SRINAGAR — PDP MLA Waheed Para has accused the Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir of showing “zero intent” to resolve the reservation issue, saying the existing quota policy has become an existential matter. “The reservation policy has become an existential issue that strikes at the very foundation of the future of our younger […]
SRINAGAR, Farhan Kitab (KIMS) — Aab-e-Rawan, in collaboration with the Ehsaas Foundation and the Reroot Foundation of India, on Saturday organised Youm-e-Khawaja Ajmeeri at Bait-ul-Meeras, Aali Kadal, marking a spiritually enriching and culturally significant gathering. The programme featured a Mehfil-e-Mushaira and a Mehfil-e-Sama, celebrating the timeless message of love, peace, harmony and humanity preached by […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday opposed any free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union and the US, saying a similar deal with New Zealand had hurt the apple growers of Kashmir by exposing them to “unfair imports”. Expressing concern that apple import duties may be diluted, she said flooding markets with […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, V K Birdi, on Saturday conducted an annual review of the crime situation in the valley, and directed officers to ensure convictions in the NDPS Act and UAPA cases to break the narco-criminal and terror ecosystem. Birdi chaired the annual crime review meeting at PCR Kashmir here, […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Saturday said that lynchings, irrespective of the faith or nationality of the victims, amounts to terrorism, and alleged that such incidents have become a “norm” under the BJP rule. Law-enforcement agencies were “facilitating” it rather than stopping it, the the Lok Sabha member from Srinagar, lamenting that […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone on Saturday said “harassment” of Kashmiris in some parts of the country should be treated as a matter of national security, and urged the lieutenant governor and chief minister to intervene in the matter. “This behaviour against Kashmiris in the rest of the country should not to be […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Saturday said they detained three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) under the provisions of the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Shopian district of South Kashmir and shifted them to Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu. The detained individuals have been identified as Owais Ahmad Lone of Sedow, Mashooq Ahmad Shah of Shahlatoo […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological (MeT) Department on Saturday forecast mainly dry weather across Jammu and Kashmir till December 29, with rain and snowfall likely around the New Year. According to the MeT Department, the weather is expected to remain mainly dry in Jammu and Kashmir from December 27 to 29. On December 30, there […]
SRINAGAR — A stone sculpture of Goddess Durga was recovered by a fisherman from the Jhelum River in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Friday. A police spokesman said that on Thursday, Nazir Ahmad Latoo, a resident of the Shaltang-Zogyar area of the north Kashmir district, reported that he had found a stone […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said it was “surprising” that her plea in the high court on seeking transfer of Jammu and Kashmir prisoners back home from jails elsewhere was rejected. A PIL filed by Mehbooba seeking transfer of local inmates was dismissed by the High Court of Jammu […]