SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said there is a need to introduce contemporary, interdisciplinary and skill-oriented academic programmes aligned with the National Education Policy-2020. Sinha was chairing the 84th University Council meeting of the University of Kashmir (KU) at the Lok Bhavan here, an official spokesman said. The meeting […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism sector will get an investment of about Rs 5,500 crore under an externally funded budget, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday. “We will do whatever we can for Gulmarg and other tourism destinations. It will perhaps be for the first time that under an externally funded project, tourism […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the Centre cannot claim normalcy in the Union territory until the destinations, closed after the Pahalgam attack earlier this year, are reopened. He also called for a review of the decision to close several tourist spots after the attack. Speaking to the reporters […]
SRINAGAR — An NIA court here declared Dr Muzaffar Ahmad Rather, an accused in the white collar terror module busted by Srinagar police in October that was behind the November 10 car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, a proclaimed offender under Section 84 of the BNSS. The proclamation notice, issued by a special judge designated […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday expressed regret that the system in the past “failed” the victims of terrorism by ignoring their pain and by not giving their cases the priority they deserved, but asserted that his administration is now working on empowering such people. The LG made these remarks […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday inaugurated Asia’s longest ski drag lift at Gulmarg, widely known as the ‘skiing capital of India’, officials said. Abdullah also inaugurated the world’s highest revolving multi-purpose hall in the Affarwat area of Gulmarg, which also houses a restaurant, they said. Abdullah said the ski […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday detained around 200 suspected over-ground workers (OGWs) of terror outfits as part of a massive crackdown in the valley, officials said here. The police, along with other security forces, launched the operation against the OGW network in many areas of the Kashmir valley, including Srinagar city, and […]
SRINAGAR — There was a slight respite from cold conditions across Kashmir as the minimum temperatures increased a bit owing to overcast skies, even as the meteorological department forecast light snowfall at isolated places in the higher reaches of the valley, officials said on Saturday. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a […]
LONDON — The UK government reaffirmed its long-standing policy on Kashmir as an issue for India and Pakistan to resolve based on the wishes of Kashmiris during a Westminster Hall debate in the Houses of Parliament this week. Hamish Falconer, minister in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), presented the official stance during the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Friday said they along with security forces arrested a terrorist associate involved in supporting terror activities in the Naner Midoora area of Awantipora tehsil in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. Police said that acting on credible input about the movement of a suspect at Naner Midoora, Awantipora Police, in a […]