SRINAGAR — The Srinagar International Airport will suspend all flight operations for 15 days starting October 1 to undergo crucial runway maintenance and repair work, officials said on Tuesday. The two-week shutdown is expected to deal a massive blow to Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism sector, as it directly clashes with the peak Durga Puja holiday […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has written to several political leaders and representatives in Jammu and Kashmir, urging them to come together and seek a sustained dialogue with the Government of India on issues concerning the Union Territory. Among those addressed by Mehbooba are Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Leader of […]
JAMMU — Northern Railway’s Jammu Division has earned Rs 66.50 lakh through a special ticket-checking drive conducted across its jurisdiction in May 2026 to curb ticketless and irregular travel and protect railway revenue. According to official figures available till May 31, the division registered 12,693 cases against passengers travelling without tickets or involved in other […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has urged the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation to ensure timely and concurrent transportation of baggage belonging to Haj pilgrims returning to Jammu and Kashmir from Saudi Arabia. In a letter addressed to Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Abdullah highlighted the difficulties […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the deteriorating law and order situation in West Bengal after the BJP won the state assembly elections earlier this month is “appalling”. “The sad deteriorating law & order ever since BJP won the West Bengal elections is appalling to say the least. Where neutral institutions like […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has convened a meeting of ruling National Conference MLAs and the independents supporting the government to discuss the “matters of collective importance” on June 3. Abdullah, in the invitation letter to the legislators, said the meeting will discuss and deliberate upon the matters of collective importance […]
SRINAGAR — The Army has apprehended three persons, who were trying to cross the Line of Control into Pakistan occupied Kashmir in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. The three hailing from Sopore area of Baramulla district were trying to exfiltrate into PoK from Hathlanga-Nambla axis on Saturday night. The trio […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities on Wednesday refused to allow Eid prayers at the Eidgah and the historic Jama Masjid in the old city here for the eighth consecutive year, besides placing Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest. “For the eighth consecutive year, Muslims of Kashmir have been denied the right to offer Eid prayers at the […]
SRINAGAR — Eid-ul-Azha, commemorating Prophet Abraham’s devotion and sacrifice, was celebrated across Kashmir on Wednesday with devotees gathering in large numbers at eidgahs, mosques, and shrines in large numbers to offer prayers, officials said here. The largest congregation was at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, where more than 60,000 people offered Eid prayers, they said. […]
JAMMU — Amid tight security arrangements, Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, with large congregations of Muslims offering prayers at mosques and eidgahs. Eid-ul-Azha, which commemorates the devotion and sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim, was observed with religious spirit across the Union Territory. The largest congregation was witnessed at the Eidgah on Residency […]