SRINAGAR — The management of Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area of Srinagar on Friday said that the authorities have disallowed’Jummat-ul-Vida’ (last Friday of Ramzan) Congregational prayers at the historic mosque. District magistrate and police officials visited Jamia Masjid in the morning today and asked us to lock the gates of the Masjid as administration had […]
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Amit Shah reviews J&K security, preparations of G20 meeting in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the functioning of the security grid and all security-related aspects in Jammu and Kashmir and conveyed the Narendra Modi government’s unflinching resolve to the policy of zero tolerance against militancy. Shah also reviewed the preparations for a G20 meeting to be held in Srinagar next […]
Govt orders transfers, postings of 14 ARTO’s
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday ordered transfers and postings of 14 Assistant Regional Transport Officers (ARTO’s) in the Union Territory in the interest of administration. According to an order issued by Rahul Sharma, Transport Commissioner Jammu and Kashmir, Sh. Kuldeep Singh I/C ARTO Doda has been posted as I/C […]
No homework for students upto Class-II: DSEK
SRINAGAR — School Education Department Thursday said that there shall be no homework for students upto Class-II while only a maximum of two hours a week shall be for Classes 3 to 5. In a circular, Director School Education Department said that for primary classes, there will be no homework up to Class-Il and a […]
Militants flee after brief gunfight in Shopian
SRINAGAR — An unknown number of militants managed to escape after a brief gunfight with security forces in Chakoora area in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that there was a brief encounter between militants and a joint team of police and army at around 18:15 hours […]
Encounter breaks out in Shopian’s Chakoora village
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Chakoora village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Wednesday evening. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Chakoora village in Shopian district following the inputs about presence of […]
Frequent snags in J&K Bank’s Mpay pushes consumers to wall
SRINAGAR — For the last couple of days, the consumers of Jammu & Kashmir Bank have been facing immense hardships while using its mobile application—Mpay as there has been frequent snags, leaving the people to lurch at large. The news agency KNO received several calls from the consumers of J&K bank, narrating their ordeal while […]
Police bust ‘major interstate drug module’ in Sopore, 5 arrested
SOPORE — Police on Tuesday said they busted a “major interstate” drug module by arresting five persons including a kingpin woman and her boyfriend in multiple cases in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The contraband substance was also seized. Terming it a big achievement, SSP Sopore Shabir Nawab said that more arrests are […]
Militant-OGW nexus case: Court frames charges against four accused
SRINAGAR — The Court of Special Judge Designate under NIA Act, Srinagar on Tuesday framed charges under sections 13,18,38,39 UA(P) act, 121 and 120-B IPC against four accused persons in case FIR No.16/2022 of P/S CI-SIA Kashmir, including the Pakistan based militant Ali Kashif Jan against whom proceedings under section 299 Cr.PC have been initiated […]
Five residential houses gutted in Bandipora blaze
BANDIPORA — At least five residential houses were gutted in an overnight blaze in Grat-Nallah village of Tulail valley in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Five houses were gutted in massive fire in Grat-Nallah village of Tulail valley of Bandipora district late last night. The fire erupted from one of the residential houses and engulfed the […]
