SRINAGAR — A minor girl was mauled to death by stray dogs at Waghama area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official said that a minor girl identified Arshima (08) daughter of Gh Nabi Wani resident of Waghama was attacked by stray dogs at her native village. He said that the girl was […]
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DSEK warns of strict action against schools charging capitation, miscellaneous charges
SRINAGAR — Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK)Thursday warned private schools of strict actions for charging prohibited capitation charges from students. Director School Education Kashmir Tassaduq Hussain Mir told reporters that schools will face action who will charge admission or miscellaneous charges. He also said that the department had already issued a circular in this […]
MeT forecasts light to moderate rain, snow at many places of J-K for next 24 hours
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Thursday forecast light to moderate rain and snowfall at many places of Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, “The weather is expected to remain generally cloudy with possibility of light rain and snowfall at many places with thunder, […]
J-K Govt forms committee to enquire wrong distribution of Class 12th question paper
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday formed two member committee to enquire about the distribution of wrong question paper to the students of Class 12th. The School Education Department (SED), Government of Jammu and Kashmir has formed two member committee, comprising of Director School Education, Kashmir and Director School Education, Jammu […]
Engineer Rashid to contest Lok Sabha elections from Baramulla on AIP ticket
SRINAGAR — Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid (56), a former MLA who is currently lodged in jail on UAPA charges, will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency on an Awami Ittehad Party ticket. He was arrested in 2019 and charged by the National Investigation Agency under the Unlawful Activities […]
11th standard question paper distributed to 12th class students, exam postponed
SRINAGAR — Hundreds of 12th standard students on Wednesday were left to lurch as JKBOSE distributed 11th standard question paper to the students during examination. The news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) spoke to some of the examination in-charges and candidates appearing in the annual regular exams of class 12th who expressed concern about the […]
40-year-old man found dead under mysterious circumstances in Sopore
SOPORE — A 40-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances i in an orchard in Duroo village of Sopore, officials said here on Wednesday. An official said that the body of a man identified as Mushtaq Ahmed Mir son of Ghulam Rasool Mir of Duroo has been recovered from the orchard and was subsequently […]
Northern railway slashes ticket prices for Kashmir
SRINAGAR — In a major relief to train commuters, Northern Railways has reduced ticket fares to pre-COVID times in the Kashmir valley, officials said on Wednesday. A top railway official said that railways reinstated Second Class Ordinary Fares on passenger trains in Kashmir. “The fare charges have been dropped by nearly 40-50%, reverting to pre-COVID […]
Srinagar admin imposes ban on carrying licensed arms till completion of Lok Sabha election
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of Lok Sabha election scheduled to be held from next month, the District Magistrate Srinagar on Monday imposed complete ban on carrying of licensed arms within the district till the completion of election process. The prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 were issued in this […]
Pulwama Court convicts man in narcotics case
SRINAGAR [Mudasir Maqbool] (KIMS) — In a significant development, the PDJ Pulwama court on Monday pronounced its verdict, convicting Abdul Hameed Bhat, also known as Hameed Pujj, in connection with case FIR 42/2018 under sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act, pertaining to the jurisdiction of Kakapora Police Station. The case began on September 21, 2019, […]









