SRINAGAR — District Congress Committee president, Umer Jaan from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has resigned from post and basic membership of the party. In his resignation letter, Umer has stated that the Congress has lost relevance in Jammu and Kashmir. “It’s been quite a few years especially after the abrogation of the special status that […]
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Class 12th exam clashes with Jamia Millia entrance, students appeal authorities to reschedule paper
SRINAGAR — The students of Class 12th have appealed to authorities of the J&K Board of School Education to reschedule the examination of their physical education paper which is scheduled on 29th April. They said that it overlaps with the entrance test being conducted for undergraduate courses at Jamia Millia University. We want the authorities […]
Two cross border narcotic smugglers arrested in Srinagar: Police
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two cross border narcotic smugglers along with 11 kgs of heroin worth 70 crores in International market. Police in a statement said that based on specific information of Srinagar Police, narcotic substance i.e Heroin weighing 11.089 kg (worth approximately 70 crore in […]
CS directs for making PSUs more vibrant and profitable
SRINAGAR — Chief Secretary, Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review the functioning of various Corporations and Public Sector Undertakings. While chairing the meeting, Chief Secretary directed the concerned Managing Directors for making their respective public sector units more vibrant and financially viable. He said that every corporation should […]
CS Arun Mehta conducts extensive tour of Srinagar city
SRINAGAR — Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today conducted an extensive tour of the Srinagar city to review the preparations and take stock of developmental works for make over of the city being executed by Srinagar Smart City Ltd and R&B Department. He was accompanied by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Deputy Commissioner […]
Huge cache of ammunition recovered in Handwara forest: Police
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that Police along with Security Forces recovered huge cache of ammunition in Haphruda Forest area of Handwara in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police in a statement said, Based on reliable input, a joint search operation was launched by Police and Army in Haphruda Forest of […]
No need to worry about new Covid-19 variant: DAK
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said there is no need to worry about new Covid-19 variant. “There is no evidence to suggest that the new sub-variant causes more severe disease,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said the new variant is causing uptick of cases […]
Conman Kiran Patel handed over to Gujarat Police
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday handed over conman Kiran Bhai Patel to Gujarat police after a local court has ordered authorities of central Jail Srinagar to handover ‘conman’ Kiran Bhai Patel to the police team of the Ahmedabad city crime branch for the investigation in a case of ‘fraud’ on Wednesday, official […]
Militancy declining rapidly in Jammu and Kashmir, says DGP Dilbagh Singh
BANDIPORA — Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that militancy is not over in the UT but “it is surely declining rapidly” and the security forces are working hard to eliminate the remaining militants in the months ahead. He also said that there has been no law and order […]
Lashkar militant associate arrested in Bandipora, says police
BANDIPORA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested an associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit in Aloosa area of Bandipora district in North Kashmir. Police in a statement said, Bandipora Police along with 26 RR & 3rd Bn CRPF arrested a militant associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) near Canal Road in […]









