SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Thursday predicted predominantly dry weather conditions in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir through the end of this month. “The weather is expected to remain generally dry with the possibility of thundershower activity at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir from May 23-28,” an official of […]
JAMMU — DGP RR Swain and General Officer Commanding (GOC) White Knight Corps Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva on Wednesday reviewed operational preparedness and security situation of border district Poonch ahead of polling in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency on May 25. They emphasised the importance of maintaining a high-level of vigilance to effectively address any potential […]
JAMMU — The BJP is supporting a party which has been involved in Hawala money pumped in from Pakistan to fund militancy in Kashmir, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday, in a veiled attack on Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari. Bukhari, a former PDP leader, was expelled from the party in January 2019. His […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police R R Swain on Tuesday issued a stern warning saying that anyone found aiding those who seek to disrupt peace and development will face strict legal consequences. DGP Swain, who held a security review of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and Shiv Khori temple in Reasi, emphasised […]
JAMMU — The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday registered an FIR against Hilal Rather, son of former Jammu and Kashmir minister Abdul Rahim Rather, in connection with alleged irregularities in granting permission for the construction of an IT park in Jammu. A former vice chairman and former Chief Town Planner (CTP) of the Jammu […]
JAMMU — A special tribunal in Jammu has dismissed an appeal by a senior BJP leader’s wife against the demolition of her illegally constructed palatial bungalow here and imposed Rs 10 lakh as costs on her for “serious misconduct involving criminal contempt of court and perjury”. Former deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Nirmal […]
JAMMU — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti claimed on Monday that the high voter turnout in Kashmir in the fourth and fifth phases of polling for the ongoing Lok Sabha election is reflective of people’s anger against the BJP-led centre for abrogating Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcating the erstwhile state of […]
JAMMU — Thirty-two per cent of Kashmiri migrant voters exercised their franchise in the Baramulla parliamentary constituency where voting was held in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election on Monday. Officials said there was a marked increase in polling by migrants this time as compared to 2019 and 2014. “Thirty-two per cent polling […]
JAMMU — The migrant Kashmiri Pandits turned out in large numbers to vote in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency despite the heat wave, expressing strong support for the creation of dedicated townships for their return and rehabilitation, as well as the restoration of temples in the valley. Over 21.30 per cent of the 17.37 lakh […]
JAMMU — A fire broke out in the forest belt of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday, prompting the authorities and local volunteers to swing into action, officials said. The blaze erupted in the Gangra forest area and rapidly spread over a large expanse of land, they said. The Forest department and the Jammu […]