SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police have registered an FIR against a hotel in Pahalgam for allegedly concealing the stay of foreign nationals and violating mandatory reporting norms, police said on Monday. Police in a statement said, during routine checking in the Dehwatoo area, it was found that 23 foreign nationals, including 19 British nationals had checked […]
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Peaceful protests held in Kashmir after Eid prayers condemning attacks on Iran
SRINAGAR — Peaceful protests were staged at several places in Kashmir after Eid prayers on Saturday, condemning the US-Israel attacks on Iran, officials said. A march in solidarity with Iran led by the head of the Anjuman-e-Sharie-Shian, Aga Syed Hassan, was taken out in Budgam in central Kashmir after Eid prayers, with protesters raising slogans […]
Placed under house arrest, not allowed to offer Friday prayers: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief priest, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Friday claimed he was put under house arrest and not allowed to offer the congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid. “For the third consecutive Friday in Ramzan I have been put under arbitrary house arrest-never conveyed in writing, but enforced by placing police vehicles and large […]
Fire damages hotel in Pahalgam; One person killed after hit by fire tender
SRINAGAR — A massive fire broke out in a hotel in Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district early Tuesday, official said. Though no casualties were reported in the blaze, an employee of another nearby hotel was killed when he was allegedly hit by a fire tender that was reversing after the firefighting operation. Officials said […]
Nasir Khuehami meets Iranian Envoy, raises safety concerns of Kashmiri, Indian students
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — National convenor of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA), Nasir Khuehami on Monday visited the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi and met Iran’s Ambassador to India Dr Mohammad Fathali to express condolences over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and conveyed his solidarity […]
Mehbooba Mufti visits Iranian Embassy in Delhi, Paid tributes to Khamenei
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday visited the Iranian Cultural Centre and Embassy in New Delhi to offer condolences to the people of Iran following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In a post on X, the former chief minister said she paid tributes to Khamenei […]
Educational institutions reopen in Kashmir after week-long closure
SRINAGAR — Educational institutions in Kashmir opened on Monday after remaining closed for a week due to protests over the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israel air strike. “Schools and other higher educational institutions resume functioning today,” said an official. Donned in school uniforms, students of varying age groups made […]
Report of Kashmiri student’s killing in Iran fake: JKSA
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Sunday said reports circulating on social media about the killing of a Kashmiri student in Iran are fake and baseless. In a statement, JKSA national convenor Nasir Khuehami said the association had verified the matter through available channels and confirmed that no such incident […]
Release protesters arrested during Iran protest rallies in Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti urges police
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday urged Jammu and Kashmir Police to release people detained during protests in Kashmir over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In a post on X, the former chief minister said that scores of protesters including women were arrested across Kashmir […]
Mehbooba Mufti urges PM Modi to ensure safe evacuation of J&K students stranded in Iran
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to personally intervene to ensure the safe evacuation of students from Jammu and Kashmir stranded in Iran amid the deteriorating situation there. In a post on X, the former chief minister said thousands of students from Jammu and […]









