MINIMARG (LADAKH) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday appealed to Union minister Nitin Gadkari to use his influence to launch direct air connectivity to Kargil. Speaking at the breakthrough ceremony of the Zojila tunnel here, Abdullah congratulated the people of Ladakh for getting closer to the realisation of the dream of […]
GANDERBAL — Two minor children lost their lives after accidentally slipping into the Baba Irrigation Canal in Goripora village of Kangan area in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Arshiya (4), daughter of Mohammad Amin Lone, and Mohammad Imran (6), son of Mohammad Iqbal Lone, both residents of Goripora village. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police, in a joint operation with the Army’s 52 Rashtriya Rifles recovered illegal arms and ammunition in Baramulla district and arrested an accused in connection with an unlawful arms possession case. According to a police statement, a Mobile Vehicle Checking Point (MVCP) was established at Chandsuma, Kanispora near the […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have recovered a minor girl within 24 hours of her reported kidnapping in Pulwama district and arrested the accused involved in the case. According to a police statement, a written complaint regarding the kidnapping of a 16-year-old girl was received at Police Station Pulwama. […]
ZOJILA — Zojila Tunnel will see light of the day, literally, on Tuesday when a blast will lead to a breakthrough at the end of the world’s longest single-tube bi-directional bypass built at record height. The breakthrough will bring the decades-old dream of an all-weather connectivity between the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh closer to reality, […]
SRINAGAR — PDP MLA from Pulwama on Monday joined local farmers in paddy transplantation as a mark of protest against the Jammu and Kashmir government’s attempts to evict the land tillers. Waheed Ur Rehman Para drove a tractor as he ploughed a paddy field and later joined the farmers in sowing paddy saplings. “The authorities […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday sanctioned key infrastructure projects worth Rs 7.05 crore aimed at strengthening facilities and enhancing welfare measures for Kashmiri migrants residing in Jammu. The approved projects include the construction of a multipurpose community hall at Migrant Camp Muthi, Jammu, which will also accommodate a library and dedicated shops […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday sought the support of opposition parties for the National Conference’s proposed protest in Delhi demanding restoration of statehood to the Union Territory. The National Conference (NC) said that Abdullah invited INDIA bloc constituents to join the agitation during a meeting of the opposition […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they have attached properties worth over ₹66 lakh belonging to two alleged drug peddlers under the provisions of Chapter VA of the NDPS Act in Sopore area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir. According to a police statement, the attached properties belong to Zahoor Ahmad […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they have attached immovable properties worth approximately ₹4 crore belonging to two alleged drug peddlers under the provisions of the NDPS Act in Srinagar. According to a police statement, Police Station Sangam attached properties worth around ₹3 crore belonging to Gulam Ahmad Dar, son of […]