SRINAGAR — Security forces on Tuesday carried out anti-sabotage operations around vital installations in Srinagar city with the aim to strengthen security measures and counter any potential threats. “Police, in close coordination with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), conducted Area Security/Anti-Sabotage (AST) operations around major vital installations and sensitive locations in the North Zone […]
SRINAGAR — A special NIA court in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday ordered immediate attachment of land belonging to Ghulam Nabi Fai, a US-based Kashmiri lobbyist and convicted agent of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Judge Yahaya Firdous of Budgam district authorised the seizure of over 1.5 kanals (approximately 8,100 sq. […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir University has placed an Assistant Professor under suspension in connection with the registration of an FIR at Police Station Nigeen, Hazratbal. According to an official order issued by the Deputy Registrar Administration, Dr Altaf Ahmad Ganie, Assistant Professor in the Department of Kashmiri, has been suspended with immediate effect pending inquiry. The […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Students Association (JKSA) on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking the safety and well-being of Indian medical students in Bangladesh. JKSA said that the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Monday wrote to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, seeking urgent intervention to ensure the safety and well-being […]
SRINAGAR — The first-ever foodgrain freight train of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) reached the Anantnag Goods Terminal here in Kashmir on Sunday, formally integrating the region with the national freight rail network, official said. “The freight rake, carrying approximately 1,384 tonnes of food grains loaded in wagons, was dispatched from Ajitwal Railway Station […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The 40-day-long period of harsh winter known as ‘Chillai Kalan’ began on Sunday, bringing rain and snowfall to the Kashmir Valley and ending the long dry spell. Reports said higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir including Sonamarg, Gulmarg and Peer Ki Gali received light snowfall while rain lashed the plains. According to […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Saturday condemned former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti for opposing the allotment of land to paramilitary forces in Pulwama and called it treasonous. BJP spokesperson Girdhari Lal Raina termed Mehbooba’s stance “irresponsible, politically reckless, treasonous and driven solely by narrow political compulsions to remain relevant” after repeated rejection […]
SRINAGAR — An NIA special court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday issued a non-bailable warrant against Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen chief Mohammad Yousuf Shah alias Syed Salah-ud-din, directing the police to arrest him. The Court of Special Judge designated under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act issued the direction after hearing a case […]
JAMMU — The first foodgrain freight train of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) from Punjab is scheduled to reach the newly developed south Kashmir goods terminal on Sunday, marking a key step in strengthening the region’s supply and logistics network, railway officials said. The FCI’s grain freight train was recently flagged off from Ajitwal […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said all arrangements are in place to tackle heavy snowfall in the Union territory, also expressing hope that the precipitation forecast would help mitigate air pollution and boost winter tourism. The chief minister chaired a review meeting here on Saturday, on winter preparedness in the Jammu […]