SRINAGAR — Several parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, including the season’s first in many areas, on Friday, with a slight increase in the minimum temperatures at most places in the valley, officials said. A western disturbance hit Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, bringing light snowfall in many areas of the valley, the officials said. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of inclement weather conditions in the Kashmir Valley, the University of Kashmir has postponed all examinations scheduled for Saturday, December 28. According to an official communiqué, all examinations of the University of Kashmir scheduled for December 28, 2024, stand postponed. Fresh dates for the postponed papers will be notified separately. […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said he was saddened by the passing of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, describing him as a statesman committed to harmony. Singh, the architect of India’s economic reforms and a consensus builder in the rough world of politics, died at the All India Institute of […]
SRINAGAR — Intense cold continued in the Valley on Friday as the weather office forecast light rain and snowfall during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. The MeT department officials said that light rain in the plains of Jammu division and snowfall in the higher reaches of the Valley is likely to occur […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today met several delegations and emphasized his government’s commitment to addressing the challenges faced by various sectors of society. The Chief Minister stated this during his public outreach programme at Raabita office here, where scores of delegations and individuals from various parts of Kashmir presented their concerns and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a major breakthrough against the drug menace, the Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a residential property worth 14,76,579 lakhs and cash 6 lakhs in Melhura village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Thursday. Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a double-storey residential house under section 68-E read with 68-F(1) of Narcotic […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said people in the valley were facing difficulties due to intense cold conditions but the government would be able to provide uninterrupted electricity only after 100 per cent metering is achieved. “As far as winter preparedness is concerned, there is an intense cold, and […]
SRINAGAR — Twelve-year-old Ayaan Sajad from Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district was on Thursday awarded the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024 by President Droupadi Murmu for his extraordinary accomplishments in the fields of art and culture. The Bal Puraskar is the highest award given to children for extraordinary accomplishments in social service, innovation, […]
SRINAGAR — As night temperatures continued to remain several notches below the freezing point in Kashmir, the famous Dal Lake froze solid at the top on Thursday. The minimum temperature was minus 7 degrees Celsius in Srinagar while it was minus 6 and minus 8.6 in Gulmarg and Pahalgam respectively. Jammu city had 6.6, Katra […]
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — RED DROP, a unit of blood donors under the aegis of KASHMIR CONCERN (Regd. NGO), successfully organized a blood donation camp at the Kawa Institute, Khanyar, in collaboration with the Blood Bank of SMHS Hospital. The camp witnessed an overwhelming response from donors across the valley, despite the chilly Chillai […]