SRINAGAR — Political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, terming it a significant step towards peace and stability while emphasising the need for sustained dialogue. Mehbooba Mufti, president of the Peoples Democratic Party, said: “Thousands of people were killed in the attacks on Iran. It […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire between the United States and Iran. “The two-week ceasefire announcement between Iran and the United States is a welcome step towards peace. It underscores (that) restraint and dialogue takes precedence over confrontation for conflict resolution, and peace prevails over war,” the Mirwaiz […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday terminated the services of two government employees for their alleged links with terror outfits, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen, official sources said. The dismissals were carried out under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution as part of the administration’s “zero-tolerance to terror” policy, aimed at […]
SRINAGAR — Celebrations erupted in various places across Kashmir after the US-Iran ceasefire announcement, with people calling it a “victory” for the Islamic Republic. Hundreds of people, especially in the Shia-dominated areas of the valley, gathered on roads to celebrate the ceasefire. The celebrations erupted in Saidakadal and Zadibal areas of the city here, as […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed uproar on the final day of the Budget Session on Saturday, with members of the National Conference, the Congress and the PDP demanding a judicial probe into the recent Ganderbal encounter. The army has claimed that the man killed in the encounter in Arhama forests on March […]
JAMMU — In a major push to transform Kashmir’s economic landscape by linking its fruit industry and parcel trade with national markets, Northern Railway’s Jammu Division held a stakeholder meeting to boost rail-based parcel movement from the Valley, officials said on Saturday. The meeting, held in Srinagar on Friday, aimed at formulating a roadmap to […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday expressed hope that justice would be delivered in the Ganderbal encounter case and those responsible would be held to account and punished. “As the deeply distressing news reports of the killing of a young man, Raashid Ahmed Mughal, at Arhama, Ganderbal, in a claimed encounter came yesterday, his […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir administration, led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the encounter that took place in Arhama area of Ganderbal district on April 1, 2026. According to an official communication issued by the Home Department, the District Magistrate Ganderbal has been directed to conduct a […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Thursday announced that a tunnel connecting Machil sector to hinterland at Z-Gali in Kupwara has been sanctioned to provide all weather connectivity to the border residents. Replying to a question raised by National Conference Legislator, Qaysar Jamshaid Lone in the Legislative Assembly, Choudhary said […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday rejected a private member’s bill moved by PDP MLA from Pulwama, Waheed Para, seeking regularisation of ad-hoc daily wagers, need-based and temporary workers. The bill was turned down by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is also the Leader of the House, soon after it was […]