SRINAGAR — Srinagar and some other places in Kashmir on Wednesday experienced the coldest night of the season as the minimum plummeted below the freezing point in most places of the valley, officials said. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 0.7 degree Celsius. The officials said many other places in the valley also experienced […]
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Three drug peddlers arrested in Srinagar; contraband substances, cash recovered
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested three drug peddlers in Soura and Rajbagh areas of Srinagar on Wednesday and recovered contraband substances and cash from their possession. “A Police party at a checkpoint established by Soura Police on 90 Feet Road near Treats, intercepted a vehicle (TATA NITER) bearing registration number PB53AM-7939 […]
No rift between Congress, NC in J&K: Ghulam Ahmad Mir
SRINAGAR — Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Tuesday said there is no rift between his party and the ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir. “The National Conference will not become Congress and vice versa. However, there are ideological similarities between the two parties for the past several decades. There might be difference […]
Kisan mela to be held at Old Fruit Mandi Shopian on 21 November
SHOPIAN — A Kisan Mela is being organised at Old Fruit Mandi Shopian on Thursday, November 21 from 10:30 AM onwards by the Department of Agriculture and allied departments. The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Mohammad Shahid Saleem Dar has invited the public in general and students in particular to participate in the day-long event. Post […]
Discussions on restoring Article 370 in J&K are ‘irrelevant’: LG Manoj Sinha
GHAZIPUR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said that discussions on restoring Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir are “irrelevant” as the Supreme Court upheld its abrogation as constitutional. Speaking about the post-Article 370 scenario, Sinha said, “After the abrogation, assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir were conducted peacefully, observed by both national and […]
Six drug peddlers arrested in Kashmir; Contraband substances recovered: Police
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — While continuing its war against drug dealings, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested six drug peddlers in Srinagar, Kulgam and Kupwara district of Kashmir division and recovered contraband substances from their possession. A police party of Police Station Shaheed Gunj at a checkpoint established at Habakadal Chowk, intercepted a suspicious person. […]
Delhi court likely to pronounce order on Engineer Rashid’s regular bail plea on November 20
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court is likely to pronounce on Wednesday its order on Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha member Engineer Rashid’s regular bail application in a terror-funding case. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh, who was scheduled to pass order on Tuesday, deferred the matter till November 20. The judge is also scheduled […]
Police attaches property worth one crore of notorious drug peddler in Kulgam
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a relentless effort to curb the menace of drug peddling, the Jammu and Kashmir Police attached an immovable property worth one crore of a notorious drug peddler on Tuesday in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The The Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a double-storey residential house with 15 marlas of land underneath […]
Mehbooba praises three party MLAs for raising special status issue in Assembly
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday lauded three party MLAs who raised the issue of abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A during the first session of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly earlier this month. “Party President Ms. @MehboobaMufti lauded the efforts of PDP MLAs for their efforts in legislative assembly at party headquarters in […]
Sajad Lone slams NC government over ‘steep hike’ in electricity bills
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday hit out at the National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir over the “steep hike in electricity bills”. Claiming that the electricity bills were higher by nearly 50 per cent, Lone, who is MLA from Handwara, criticised the ruling party for creating an “electricity mess” […]









