Kashmir

IGP Kashmir directs officers to set up 24×7 checkpoints, implement joint mechanisms to disrupt militant ecosystem ahead of I-Day

SRINAGAR — Kashmir Police chief V K Birdi on Saturday asked security agencies in the valley to maintain strict vigil by setting up 24×7 checkpoints and implementing joint mechanisms to disrupt the militant ecosystem in the run-up to the Independence Day. The officers were also asked to enhance night domination in their respective vulnerable areas, […]

Kashmir

10,000 women set record with largest Kashmiri Folk Dance performance in Baramulla

SRINAGAR — A group of 10,000 women from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district created a record Saturday by performing the largest Kashmiri folk dance ever at a cultural festival, the Union Territory administration said. The event, ‘Kashur Riwaaj’ cultural festival, was organised by the Dagger Division of the Army’s Chinar Corps in collaboration with Baramulla […]

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DSEK orders change of school timing in Kashmir

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Directorate of School Education, Kashmir (DSEK) on Saturday ordered change in the timing of both government and recognized private schools in Kashmir division. The new school timing shall come in effect from August 12, 2024. According to a communique, “The schools falling within the Municipal limits of Srinagar District shall function […]

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Waqf Bill Interference in Religious Matters, Govt Using Muslims as Polarising Agents: Mirwaiz

SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday expressed concerns over the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, describing those as “interference in religious matters” and alleged that the government was using Muslims as “polarising agents for electoral purposes”. Addressing the Friday congregation at the historic Jamia Masjid here, he said the introduction […]