SRINAGAR — The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said a caste survey is needed to give proportionate reservation to various underprivileged sections of the society. “We believe that reservation distribution should be on the basis of justice but for that it is necessary to have a caste census,” Karra […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached a residential property worth ₹50 lakhs of a drug peddler in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Tuesday as part of the ongoing intensified efforts to combat the drug menace. Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a residential property of a notorious drug peddler, Gh Hassan Bandro […]
SRINAGAR — Intense cold gripped Kashmir Valley as Srinagar city recorded the season’s lowest minimum temperature at minus 5.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. The Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said the minimum temperature dropped to minus 5.4 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest so far this season. Gulmarg recorded minus 9 and Pahalgam minus 8.6 as […]
SRINAGAR — Medical students from Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar have raised serious concerns over the drastic reduction in Open Merit (OM) seats in postgraduate admissions under the NEET PG framework. The students claim that recent policy changes, including the implementation of SO 176 (March 15, 2024) and SO 305 (May 21, 2024), have severely […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested two drug peddlers in Srinagar district of Kashmir valley on Monday and recovered contraband substances from their possession. “Two persons identified as Asif Mehdi, son of Ghulam Mohiuddin Malik and Faisal Haroon, son of Irfan Haroon — both residents of Rakh Arth Bemina Srinagar, roaming suspiciously […]
PULWAMA [Mudasir Maqbool] (KIMS) — A wave of pride has swept across Pulwama as five young girls from the district have been selected to represent Jammu and Kashmir in the national under-14 hockey championship. The prestigious event is set to take place in Madhya Pradesh, marking a significant milestone for these talented athletes and their […]
JAMMU — An organisation of migrant Kashmiri Pandits said on Monday that it has filed a police complaint against the alleged derogatory and inflammatory remarks by Iltija Mufti, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and daughter of former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. In a statement, a Kashmiri Pandit organisation called ‘Youth 4 Panun […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Monday detected and defused a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway in Kashmir, officials said. A joint patrolling party of police and army found a suspicious object by the roadside on the highway at Palhallan in Pattan area of Baramulla district. Officials said a bomb disposal squad […]
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — In a heartwarming initiative aimed at enhancing community health and well-being, We the Kashmir Foundation, in collaboration with Smile Foundation NGO, successfully organized a free medical camp in Sheikh Gund Shangus. This event brought together healthcare professionals and volunteers dedicated to providing essential medical services to the local population. The […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the convention centre coming up in Gulmarg will enable the famous ski resort to host international conferences, conventions and film screenings. Accompanied by local MLA Farooq Ahmad Shah, Abdullah visited the site of the convention hall to review the progress of its construction. […]