SRINAGAR — A court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district has rejected the bail of five HDFC Bank officials accused of large-scale financial fraud, the Crime Branch said on Friday. A spokesman of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) said the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shopian, rejected the bail applications of the accused persons arrested […]
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Restrictions in Kashmir on fifth consecutive day
SRINAGAR — Restrictions on movement of people in Kashmir valley were intensified on Friday as authorities apprehended protests against the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after congregational prayers this afternoon. Normal life in the valley has been disrupted for the sixth consecutive day due to protests over the killing of Khamenei in […]
Restrictions in Kashmir on fourth consecutive day
SRINAGAR — Normal life in Kashmir was affected for the fifth consecutive day as partial restrictions on movement of people remained in force as a precautionary measure. The restrictions were imposed on Monday after spontaneous protests broke out across Kashmir a day earlier against the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel […]
‘Respect people’s right to peaceful protest’: Mirwaiz says detention of mourners in J&K unwarranted
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday said the authorities should respect the right to peaceful protest, and demanded release of those detained during the protests against the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “The right to peaceful protest and expression of wounded sentiments must be respected. Reports of protesters and mourners, including […]
Curbs on news outlets in Kashmir not democratic: Tarigami
SRINAGAR — CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami on Wednesday expressed concern over alleged restrictions on several established media organisations in Kashmir after their social media pages were reportedly taken down. Referring to reports that certain the pages of the news outlets were taken down following coverage of protests in Jammu and Kashmir, Tarigami said it […]
Strict restrictions continue in Kashmir on third day after protests over Khamenei killing
SRINAGAR — Strict restrictions remained imposed in many areas of Kashmir for the third consecutive day on Wednesday following massive protests across the valley against the killing of Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, officials said. As a precautionary measure, the government shut educational institutions till Saturday, while mobile internet speed continued to remain throttled. […]
University of Kashmir postpones March 4 exams, suspends academic activities till March 7
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of restrictions imposed in the Kashmir Valley, University of Kashmir on Tuesday announced the postponement of examinations scheduled for March 4, 2026 and suspension of academic activities till March 7, 2026. According to an official notification, all examinations scheduled for March 4, 2026 have been postponed. Fresh dates of these […]
Govt extends closure of educational institutions in Kashmir till March 7
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of restrictions imposed across the Kashmir Valley following massive protests against the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei in joint airstrikes by Israel and the United States, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday extended the closure of all educational institutions in Kashmir till March 7, 2026 […]
Strict restrictions continue in Kashmir on second day after protests over Khamenei killing
SRINAGAR — Strict restrictions remained in place across the Kashmir Valley for the second consecutive day on Tuesday following massive protests against the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei in joint airstrikes by the United States and Israel early Sunday. While educational institutions were shut for two days and mobile internet speeds […]
University of Kashmir postpones exams, suspends academic activities on March 3
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of restrictions imposed in the Kashmir Valley, University of Kashmir on Monday announced the postponement of examinations and suspension of academic activities scheduled for March 3, 2026. According to an official notification, all examinations scheduled for March 3, 2026 have been postponed. Fresh dates of these examinations will be notified […]







