Kashmir News

Seva Parv-2025: Swachhata Divas observed at CUKashmir

02/10/2025
Ganderbal,October 02 (KIP)- Under the nationwide observance of Seva Parv-2025, the Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir) marked the culmination of the fortnight-long campaign “Swachhata Hi Seva 2025” with a programme “Swachhata Divas” at Tulmulla Campus here Thursday The event was jointly organised by the Directorate of Students Welfare (DSW) and the National Service Scheme (NSS), with participation from faculty members, scholars, and students across the university. The programme wa...

KVIC organises SDTPs across J&K on Gandhi Jayanti

02/10/2025
Srinagar, October 02 (KIP)- To mark the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, celebrated on 2nd October, multiple Skill Development Training Programmes (SDTPs) were held by KVIC across various districts of Jammu & Kashmir today. The events were held in presence of Director, KVIC, J&K and Ladakh, Rajesh Kumar, and Principal, PMTC KVIC, Pampore, Anil Kumar Sharma. The programme commenced with floral garlanding ceremony to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, followed by the Khadi Pledge, taken as part of...

Tariq Hameed Karra, G.A.Mir, others pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri on their Jayanti

02/10/2025
Srinagar, October 02 (KIP)-The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Thursday remembered father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his Jayanti and paid the departed leader floral tributes. JKPCC also remembered Lal Bahadur Shastri on his Jayanti, recollecting the selfless services of both towards Nation building and people empowerment. J&K Pradesh Congress Committee held an impressive tribute function at Srinagar Party Office to mark the Jayanti of father of the Nation a...

J&K Gears Up to Host 69th National School Games, Over 4000 Young Athletes Expected

02/10/2025
Srinagar, October 01 (KIP)-The Department of Youth Services and Sports, J&K, is hosting the 69th National School Games, a prestigious national sporting event expected to see participation from over four thousand young athletes from every state and union territory of India. The events will be held across venues in Srinagar and Jammu commencing in October 2024. The National School Games, conducted under the aegis of the School Games Federation of India and supported by the Ministry of Youth Af...

SSP Bandipora chairs crime and security review meeting

02/10/2025
Srinagar, October 01 (KIP)-To review the overall crime and security scenario of the district, Senior Superintendent of Police Bandipora, Shri Harmeet Singh Mehta-JKPS today chaired a meeting at the Conference Hall, District Police Lines Bandipora. The meeting was attended by all GOs, SHO's and Incharge PPs of district Bandipora. The meeting primarily focused on issues related to new criminal laws, NDPS, UAPA Cases, quality data feeding in CCTNS, strengthening police-public relations, dat...

CUKashmir holds blood donation camp

02/10/2025
Ganderbal, October 01 (KIP)-Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. A Ravinder Nath Tuesday inaugurated one-day Blood donation Camp organised by the Health Centre and Directorate of Students Welfare (DSW) in collaboration with Blood bank, Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar at Tulmulla Campus. Organised under the flagship of Seva Parv-2025, the camp saw active participation of students, scholars, faculty members, administrative staff and others. Registra...

IUST NSS conducted Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign with Cleanliness Drives

02/10/2025
Awantipora, October 01 (KIP)- The National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) organized a series of activities under the Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) Campaign 2025, focusing on cleanliness, heritage conservation, and recognition of sanitation workers. The campaign began with the nationwide initiative “Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath”, which saw active participation of students, faculty, and volunteers in sanitation drives and awareness programs. In ...

Ashok Koul highlights GST benefits for common people at Handwara

01/10/2025
Srinagar/Handwara (Kashmir),September 30 (KIP)- In a major development in Srinagar, prominent hotelier Sahil Reshie joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). J&K BJP General Secretary (Organization) Ashok Koul, welcomed him into the party fold. This joining was held in presence of J&K BJP General Secretary Anwar Khan, Secretaries Arif Raja and Mudasir Wani, Officer Bearers Adv Sajid Yousuf Shah, Bilal Parray, Er Sahil Bashir Bhat and District President Srinagar Sheikh Salman and Senior lea...

BJP inaugurates Namo Exhibition in Bandipora

01/10/2025
Bandipora, Kashmir,September 30 (KIP)-Congress, NC, PDP and other political parties exposed for their opportunist politics, which traumatized the development of the region as well as nation, said Sat Sharma, while he slammed INDI alliance parties for consistent betrayal of people. J&K BJP President Sat Sharma (CA) inaugurated the Namo Exhibition at Gulshan Chowk, Bandipora, Kashmir, organized under the ongoing Seva Parv in connection with the birthday celebrations of Prime Minister Narendr...

Karra chairs Coordinators, DCC Presidents meeting

01/10/2025
Srinagar, September 30 (KIP)-The J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) will be launching a mass signature campaign across J&K against the vote theft by ECI-BJP collusion in all the districts across J&K to awaken people about BJP’s undemocratic and immoral measures unleashed to manipulate elections for the sake of remaining in power and suppressing the opponents to hide its utter failure on all fronts. Vote theft is posing a grave challenge to the Indian democratic setup, which will be d...

Glorious Closing Ceremony Marks the culmination of the 3rd Junior Asian Pencak Silat Championship 2025

01/10/2025
Srinagar, September 30 (KIP)-The curtains came down on the 3rd Junior Asian Pencak Silat Championship 2025 with a spectacular closing ceremony at the Sher-i-Kashmir Indoor Sports Complex, Srinagar, celebrating six days of intense competition, cultural exchange, and sporting excellence. The championship, held from September 25 to 30, witnessed the participation of over 300 athletes from 11 Asian nations—India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, Sri Lanka,...

Selection Trials for 3rd Asian Youth Games Bahrain 2025 Held at SKISC Srinagar

01/10/2025
Srinagar, September 30 (KIP)-The Sher-i-Kashmir Indoor Sports Complex (SKISC) today witnessed the selection trials for the upcoming 3rd Asian Youth Games Bahrain 2025, with athletes from across India participating in the prestigious event. The Selection Committee, comprising eminent officials—Mohammad Iqbal (Chairman, selection committee), Vinod Kumar (Haryana), Abhay Shriwas (Madhya Pradesh), Prem Singh Thapa (Odisha), and Aqsa Gulzar (J&K)—supervised the trials. The selections were car...

Cold-Storage owners ignore agreements with growers, arbitrarily hike charge

30/09/2025
Srinagar, September 29 (KIP)-The Jammu & Kashmir Apple Farmers Federation strongly condemns the arbitrary actions of certain cold storage owners, particularly in Lassipora, Pulwama, who are deliberately ignoring previously signed agreements with growers for the preservation of apples. Such a breach of commitment is deeply unfair and has created grave difficulties for farmers who rely on these facilities to safeguard their produce. Zahoor Ahmad Rather, president of the Federation said th...

Swachhata Hi Seva 2025 observed at NIT Srinagar with enthusiastic participation

30/09/2025
Srinagar, September 29 (KIP)-The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar observed the Swachhata Hi Seva Abhiyaan 2025 with a series of week-long cleanliness, sanitation, and sustainability activities, reaffirming its commitment to the nationwide Clean India Mission. The campaign, organised by the EBSB Cell in collaboration with NSS and NCC units, witnessed active participation of students, faculty, and staff. The programme began on September 17 with an oath-taking ceremony led b...

CUKashmir Deptt of Tourism celebrates ‘World Tourism Day’

30/09/2025
Sonamarg,September 29 (KIP)- Department of Tourism Studies (DTS), Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir), in collaboration with the Sonamarg Development Authority (SDA), celebrated World Tourism Day on the theme “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation” at the Sonamarg club. Speaking on the occasion, Dean School of Business Studies, Prof. Syed Zahoor Gilani, emphasised the need to protect the eco-fragile environment of Sonamarg by laying more thrust on sustainable tourism practices (ST...

CUKashmir VC unveils poster for CBP on ‘Academic and Research Excellence’

30/09/2025
Ganderbal, September 29 (KIP)- Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. A Ravinder Nath on Monday unveiled the poster of forthcoming two-week Capacity Building Programme (CBP) on “Academic and Research Excellence in Higher Education”, scheduled from 27th October to 7th November 2025 at the Tulmulla campus. The programme sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi will focus on research methodologies, the Indian Knowledge System, Artif...

IUST Celebrates ‘Sewa Parv’ with a Series of Student Welfare and Community Outreach Programs

30/09/2025
Awantipora, September 29 (KIP)-The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) organized a series of activities from September 17 to October 2, 2025, to celebrate Sewa Parv (Service Festival), highlighting its commitment to health, wellness, environmental sustainability, and community service. The celebrations began with a spirited rally in support of the Nasha Mukt Abhiyan (Drug-Free Campaign), where students and staff marched through the campus lawns and took a pledge towards b...

Mission Director reviews progress on implementation of JJM across J&K

30/09/2025
Srinagar, September 29 (KIP)- Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), Khurshid Ahmad Shah today convened a virtual meeting to review the progress on implementation of JJM in all Jal Shakti (PHE) Divisions of J&K. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer Jal Shakti (PHE) Jammu, Superintending Engineers of respective circles in J&K, Executive Engineers of all civil and Mechanical divisions and other officers of Mission Directorate. During the meeting, the MD enquired about the pre...

Div Com Kashmir for multi-pronged approach to curb substance use

30/09/2025
Srinagar, September 29 (KIP)-Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Anshul Garg on Monday convened an urgent meeting to address the alarming issue of drug addiction & substance use by youth in the Valley. The meeting was attended by Director Health Services Kashmir; HOD Community Medicine, GMC Srinagar; CMO Srinagar, Deputy Director Health Service Kashmir, Deputy Director Planning, District Social Welfare Officer, OSD to Divisional Commissioner and other officers. Taking serious n...

Commissioner Secretary HUDD visits ABC/ARV Centre Srinagar on World Rabies Day

29/09/2025
Srinagar, September 28 (KIP)-To mark the World Rabies Day, observed annually on September 28, Commissioner Secretary , Housing & Urban Development department (HUDD), Mandeep Kaur today visited the Srinagar Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) Anti-Rabies Vaccination (ABC/ARV) Center at Tengpora here. Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Faz Lul Haseeb, senior officers of SMC, , veterinary officer, and other concerned officers also accompanied the Commissioner Secretary during the v...

BJP holds ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Sankalp’ campaign workshop in Srinagar

29/09/2025
Srinagar,September 28 (KIP)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Jammu & Kashmir held a workshop at Church Lane, Srinagar, to review its preparations for the upcoming Atmanirbhar Bharat – Sankalp Campaign under the Seva Pakhwada 2025 initiative. This public outreach campaign by BJP aims to generate widespread awareness among citizens about the importance of Vocal for Local and self-reliance in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for an empowered India. BJP J&K President Sat Sharma (...

Fierce Semi-Final Contests Mark Day 4 of Junior Asian Pencak Silat Championship in Srinagar

29/09/2025
Srinagar, September 28 (KIP)- The 3rd Junior Asian Pencak Silat Championship 2025 entered its fourth day at the Sher-i-Kashmir Indoor Sports Complex, Srinagar, with electrifying bouts as young martial artists fought their way into the semi-finals. With over 300 athletes from 11 participating nations, the day was marked by high-intensity matches across different weight categories. The quarter-final rounds saw nail-biting finishes, as competitors from India, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, and Viet...

J&K Police conduct district wide inspection of SIM Vendors to curb SIM misuse

29/09/2025
Srinagar, September 28 (KIP)-In a significant move to prevent SIM card misuse and enhance public safety, J&K Police in Budgam conducted a comprehensive inspection of SIM card vendors across the district. The initiative aimed to ensure strict compliance with guidelines for SIM card sales and activations. Special Police teams were deployed to check vendors' adherence to the Know Your Customer (KYC) norms, documentation processes and regulations set by the Department of Telecommunications. Th...

J&K Police recovers substantial quantity of contraband substance from residential house

29/09/2025
Srinagar, September 28 (KIP)- In its continued crackdown against drug menace, Police have recovered substantial quantity of contraband substance from a residential house in Zainapora area of Shopian, besides, arrests two drug peddler in Budgam and Shopian districts. Acting on specific information, Police Station Zainapora registered a case vide FIR No. 77/2025 of NDPS Act and obtained a search warrant from the Hon’ble Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Shopian. A team led by SHO ...

Jammu and Kashmir Police’s extensive cleanliness drive under nationwide ‘Swachhta Abhiyan’

28/09/2025
Srinagar, September 27 (KIP)-As part of the nationwide Swachhta Abhiyan, the Jammu and Kashmir Police has launched a comprehensive cleanliness drive (Safai Abhiyan). The campaign began with pledge ceremonies and is being spearheaded by Police Wing Heads and supervised by Unit Heads in their respective jurisdictions and establishments. The drive focuses on restoring and maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in and around police establishments and adjoining neighbourhoods. J&K Police personn...

Expert Talk on “Writing an Effective Research Proposal for Major Grants and International Funding” at IUST

28/09/2025
Awantipora, September 27 (KIP)-The Department of Economics, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), organized an expert talk on “Writing an Effective Research Proposal for Major Grants and International Funding.” The session was delivered by Vice Chancellor Prof. Shakil A. Romshoo, who shared his extensive experience in securing prestigious research grants. Prof. Romshoo highlighted the need to align academic research with the vision of NEP-2020, national priorities, and press...

Police Attaches Property of Drug Peddler Under NDPS Act In Anantnag

28/09/2025
Srinagar, September 27 (KIP)-Continuing its decisive action against drug trafficking and in line with its zero-tolerance policy towards narcotics Police in Anantnag attached property belonging to a drug peddler under Section 68-F(1) of the NDPS Act. The attached property, located at Chowgam Uttersoo, belongs to Bashir Ahmad Mantoo son of Mohammad Jamal Mantoo resident of Chowgam attached in Case FIR No. 64/2022 U/S 8/20-15 NDPS Act of P/S Uttersoo. The details of the attached assets incl...

Sakeena Itoo chairs mega Public Darbar-cum-Grievance Redressal Camp at Kulgam

28/09/2025
Kulgam, September 27 (KIP)- Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo today held a mega Public Darbar-cum-Grievance Redressal camp at Chawalgam here to provide a direct platform for locals to voice their concerns, seek redressal of grievances and put forth developmental demands before the government. ACR Kulgam, ACD Kulgam, SDM DH Pora, Chief Agriculture Officer, Chief Horticulture Officer, Chief Education Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Anim...

Sakeena Itoo discusses ways and means for strengthening professional education opportunities across J&K

27/09/2025
Srinagar, September 26 (KIP)-Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo today held a brief meeting with Chairperson Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examination (JKBOPEE), Prof. Minu Mahajan to discuss ways and means for strengthening of professional education opportunities across J&K. During the interaction, the Education Minister took detailed appraisal from the Chairperson about the functioning and other related aspects of the J...

Sewa Parv-2025: Ganderbal abuzz with vibrant activities

27/09/2025
Ganderbal, September 26 (KIP)-he ongoing Sewa Parv-2025 celebrations in District Ganderbal gained further momentum today with a series of vibrant and impactful activities organized across different blocks and institutions, witnessing enthusiastic participation from locals, students, and various line departments. A mega financial inclusion and achievement camp was organized by the Lead District office Ganderbal at Government Girls Higher Secondary School Ganderbal with the active support of t...