SRINAGAR — Flight operations to and fro Srinagar International Airport resumed on Wednesday, a day after all flights were cancelled due to snowfall in Kashmir, officials said. “The first flight has landed at 9.25 am. We expect normal flight operations through the day if the weather conditions hold,” an official of the Airport Authority of […]
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Trapped by snowfall, doctor rides excavator to reach Shopian hospital to perform surgeries
SRINAGAR — Braving treacherous weather and waist-deep snow, a doctor posted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday proved that a sense of duty can triumph over even nature’s harshest challenges as he reached his hospital atop an excavator to attend to patients. Dr. Basharat Pandit, a resident of south Kashmir’s Pulwama and currently […]
BJP leaders welcomed Middle East Sheikhs but watched Sufi shrine vandalism with glee: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday lashed out the BJP saying that its leaders rolled out red carpets for Sheikhs from the Middle East but watched with glee when the shrine of Sufi poet Baba Bulleh Shah was vandalised. “BJP leaders pose in mosques abroad and roll out red carpets for […]
Snowfall disrupts land, air traffic across Kashmir
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Fresh snowfall that occurred across the Kashmir Valley since last night disrupted land and air traffic on Tuesday. According to traffic officials, vehicular movement has been suspended from both sides on the Srinagar–Jammu National Highway due to snowfall in and around the Navyug Tunnel. The Mughal Road, SSG Road, and Sinthan–Kishtwar Road […]
Bearing 2,600 tonnes of rice, first full rake of foodgrains arrive via Railways in Kashmir Valley
NEW DELHI — A little over seven months after the Kashmir line became fully operational, the Railways have facilitated the arrival of the first-ever full railway rake of foodgrains in the Valley. On Thursday, the 42-wagon train laden with rice arrived at the Anantnag goods shed from Sangrur rail terminal in Punjab. Northern Railways’ Chief […]
Ganderbal girl wins gold medal in UT-Level Thang-Ta Championship
SRINAGAR — Farusa Riyaz, a young athlete from Ganderbal district has won a gold medal in the 70 kg category at the UT-level Thang-Ta Championship held recently in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. The championship was organised by the Directorate of Youth Services and Sports, J&K for girls across all age categories at the […]
Fresh snowfall disrupts land, air traffic across Kashmir; MeT forecasts more
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Fresh snowfall across the Kashmir Valley disrupted land and air traffic on Friday, while rain lashed parts of Jammu, as the Meteorological Department forecast more wet weather in the coming days across Jammu and Kashmir. According to traffic officials, vehicular movement has been suspended from both sides on the Srinagar–Jammu National Highway […]
Crime Branch Kashmir files chargesheet in Budgam land fraud case
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Economic Offences Wing Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K on Friday said it has filed a chargesheet before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Budgam, in connection with land fraud case. The chargesheet has been filed in FIR No. 61/2023 under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 IPC registered at Police Station […]
Relief for 50 SMVDIME students as CM says issue resolved; counselling on Jan 24
JAMMU — In a major relief for the 50 students affected by the revocation of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations has set January 24 as the fresh date for their counselling to adjust them in seven government-run colleges across the Union Territory. […]
Journalists summoned in Kashmir: Editors Guild, political parties express outrage
SRINAGAR — At least two journalists from mainstream English dailies were summoned by Jammu and Kashmir police over their reports on the profiling of mosques and their management committees, the move leading to a massive debate with the Editors Guild and several political parties expressing their outrage. The Indian Express and the Hindustan Times on […]









