NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist and Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment following her conviction in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh announced the verdict on Andrabi after concluding the arguments on the quantum of sentence. The court also sentenced two […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police have registered an FIR against a hotel in Pahalgam for allegedly concealing the stay of foreign nationals and violating mandatory reporting norms, police said on Monday. Police in a statement said, during routine checking in the Dehwatoo area, it was found that 23 foreign nationals, including 19 British nationals had checked […]
SRINAGAR — Cash, gold and copper utensils were among the things donated by people in some areas of Kashmir for the relief fund for war-hit Iran, officials said. Expressing gratitude for the donations, the Iranian Embassy in a post on X said this act of kindness will “never be forgotten”. A day after the Eid […]
SRINAGAR — Peaceful protests were staged at several places in Kashmir after Eid prayers on Saturday, condemning the US-Israel attacks on Iran, officials said. A march in solidarity with Iran led by the head of the Anjuman-e-Sharie-Shian, Aga Syed Hassan, was taken out in Budgam in central Kashmir after Eid prayers, with protesters raising slogans […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief priest, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Friday claimed he was put under house arrest and not allowed to offer the congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid. “For the third consecutive Friday in Ramzan I have been put under arbitrary house arrest-never conveyed in writing, but enforced by placing police vehicles and large […]
SRINAGAR — A massive fire broke out in a hotel in Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district early Tuesday, official said. Though no casualties were reported in the blaze, an employee of another nearby hotel was killed when he was allegedly hit by a fire tender that was reversing after the firefighting operation. Officials said […]
SRINAGAR — Shab-e-Qadr, the night of power and blessings, was observed across Kashmir with religious fervour as Muslims thronged mosques and shrines across the Valley for nightlong prayers, officials said on Tuesday. As part of the festivities, Muslims thronged mosques and shrines across the Valley on Monday night for prayers and recitation of the Quran […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A flight carrying around 80 Indian students, including several from Kashmir along with pilgrims has been delayed at Dubai International Airport following a drone-related security incident, the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) said on Monday. In a statement, JKSA national convenor Nasir Khuehami said the Flydubai flight FZ441, travelling from Armenia […]
SRINAGAR — Juma’atul Vida, the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramzan, was observed across Jammu and Kashmir as thousands of devotees thronged mosques and shrines for congregational prayers. The largest gathering for Juma’atul Vida prayers took place at Hazratbal Shrine on the banks of Dal Lake. Officials said an estimated 80,000 people […]
NEW DELHI — Sehar Shabir Shah, daughter of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah, broke down in tears outside the Supreme Court of India on Thursday moments after the court granted him bail in a terror-funding case. The 24-year-old MBA graduate described the decision as the “end of a long wait for justice” after years […]