SRINAGAR — Minister of School & Higher Education, Health & Medical Education and Social Welfare, Government of J&K, Sakina Itoo Thursday said that winter vacations in Kashmir schools will be announced soon. “Winter vacations are a routine matter, but this winter we have reverted back to November academic session. It is also evident that the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — While continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Jammu and Kashmir Police have seized two vehicles acquired through proceeds of illegal narcotics trade of a drug peddler in Srinagar on Thursday. “Two vehicles — Corolla bearing Registration Number DL4CNE6086 and BMW bearing Registration Number JK01AF-0047 of accused […]
KUPWARA — Seven years ago, the then dispensation led by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had announced developing the 148-year-old ancestral house of Moulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri at Warnow Lolab as a heritage site but nothing has been done so far in this regard. An official communiqué under Order No 944 by the Education Department was […]
SRINAGAR — Illegal extraction of mining materials, including sand, bajri, and boulders, continues in the Lidder river of Anantnag, despite a ban imposed by the J&K High Court. While talking to Srinagar-based news gathering agency Kashmir Dot com, residents from areas such as Aakura, Nambal, Sakdas, and Ganeshpora allege that the mining activities persist with […]
SRINAGAR — A Territorial Army (TA) Soldier was shot at by the militants at Sofigund Aripal area of Tral hamlet in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday evening. A police officer told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the militants opened fire upon a TA soldier outside his residence at Sofigund Aripal. In the […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Wednesday said the government should not acquire fertile agricultural land for the construction of a railway line in the Bijbehara area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. “My appeal to the LG administration is to spare the fertile lands, take everything into consideration and then make a suitable […]
SRINAGAR — PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the Jammu and Kashmir government should reinstate a statutory order on reservation for admission to postgraduate courses through the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). “It’s imperative that the UT government reinstates SRO 49 (2018) of the J&K Reservation Act to ensure that super-specialty medical courses remain accessible […]
SRINAGAR — Real Kashmir FC continued to shine at home by picking up their second win in three matches, beating Delhi FC 2-1 in their I-League match here on Wednesday. Bouba Aminou (72nd minute) and Lalramdinsanga Ralte (84th) scored for the ‘Snow Leopards’ while Stephane Samir Binong (89th) pulled one back for the Delhi side […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces continued their search for militants in the Dachigam forest here on Wednesday, a day after a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant was killed in an encounter in the area, officials said. According to officials, the security forces halted their search on Tuesday night but maintained a tight cordon in the area. The search for […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir arrested two drug peddlers in Srinagar on Wednesday and recovered brown sugar and heroin from their possession. “A vehicle (Venue) bearing Registration Number JK01AX-7639 was intercepted by a police party of Police Station MR Gunj during naka checking at Syed Mansoor Bridge Zaldagar. The vehicle tried to flee from […]