampede at a rally held by Tamil actor Vijay, who is campaigning for election, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu said. “So far, 39 people have died, including 13 men, 17 women, 4 boys, and 5 girls — while […]
UNITED NATIONS — Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said his country was ready for a “composite, comprehensive and result-oriented” dialogue with India on all outstanding issues, as he criticised New Delhi over the situation in Kashmir. In his address to the General Debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Sharif […]
OSLO — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her fight against dictatorship in the country. Machado, a 58-year-old industrial engineer and leader of the liberal opposition party Vente Venezuela, was barred in 2024 by Venezuela’s courts from running for president and challenging […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Security forces on Thursday busted a militant hideout in the Brijthor Forest area of Kupwara district and recovered a huge cache of ammunition and other war-like stores. “Based on specific intelligence input, the Indian Army, along with Jammu and Kashmir Police, launched a joint operation on October 8, 2025, in the general […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a major move, the Jammu and Kashmir Government orders transfer and posting of three senior officers with immediate effect. According to an order, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Bhagat (JKPS: 2001), serving as Commandant 14 JKAP, has been transferred and posted to AIG Buildings, vice Mr. Amit Bhasin, who will await further posting […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a major reshuffle in administration, the Jammu and Kashmir Government ordered the transfer and posting of 108 JKAS officers with immediate effect. According to an order, Mr. Manzoor Ahmad Qadri, JKAS, awaiting orders of adjustment in GAD, has been posted as Vice-Chairman, Lakes Conservation and Management Authority, J&K, and will also […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant move, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered a reshuffle in the police department, transferring and posting seven IPS and 14 JKPS officers with immediate effect. According to an order, Mr. Abdul Ghani Mir (IPS, AGMUT:1994), who was awaiting posting, has been appointed as Commandant General, Home Guards, Civil […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has relieved IPS officer P.D. Nitya, SSP Pulwama, from the Union Territory to join the Rajasthan Cadre, following her inter-cadre transfer approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). According to an order issued by the Home Department of the Jammu and Kashmir Government, Ms. Nitya (AGMUT:16) […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces have launched a massive search operation in the forests of the Kokernag area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district to locate two missing soldiers who went out of contact during a combing exercise to track down terrorists, Army officials said on Wednesday. The operation was launched on Monday in the Ahlan […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant step towards combating drug trafficking, Srinagar Police has attached a residential property and land valued at approximately ₹75 lakhs under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act). The attached property — a shared double-storey residential house and 2.5 marlas of shared land (out of […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said her party has submitted the Jammu and Kashmir Land Rights and Regularisation Bill, 2025 for discussion in the forthcoming session of the Legislative Assembly. The proposed legislation, also referred to as the Anti-Bulldozer Bill, seeks to regularise land holdings of individuals, families, and […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Wednesday carried out searches at multiple locations across the Valley as part of its efforts to crack down on a sleeper cell module of terrorist organisations, officials said. During the raids, some suspects were detained for questioning, they added. The State Investigation Agency […]
JAMMU — A 32-year-old woman was killed and five others were injured when a boulder rolled down a hillock and struck a passenger vehicle in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The incident took place near Baswal village along the Doda–Bharat road, they said. Rescuers immediately reached the spot and shifted […]
