SRINAGAR — As mercury dropped to minus 6.2 degrees Celsius on Friday, J&K’s Srinagar city recorded the season’s lowest minimum temperature. MET Department officials said that at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius, Srinagar city recorded the lowest minimum temperature of this season so far. Gulmarg had minus 6 degrees Celsius while Pahalgam recorded minus 8.2 degrees […]
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Ruheena Shahzad appointed as District Returning Officer Budgam, Expresses gratitude to senior BJP leaders
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — Ruheena Shahzad has expressed heartfelt gratitude to senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, particularly Shri Ashok Koul Ji, for their trust and support. Recently appointed as the District Returning Officer in Budgam, Shahzad conveyed her appreciation for this significant responsibility. “I extend my profound thanks to the esteemed senior BJP […]
Shah Re Khass Traders and Chambers stand firm against E-Challan System in Srinagar
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — The Shah Re Khass Traders and Chambers (SKT&C) have taken a resolute stance against the implementation of the e-challan system in Srinagar, particularly affecting the vibrant area of Shah Re Khass. The ongoing lack of adequate parking facilities has forced customers to park near shops to make their purchases. Unfortunately, […]
SIA files new charges against detained advocate Mian Qayoom in murder case
JAMMU — J&K’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Thursday filed a supplementary charge sheet against detained advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom in the murder of an advocate killed by terrorists in 2020. The SIA, in a statement, said that a supplementary charge sheet was filed in the designated court against Qayoom, the former President of the […]
Delhi court to continue hearing terror case against Engineer Rashid
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Thursday sent a terror-funding case against Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid back to the special judge hearing the matter so that the grievances of the accused can be adjudicated. Principal District and Sessions Judge Vimal Kumar Yadav was hearing the matter after the special judge had requested […]
Longest surviving Hizb militant among five killed in Kulgam encounter
SRINAGAR — The longest surviving militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit was among the 5 militants killed on Thursday in a fierce encounter with the joint security forces in J&K’s Kulgam district, officials said. “Farooq Nali, the longest surviving HM militant, was killed today along with four others of the same outfit in a […]
Sajad Lone rebukes BOSE for omitting Sheikh Noor-Ud-Din Wali from course
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) President and Handwara MLA Sajad Lone has condemned the removal of a chapter based on the life of Kashmiri saint Sheikh Noor-Ud-Din Wali from Class 9 textbooks by Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE), a JKPC statement said on Thursday. Calling it “pure cultural terrorism” […]
Kashmir reels under intense cold as Srinagar records season’s coldest night
SRINAGAR — At minus 6 degrees Celsius on Thursday, Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Srinagar city recorded the lowest minimum temperature of the season so far as severe cold swept across the Valley. MET Department officials said that the minimum temperature dropped to minus 6 degrees Celsius on Thursday in Srinagar city, which is the lowest […]
Police gives 30 days to 10 absconding persons to surrender or face attachment of properties
SRINAGAR — Police in the Sopore area of the Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday gave 30 days to 10 absconding persons to surrender or face attachment of their properties. The cops pasted proclamation orders at the residences of the 10 persons who have been evading law, officials said. According to the notice, […]
Mehbooba expresses concern over ecological impact of developmental projects in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday expressed concern over the ecological impact of some developmental projects in Kashmir, saying development should not come at the cost of environment and resources. Mufti, a former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, raised an alarm over three projects — […]








