BUDGAM — The protests broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday against the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon, officials said. The protests were held in Magam market area and Budgam town of the central Kashmir district on the fourth day of mourning of Nasrallah. Some market places were shut […]
SRINAGAR — PDP youth president Waheed Para accused Director General of Police R R Swain, who retired on Monday, of destroying lives by “criminalising thoughts and weaponising policing”. Para, who was in jail for nearly two years in terror-related cases, claimed that he was subjected to torture under the orders of Swain. In a post […]
NEW DELHI — The Election Commission has put in abeyance the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s order to appoint an Army colonel as SSP (Training and Special Operations), citing a ban on transfer of officers connected to elections as the Model Code of Conduct is in force. In its order to the chief secretary, the EC […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The District Sport Climbing Championship for Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama, and Shopian concluded today with remarkable performances by young athletes, highlighting the sport’s growing popularity in the region. Organized by the Mountaineering Association of J&K, the event took place over the weekend, attracting participants from all four districts. Held at the J&K Tourism […]
NEW DELHI — Amid the ongoing Jammu and Kashmir polls, a video of a teary-eyed woman seemingly confronting Rahul Gandhi on an airplane has been widely shared on social media with some users claiming that she was a Kashmiri Pandit living abroad who questioned the Congress leader for opposing the PM over Kashmir’s matters. A […]
SRINAGAR — The campaign vehicle of Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid was attacked Sunday by an assailant who stomped on the bonnet and the front windshield, damaging the glass. Sheikh Abdul Rashid (57), popularly known as Engineer Rashid, who was in the car when the incident happened was unhurt. The car was attacked in the Langate […]
SHOPIAN — Authorities in South Kashmir’s Shopian district have reported approximately 70 sporadic cases of hepatitis infections, prompting swift containment measures. The cases have been detected across different areas of the district, with no specific location showing a concentration of infections. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Shopian, Dr. Arshad Hussain Tak, told Rising Kashmir that […]
NEW DELHI — Javed Beigh, a political activist from Jammu and Kashmir, criticised Pakistan, particularly in light of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent comments as he raked up the Kashmir bogey in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly once again. Beigh accused Pakistan of peddling misinformation on global platforms and highlighted the contrast […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday attached immovable property of a man accused of providing shelter to militants in Kakapora area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir. “In a significant move to counter militancy, Pulwama Police attached property including 16 marlas land along with a two-storey residential house under Survey No. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Mountaineering Association of Jammu & Kashmir (MAJK) organized a two-day district-level sport climbing competition at the J&K Tourism Sport Climbing Wall in Nowgam, Srinagar, for four districts of the Kashmir Valley: Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama, and Shopian. The event’s first day saw enthusiastic participation from young athletes across these districts. The competition […]