Kashmir

Raids conducted across Kashmir as police crack down on Jamaat-e-Islami

SRINAGAR — Police on Thursday carried out raids at multiple locations across the Kashmir valley as part of its crackdown on the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), officials said. The searches were conducted in the Srinagar, Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam, Budgam, and Kupwara districts, they said. Officials said the raids targeted residential premises and other locations linked […]

Politics

Court reserves order on Engineer Rashid’s plea for interim bail or custody parole to attend Parliament session

NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Wednesday reserved its order on a plea by jailed Jammu and Kashmir parliamentarian Engineer Rashid seeking custody parole or interim bail to attend the upcoming Parliament session. Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma was hearing the plea filed through advocate Vikhyat Oberoi on behalf of Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly […]

Kashmir

Govt announces Winter Vacation in Kashmir: Pre-Primary from Nov 26, Classes 1–8 from Dec 1, Classes 9–12 from Dec 11

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday ordered winter vacations for all Government and recognised private schools up to Higher Secondary level in the Kashmir Division, as well as in the winter zones of Jammu Division. According to an order, pre-primary classes will observe vacation from 26 November, 2025 to 28 […]

Kashmir

‘Peaceful voices being throttled’: Mehbooba Mufti after police stop PDP Women Wing’s protest against power tariff hike

SRINAGAR — The PDP’s women wing on Monday were stopped from holding a protest against the proposed hike in power tariffs in Jammu and Kashmir. The party’s women wing had planned to hold a protest against the proposed hike in power tariffs at peak hours; however, the police, according to officials, did not allow their […]