JAMMU — A fresh batch of 5,335 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base-camp here early Tuesday for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir. More than 2.77 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine till now. The 13th batch included 3,911 men, 1,288 women and 21 children. According to officials, 1,736 pilgrims […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government on Tuesday ordered summer vacations for all Government Degree Colleges in Kashmir Division and the Winter Zone of Jammu Division from July 21 to August 2, 2026. According to a government order issued by the Higher Education Department, all Government Degree Colleges falling in the Kashmir Division and the Winter […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they detained an alleged Over Ground Worker (OGW) after the Facial Recognition System (FRS) generated an alert at the Nunwan X-Ray Point during the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. According to a police statement, the individual was identified as Faisal Muzaffar, son of Muzaffar Ahmad, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they attached immovable properties worth over ₹1.23 crore belonging to an absconding alleged drug peddler in Sopore area of Baramulla district under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. According to a police statement, the action was taken under the ongoing […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Monday arrested a fraudster who is wanted in 11 cases of cheating and forgery. “The EOW Kashmir, of the Crime Branch, J&K, has successfully executed a long-pending arrest warrant against Abdul Majeed Mir,” a spokesperson of the EOW said. He said the arrest […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday slammed the Lt Governor administration for blocking access to the Martyrs’ Graveyard in the old city, saying those who are stopping people from paying homage are “guests for few days”, but the martyrs are immortal. “Those who did not allow us to go to […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday accused the BJP of turning the issue of the ‘martyrs’ of 1931 into a communal matter, saying those killed by the Dogra Maharaja’s soldiers sacrificed their lives fighting the “autocratic rule”. The former chief minister paid tributes to the 22 protestors, who died on this day in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he feels honoured to have received a “love letter” in the form of a legal notice from the BJP as it proves that he is a political force they cannot ignore. The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Monday served a […]
SRINAGAR — The lieutenant governor’s administration Monday imposed restrictions in several parts of Srinagar to prevent people from assembling at the martyrs’ graveyard in Naqshband Sahib area of the city. While the area within a one-kilometre radius of the graveyard was sealed off on Sunday, barricades were set up in the old city and some […]
JAMMU — Amid tight security, over 7,700 devotees departed from Jammu on Monday in the twelfth batch for the twin base camps of the annual Amarnath Yatra in the Kashmir Valley. So far, more than 252,000 pilgrims have paid their respects at the ice Lingam of Lord Shiva, located at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine. Officials […]