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, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anantnag Amod Ashok Nagpure on Thursday ordered the disengagement of a Special Police Officer (SPO) from service for alleged gross dereliction of duty during the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra-2026. According to a police statement, the SPO, identified as Shabir Ahmad Ganie, son of Abdul Hamid Ganie, […]
SRINAGAR — In a first, the ruling National Conference on Thursday said it has invited Kashmir’s chief preacher, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, to join its upcoming protest in New Delhi demanding the restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir. The National Conference said it has invited all political parties, including the BJP, to take part in […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday registered a case against the then Tehsildar Bijbehara, the then Naib Tehsildar Bijbehara, a Patwari and others for their alleged involvement in the fraudulent attestation of 162 land mutations involving around 1,050 kanals of land between 2022 and 2024. According to an ACB statement, the accused […]
JAMMU — A batch of 8,150 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for the Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir on Thursday, amid tight security, officials said. With this, a total of 52,816 pilgrims have left the Jammu base camp for Kashmir since the yatra commenced on July 2, the officials said. Thursday’s batch […]
SRINAGAR — Police carried out raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday in connection with a case registered under the UAPA. The raids were carried out as part of the ongoing investigation in a case registered under Section 13 (unlawful activities) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Section […]
SRINAGAR — A CRPF jawan allegedly died by suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday, officials said. The CRPF trooper was identified as Y Chandra Reddy, a resident of Andhra Pradesh. Reddy, posted at CRPF’s 18th Battalion-F Coy, in the south Kashmir district, allegedly committed suicide […]
SRINAGAR — Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday, July 8, said academic freedom and the right to engage with history must never become casualties of ideological control. Mehdi, the Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar, alleged that the books related to Kashmir’s history and identity were being removed from the University of Kashmir under the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday announced a 100 per cent fee waiver for students belonging to Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) families studying in Classes 9 to 12 in government schools and undergraduate courses in government degree colleges across the Union Territory. The School Education Department, in an order issued on […]
JAMMU — Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Wednesday said the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would help the government work independently and effectively, and asked why the Centre has not honoured the statehood promise when it has fulfilled several others. Choudhary reiterated that the ruling National Conference would stage a protest at […]