Day: December 25, 2025

NC Opposes Apple Imports From New Zealand  Srinagar- The ruling National Conference on Thursday appealed to the Centre to review its decision to import apples under the new trade agreement with New Zealand, warning that such a move could seriously harm the Kashmiri apple industry. In a statement, National Conference state spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said…

LG pays tributes to Mahamana Malaviya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee on their birth anniversaries Jammu, Dec 25 (KINS): Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday paid tributes to Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of their birth anniversary. The Lieutenant Governor said the ideals and vision of Mahamana…

Representational photo Baghpat (UP)- A 20-year-old woman was shot dead by a man who later committed suicide in an apparent case of unrequited love in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat on Thursday, police said. The incident took place in Mahavatpur Bawli village in the Badaut area, where the accused, Satnam, 22, allegedly shot the woman before hanging…

Reservation issue: Ruhullah warns of joining students’ protest if govt fails to engage by Dec 27 Srinagar, Dec 25 (KINS): National Conference leader and Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday asserted that he has neither forgotten nor abandoned the students agitating over their unresolved issues, and urged the government to immediately engage with…

Representational photo Mumbai- A 52-year-old city-based businessman was allegedly cheated of Rs 53 lakh by a woman who befriended him through a dating app and induced him to invest in a fraudulent scheme, police said on Thursday. The complainant, who is in the logistics business and also runs a marketing company, had created an account…

Mother of senior journalist Haji Karamat Qayoom passes away Baramulla, Dec 25: The mother of senior journalist and Chairman of the Baramulla Working Journalists Association (BWJA), Haji Karamat Qayoom, passed away on Thursday at the age of 102.Her Janazah prayers were offered at Eid-gahahi Qadeem, Baramulla, at 11:30 am,…

File photo of Union Home Minister Amit Shah Rewa (MP)- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday termed chemical fertilisers as the root cause of many diseases and made a strong pitch for natural farming, saying it not only increases farmers’ income but also saves water and promotes public health. Addressing a Farmers’ Conference held…

CGWC, NHM organize three-day training on adolescent mental health in KashmirSrinagar Dec 25 (KINS): The Child Guidance and Wellbeing Centre (CGWC), in collaboration with the National Health Mission (NHM) and with support from UNICEF, successfully organized a three-day capacity-building programme from December 22 to 24, 2025, focusing on Adolescent Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)….

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File Photo Lucknow- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the BJP was proud that its government got the opportunity to “tear down the wall of Article 370”. Modi said this after inaugurating the Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow on the 101st birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee….

KO photo by Abid Bhat Srinagar- Churches across Kashmir were decked up as Christians in the valley celebrated Christmas on Thursday with religious fervour, and held special prayers for peace and prosperity for the people. The biggest mass gathered at the Holy Family Catholic Church at Maulana Azad Road here, where the members of the…