Day: December 5, 2025

Representational Photo By Faizan Ashraf Talk of reforms often sounds cold and technical, as if people don’t exist behind the numbers.  Charts are drawn, figures cited, and decisions justified in abstract language.  On the ground, however, reality has faces.  In Jammu & Kashmir, those faces are families waking each day unsure how they will pay school…

Jammu, Dec 05(KINS): MLA Nagrota, Ms. Devyani Rana, attended the Felicitation Ceremony at Heritage School on Thursday and delivered an inspiring address encouraging students to pursue excellence with dedication, integrity, and purpose-driven leadership. Reflecting on the significance of the event, Ms. Rana said the achievements of the young students symbolise hope and potential for the…

Representational Photo By Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili Kashmiris have long believed that marriages are made in heaven. But behind many doors, they are silently falling apart. The official divorce rate in the valley is low, but it masks a deeper reality.  Couples often avoid legal separation because of stigma, complicated procedures, and social pressure. Beneath the…

Srinagar, Dec 05 (KINS): Police in Baramulla carried out an extensive mock drill at Mirgund and Railway Station Baramulla. A well-coordinated joint mock drill in collaboration with SSB 2nd Bn and 29 Rashtriya Rifles was carried out at a Govt Housing Colony in Odina Mirgund. The exercise was conducted…

Major Push for SBM-G: DG Rural Sanitation Inaugurates Plastic Recycling Facility of IPCA in Samba Households to receive ₹10 per Kg for plastic waste   Samba, Dec 05 (KINS): In a major step toward strengthening plastic waste management in rural Jammu & Kashmir, Director General, Rural Sanitation, Anoo Malhotra, on Friday inaugurated a state-of-the-art Plastic…

Representational Photo Srinagar- Eight persons were injured on Friday after a Tata Sumo skidded off the road in the Garkote area of Uri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official said that a vehicle, bearing registration number JK05 7331, was travelling from Uri towards Kaller when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to veer…

CM Omar Abdullah lays foundation of two commemorative gates at Hazratbal ShrineSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 05: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today laid the foundation stone for two commemorative gates — Bab-ul-Salam and Bab-ul-Noor — at the revered Dargah Hazratbal, marking a significant step toward preserving the shrine’s heritage while enhancing its…

File photo Srinagar/Jammu- Chaotic scenes unfolded at the two commercial airports in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday after 13 IndiGo flights from Srinagar and 11 from Jammu were cancelled, prompting protests from hundreds of stranded passengers over the airline’s alleged failure to respond to distress calls. IndiGo operations continued to witness disruptions nationwide due to…

India, Russia Firm Up 5-year Economic Roadmap New Delhi- India and Russia on Friday firmed up a five-year plan to bolster economic and trade ties in the face of Washington’s punitive tariff and sanctions regime even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed to President Vladimir Putin that the war in Ukraine must be brought to…