Kashmir

FIR registered against Pahalgam hotel for concealing stay of 23 foreign nationals

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police have registered an FIR against a hotel in Pahalgam for allegedly concealing the stay of foreign nationals and violating mandatory reporting norms, police said on Monday. Police in a statement said, during routine checking in the Dehwatoo area, it was found that 23 foreign nationals, including 19 British nationals had checked […]

Politics

Modi’s Israel visit not good for Gandhi’s India: Mehbooba Mufti

SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel was against the country’s policy and not a good sign for Mahatma Gandhi’s India. She called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “criminal” who is afraid of visiting many countries lest he be arrested. “I think […]

Kashmir

Students of Hanfia Noorul Aiza Islamia High School excel in Class 10th examination

ANANTNAG, Sheikh Nadeem/Zubair Ul Islam (KIMS) — Students of Hanfia Noorul Aiza Islamia High School located in the Ara–Koshipora area of Dooru in Anantnag district, have passed the Class 10th examination with flying colours. The Class 10th results were declared across Jammu and Kashmir on January 14, with an overall pass percentage of 85 percent. […]

Kashmir

First fertiliser freight train arrives at Anantnag Terminal in South Kashmir

JAMMU — Northern Railway’s Jammu Division achieved another milestone in freight transportation on Tuesday with the arrival of the first fertiliser train at South Kashmir’s Anantnag Goods Terminal, strengthening the agricultural supply chain in the valley, an official said. The division is witnessing a steady increase in the arrival of various goods and commodities through […]

Kashmir

Authorities ban trekking, camping in higher reaches of Kokernag citing security concerns

SRINAGAR — The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday imposed a ban on trekking, hiking, camping and other similar outdoor activities in the high-altitude and forest areas of Kokernag due to “security concerns”. The decision followed reports received from police and security agencies about rising threats in certain high-altitude and forested areas […]

Kashmir

Police initiates legal proceedings against 69 for not complying with ban on VPN

SRINAGAR — Police have initiated legal proceedings against 69 people in Kashmir for not complying with orders prohibiting the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) in Jammu and Kashmir for security reasons. A spokesperson said police in Sopore have identified 23 people using VPN services in violation of the prohibitory orders issued by the Baramulla […]