SRINAGAR — The Peoples’ Democratic Party on Friday said the cancellation of more than 1.27 lakh ration cards in Jammu and Kashmir was “unwarranted and cruel”, and asked the government to revisit the move. In a post on X, party leader Iltija Mufti said the ration card holders were people living below the poverty line […]
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — The Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) has expressed support for the recently implemented Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) while simultaneously highlighting critical concerns about the lack of parking facilities across Srinagar’s commercial areas. KTA President Aijaz Shahdhar welcomed the administration’s efforts to improve traffic management but emphasized the pressing challenges faced […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday claimed that he was put under house arrest and prevented from offering congregational prayers at the Jama Masjid for the third consecutive week. Mirwaiz, who is the chief cleric of Kashmir, alleged that he was barred from offering prayers at the Jama Masjid in the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have destroyed narcotic drugs & psychotropic substances worth over one crore in Sopore town of Baramulla district in North Kashmir on Friday. “The District Drug Disposal Committee headed by SSP Sopore Smt. Divya D-IPS, SDPO Sopore Shri. Sarfaraz Bashir-JKPS (Member) and DySP DAR Sopore (Member) in compliance to […]
SRINAGAR — As mercury dropped to minus 6.2 degrees Celsius on Friday, J&K’s Srinagar city recorded the season’s lowest minimum temperature. MET Department officials said that at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius, Srinagar city recorded the lowest minimum temperature of this season so far. Gulmarg had minus 6 degrees Celsius while Pahalgam recorded minus 8.2 degrees […]
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — Ruheena Shahzad has expressed heartfelt gratitude to senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, particularly Shri Ashok Koul Ji, for their trust and support. Recently appointed as the District Returning Officer in Budgam, Shahzad conveyed her appreciation for this significant responsibility. “I extend my profound thanks to the esteemed senior BJP […]
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — The Shah Re Khass Traders and Chambers (SKT&C) have taken a resolute stance against the implementation of the e-challan system in Srinagar, particularly affecting the vibrant area of Shah Re Khass. The ongoing lack of adequate parking facilities has forced customers to park near shops to make their purchases. Unfortunately, […]
JAMMU — J&K’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Thursday filed a supplementary charge sheet against detained advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom in the murder of an advocate killed by terrorists in 2020. The SIA, in a statement, said that a supplementary charge sheet was filed in the designated court against Qayoom, the former President of the […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Thursday sent a terror-funding case against Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid back to the special judge hearing the matter so that the grievances of the accused can be adjudicated. Principal District and Sessions Judge Vimal Kumar Yadav was hearing the matter after the special judge had requested […]
SRINAGAR — The longest surviving militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit was among the 5 militants killed on Thursday in a fierce encounter with the joint security forces in J&K’s Kulgam district, officials said. “Farooq Nali, the longest surviving HM militant, was killed today along with four others of the same outfit in a […]