JAMMU — Thanking Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and the Centre for extending Vande Bharat train services between Jammu and Srinagar, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday demanded a dry (inland) port for the union territory to boost trade and business. “I want to congratulate and thank Vaishnaw and, through him, the central government, on behalf […]
SRINAGAR — Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday flagged off the 20-coach Vande Bharat Express train between Jammu and Srinagar, the first direct train between the twin capitals of Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Jitendra Singh, were among the dignitaries present at the flagging […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw will flag off a 20-coach Vande Bharat Express train between Jammu and Srinagar on April 30, while the services for the general public will commence on May 2. The direct train services between Srinagar and Jammu will reduce the travel time between the twin capitals of Jammu […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday approved an 18 percent increase in the maximum chargeable fare for various categories of commercial passenger vehicles across the Union Territory. According to a notification issued by the Transport Department, Civil Secretariat, J&K, in exercise of powers under Section 67 of the Motor Vehicles Act, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) on Wednesday issued an order revising school timings for both Government and recognized private schools across the Jammu Division, effective from May 1, 2026. According to the order, schools upto Higher Secondary level falling within the Summer Zone of Jammu Division will now function from […]
JAMMU — Family members of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik and party leaders on Tuesday welcomed his release, terming it a “victory of truth” and reaffirmed their commitment to public welfare in Jammu and Kashmir. Malik’s father Shammas Din expressed satisfaction, saying his son has always worked for the people. “He is my son and he […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted one-week interim bail to jailed Lok Sabha member from Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, to enable him to visit his ailing father. A bench of justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain, however, clarified that during this period, Rashid, who is […]
JAMMU — After his release from Kathua jail on Tuesday, AAP MLA Mehraj Malik rued the entanglement of politics with the slapping of legal cases, but asserted that no change is possible without political engagement. He further vowed to continue his struggle for public welfare unabated and asserted that it is driven by thoughts rather […]
JAMMU — Aam Aadmi Party legislator Mehraj Malik was released from Kathua jail on Tuesday following the quashing of his detention under the Public Safety Act by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Malik said that now that he had been released, he would continue to raise and talk about the issues of the people. […]
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday quashed the preventive detention of Aam Aadmi Party legislator Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA), holding that the order was legally unsustainable and based on “non-application of mind”. Setting aside the detention order issued by the Doda district magistrate against […]