NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said J&K has again “turned the corner” to become a pre-eminent destination, even as he pitched for choosing the path of “value-based tourism” instead of chasing volumes. Addressing an event here, the National Conference leader also flagged the high air fares for Srinagar-bound […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Sunday expressed surprise over the chargesheet filed against him by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in a two-decade-old land scam case, saying neither did he receive any legal notice nor was he questioned about the alleged irregularities. Mehdi, a prominent Shia leader, was among 22 people named in […]
JAMMU — Nearly 20 per cent of the 2,859 sanctioned posts in the University of Kashmir were lying vacant as on February 2024, the varsity said in response to an application filed under Right to Information Act (RTI), highlighting significant staff shortage across departments. The application filed by Jammu-based RTI activist Raman Kumar Sharma in […]
SRINAGAR — The Department of Surgical Gastroenterology at SKIMS successfully hosted the Mid-Term Conference of the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG) on Saturday. A statement of SKIMS issued here said that centred on the theme ‘HPB Cancer Management, the event brought together leading experts in liver, pancreatic, and biliary tract cancer care from across […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Kashmir on Saturday deployed a highly trained dog squad to combat narcotics menace in the valley. The newly inducted sniffer Dog Safa (Narcotic) trained in advanced narcotics detection, will play a pivotal role in identifying and locating illegal drugs such as Heroin, Cannabis, Opium and other banded […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday launched a QR Code-based Feedback Management System named BHAROSA QR to collect real-time feedback from the general public regarding the functioning and services rendered by the police in Srinagar. This citizen-friendly initiative allows individuals to scan QR codes placed at all police stations, police offices, and […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference (NC) on Friday slammed Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma over his remarks that statehood should be restored only after terrorism and separatism are completely uprooted from the Union Territory. In a statement, NC’s state spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said Sharma’s remarks “directly contradict the […]
SRINAGAR — The body of a man, who had gone missing along with two others in February this year, was recovered from a stream in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, officials said. Three youths“ — Mohammad Showkat Bajad, Riyaz Ahmad Bajad, and Mukhtar Ahmad –“ were reported missing since February 13 from Mah […]
BANDIPORA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday arrested eight members of various proscribed organisations in connection with investigation of case FIR’s registered against these banned separatist outfits. The crackdown, part of a concerted effort to curb terrorist activities and dismantle their networks, unfolded at the premises of various suspects at different locations across […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday attached properties valued at approximately ₹1.2 crore belonging to drug peddlers in multiple cases under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Anantnag district. In one significant action carried out under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, Anantnag Police attached a single-storey residential house along […]