Day: December 20, 2025

Representational Photo On a cold morning in Srinagar’s Natipora neighbourhood, 52-year-old Ghulam Nabi Wani pulls up the shutter of a two-storey building he bought more than 20 years ago. A pharmacy opens on the ground floor. Upstairs, students file into a private coaching center. Wani does not call himself an investor. When he bought the…

Centre responded positively on most issues, says CM Omar Abdullah KINS CorrespondentSrinagar Dec 20 (KINS) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday hit back at the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) over its criticism, asserting that he does not believe in playing politics or misleading the public.“I say this here as…

J&K LG Manoj Sinha – File photo Jammu- Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday called for frequent checking and surveillance of prisons across Jammu and Kashmir at a high level review meeting of sub-departments under the home department at Lok Bhavan here, an official spokesman said. The budget and expenditure of prisons, prosecution, Home Guards,…

CM Omar Abdullah reviews winter preparedness ahead of predicted snowfall, precipitation in J&KEmphasises on timely clearing of roads, supply of power, water as top prioritiesCalls for pre-emptive deployment of men, machinery in vulnerable areasDirects departments to ensure essential services during inclement weatherSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a high-level meeting to review…

Representational Photo Srinagar- The wife of former Imam of Dargah Hazratbal and noted academician Prof Kamal Ahmad Farooqi passed away on Thursday, plunging her family, relatives, and the wider community into deep mourning.  The demise has been widely condoled by people from different walks of life, who remembered her as a dignified and pious woman…

US Secretary of State Marco RubioCredit: Reuters Photo New York/Washington- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio referred to the conflict between India and Pakistan that US President Donald Trump claims he resolved along with several others this year, saying the American leader “has made it a priority to be a peacemaker.” Trump has repeated the…

File photo of Imran Khan and wife Bushra Bibi Islamabad~ Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each by a court on Saturday in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case. Khan, 73, who has been in jail since August 2023, faces multiple cases launched against…

Baramulla Police Registers FIR in Khanpora Landslide Incident KINS Desk Baramulla, Dec 19 (KINS): Baramulla Police have taken cognizance of a landslide incident that occurred at Khanpora on 19 December 2025. The incident was caused due to illegal stone quarrying activities in the area, resulting in a sudden slide…

FIR Registered Over Landslide Caused by Illegal Quarrying in Baramulla Srinagar- Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with a landslide incident at Khanpora in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, which has been linked to illegal stone quarrying activities in the area. According to police, the landslide occurred on December 19, 2025, following…

Representational photo Srinagar- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in a major land fraud case, booking four persons for allegedly cheating a buyer by selling him land through forged and misleading documents, officials said on Saturday. The chargesheet in FIR No. 02/2025 has been submitted before the Court…