JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday chaired a cabinet meeting to review key development initiatives and discuss governance priorities in the Union territory. This was the last cabinet meeting chaired by Abdullah in Jammu before moving offices to the summer capital, Srinagar. “Chief Minister chaired a cabinet meeting this morning […]
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 […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — At least four teachers of Middle School Namblan in Rajouri district have been placed under suspension after a surprise inspection found them unauthorizedly absent from duty, exposing serious administrative and academic lapses in the school. According to an official order issued by the Chief Education Officer (CEO) Rajouri, action was taken after […]
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 […]
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 — 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 […]
JAMMU — Jammu sweltered on Saturday as heatwave conditions gripped the plains, with the city recording a high of 39.5 degrees Celsius — 5.1 notches above normal, officials said. The minimum temperature in the city also remained above average at 22.8 degrees Celsius, 2.0 degrees above normal, a meteorological department spokesperson said. Katra town, the […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday said it has unearthed a major land scam involving Custodian land in Jammu district and registered multiple FIRs against revenue officials, land grabbers, Form Alaf holders and beneficiaries. According to ACB, large tracts of Custodian land in areas including Asarwan, Mishriwala, Bhalwal and R.S. Pura were […]
JAMMU — At least 21 people were killed and 51 injured on Monday when an overcrowded passenger bus plunged nearly 100 metres down a hillside in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, crushing an auto-rickshaw before landing upside down on the road below, officials said. An Army convoy passing along the hilly stretch led the rescue […]