SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The University of Kashmir has announced a 10-day summer vacation for all teaching departments of its main and off-site campuses from July 24 to August 2, 2026. According to a notice issued by the Office of the Dean Academic Affairs, the summer vacation will be observed from July 24 to August 2 […]
SRINAGAR — Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma on Friday dubbed the ruling National Conference’s proposed protest at Jantar Mantar over the statehood issue as an “eye-wash”, saying the government was trying to “hide its failures” through such “theatrics”. The National Conference (NC) has written to 52 leaders of political […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed charge sheets against six separatist leaders of the Hurriyat Conference, including Shabir Ahmad Shah, in connection with a 1996 case of mob violence and firing on police personnel in Srinagar. Besides Shah, the charge sheet filed before the NIA Special Court, Jammu, has named […]
JAMMU — A ninth batch of 8,796 pilgrims, including 33 foreigners, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Wednesday for the annual Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district amid multi-tier security, officials said. More than 1.73 lakh pilgrims have had ‘darshan’ of the naturally formed ice ‘lingam’ of Lord Shiva at the […]
SRINAGAR — A civilian was injured after a major fire broke out at an industrial estate in Srinagar on Thursday, officials said. The blaze erupted at Zakura Industrial Area, involving two textile units operating from two three-storeyed structures, they said. On receiving the distress call, Fire & Emergency Services personnel launched a firefighting operation. Firefighters […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference has written to 52 leaders of political and religious outfits across the country, inviting them to join the party’s upcoming protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi to press for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The party has sent out the invitation, written by its president Farooq Abdullah […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir and head of Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), Dr Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq, on Thursday paid tributes to late Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, describing him as a towering religious and political figure whose life reflected faith, courage, steadfastness and concern for the unity and dignity of the Muslim Ummah. Mirwaiz was addressing a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has urged Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to retain the NH-701A alignment through Beerwah town of Budgam district instead of constructing a bypass. In a letter to Gadkari, Mehbooba said a delegation comprising members […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — J&K Bank on Thursday signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Directorate of Census Operations, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, to collaborate on media, publicity and public awareness activities for the Population Enumeration phase of Census 2027. According to a statement issued by the Bank, the partnership is the first […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday called for a fundamental shift in Jammu and Kashmir tourism policy, advocating a transition from volume-driven tourism to a sustainable, value-based model that protects the region’s fragile ecology while ensuring long-term economic growth. Addressing the inaugural session of the Conclave on Sustainable Tourism Planning—Designing Tourism for Tomorrow, […]