ANANTNAG [Sheikh Nadeem] (KIMS) — World Environment Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and commitment across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, with various organizations and educational institutions organizing events to raise awareness about pressing environmental issues. Among them, Scholars Scientific Institute in Moominabad, Anantnag, held a vibrant celebration aimed at fostering […]
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Being a Journalist in Kashmir is more than just reporting
When people think of journalists, they often imagine someone reading the news on television or writing stories in newspapers. But journalism is far more than that — it is about telling stories with truth, responsibility, and depth. Especially in a place like Kashmir, where every word can carry weight and consequence, journalism takes on an […]
ACB registers disproportionate assets case against storekeeper in Baramulla
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, In-charge Storekeeper at the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS\&CA), following allegations of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. According to the ACB, Bhat, son of Abdul Rashid Bhat and a resident of Tarzoo Sopore […]
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
MUZAFFARABAD/NEW DELHI — India attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday and Pakistan said it had shot down five Indian fighter jets in the worst fighting in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed enemies. India said it struck nine Pakistani “terrorist infrastructure” sites, some of them linked to an attack by Islamist militants on […]
CIK detains former journalist in Srinagar or allegedly disseminating extremist content
SRINAGAR — The Counter Intelligence wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday detained a former journalist for allegedly disseminating extremist and distorted content on social media to disturb the peace, promote secessionist ideology, and present India “in a bad shape”, a spokesperson said. In a continued effort to curb the misuse of social […]
Mock drills to be conducted in six districts of Kashmir valley on Wednesday
SRINAGAR — Mock drills would be conducted in six districts of the Kashmir valley on Wednesday, following the Union Home Ministry’s order, officials said. The drills would be conducted in Kashmir’s seven civil defence districts — Anantnag, Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Srinagar, Uri (in Baramulla district), and Awantipora (in Pulwama district) – which are spread over […]
Two soldiers killed as Army vehicle falls into gorge in Kupwara
SRINAGAR — Two soldiers died and two others were injured when their vehicle fell into a gorge near the Line of Control in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The Army vehicle they were travelling in rolled down into a gorge at Reyala Murchana Road in Teetwal area of Karnah, they […]
India’s response to Pahalgam attack should be effective: Asaduddin Owaisi
SRINAGAR — AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday called for an effective response from India to last month’s “barbaric and cowardly” terror attack in Pahalgam. The Hyderabad MP also sought an inquiry into the death of a Kulgam man, who was allegedly picked up by security forces for questioning in the aftermath of the April […]
PM Modi cancelled Kashmir visit after receiving intelligence report on terror attack, alleges Kharge
RANCHI — Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cancelled his Kashmir visit after “receiving an intelligence report three days before” the Pahalgam terror attack last month. Noting that during an all-party meeting, the Centre accepted “intelligence failure” in the Pahalgam carnage, Kharge said the union government should be […]
Ensure innocent people are not harassed during action against terror, Mehbooba Mufti asks Amit Shah
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday asked Home Minister Amit Shah to ensure that innocent people are not harassed as the government goes after the terror ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir. “Kashmiris have shown that they are not with bloodshed and they share the grief of the nation. My appeal to the home […]









