SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said he had no expectations from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Jammu and Kashmir visit but hoped that incidents like the civilian deaths in Poonch will not be repeated. “I have no expectations from his visit. Can he bring back the dead? Does he have that power? […]
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MHA declares Muslim League as ‘Unlawful Association’, accuses it of establishing Islamic rule in J&K
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday declared Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League, led by Masarat Alam Bhat as an ‘Unlawful Association’ and accuses it of establishing Islamic rule in Jammu and Kashmir. The Muslim League has been declared as an ‘Unlawful Association’ under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The […]
Changing Army officers won’t solve the issue in Poonch: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said shunting out army officers will not address the Poonch civilian deaths case and called for an investigation to find out why innocent people were “tortured” to death. Three civilians were found dead a after they were picked up by the Army for questioning following a […]
Just 20-25 militants can’t scare people of J&K: LG Sinha
JAMMU — Days after four soldiers were killed as militants ambushed two Army trucks in Poonch, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said that just 20-25 terrorists cannot scare people in the Union Territory. The LG, while addressing an event on the occasion of Veer Bal Diwas in Jammu, said that attempts are being made […]
English to Kashmiri among 20 Indian languages now supported by Microsoft translator
SRINAGAR — Microsoft Translator has expanded its language support, adding support for 4 new languages, supporting a total of 20 languages, including Kashmiri, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. Kashmiri, spoken by around 7 million people in Jammu and Kashmir and parts of Pakistan, […]
Earthquake hits Kishtwar, Ladakh; no loss reported
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter Scale hit the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at around 1:10 am at a depth of 5 km. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) in a post on X said, “Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.7, […]
JKSSB declares result of VLW/Panchayat Secretary
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) on Sunday declared the result of Village Level Worker (VLW) or Panchayat Secretary of which the exam was conducted on 10th of this month. To check your result you can Download PDF here. — (KIMS)
Centre needs to address the root cause of militancy in J&K: Farooq Abdullah
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday said that the militancy is alive in Jammu and Kashmir and it cannot be finished by the use of military or police. He urged the Centre to find ways to address the root cause of the menace. The former chief minister said the common people […]
BJP making false claims about end of militancy: J&K Congress Chief
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani Saturday alleged the BJP was misleading the public by claiming that normalcy has returned in the Union Territory even as frequent militant attacks continue to kill people and security personnel. He asked the government to take more effective steps to check the rise of militant […]
Vijay Kumar to hold additional charge of Director, ACB J&K
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The General Administration Department (GAD) of Jammu and Kashmir Government has assigned an additional charge of the post of Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, J&K to an Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer, Vijay Kumar. According to an order, “Shri Vijay Kumar, Additional Director General Police (Law & Order), J&K, shall also hold the charge […]









