SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police has booked BJP’s Pulwama president Showkat Gayoor for allegedly making an extortion demand from a contractor through intimidation, officials said on Tuesday. The BJP, reacting to the development, suspended Gayoor with immediate effect from all party posts and responsibilities and initiated disciplinary proceedings against him. The FIR was registered […]
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ACB registers case against former Patwari for demanding ₹5 lakh bribe in Kishtwar
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against Mohd Arif Mir, the then Patwari of Patwar Halqa Trigam in Kishtwar, for allegedly demanding and accepting illegal gratification in connection with the issuance of a Fard. According to the ACB, FIR No. 02/2026 has been registered under Section 7 of […]
Seven persons rescued from flooded Ujh river in Kathua
JAMMU — Seven persons, including four women, were rescued after they were left stranded in the Ujh river due to a sudden rise in the water level following incessant rains in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. The rescue operation was launched after police post Nagri was informed that seven civilians […]
Two unauthorised pony operators booked on Vaishno Devi Track in Reasi
JAMMU — Two illegal pony operators were booked along Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine track in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Tuesday, police said. Raj Singh of Kakra and Abhishek Singh of Thakarakote villages were intercepted at a check point at Banganga enroute to the cave shrine atop Trikuta hills and found them operating without […]
Govt panel on demographic changes hears Kashmiri Pandits, inspects Rohingya settlement in Jammu
JAMMU — A Government-appointed high-level panel examining demographic changes visited the Jagti township — the largest designated satellite settlement for displaced Kashmiri Pandits here — on Tuesday, to gather views and inputs from different sections of the population, officials said. The team also inspected a slum housing Rohingya immigrants in Narwal area of Jammu and […]
Govt approves ₹5.78 crore for restoration of historic ‘Lah Wali Bowli’ in Rajouri
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved ₹5.78 crore for the comprehensive restoration and preservation of the historic ‘Lah Wali Bowli’ in Rajouri district. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, the conservation project will focus on restoring the architectural features of the historic stepwell while […]
Search operation launched in Poonch forests after suspicious movement
JAMMU — Security forces on Tuesday launched a massive joint search operation in the Mendhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district after noticing suspicious movement near a tunnel under construction, officials said. A security guard, who was on duty at the construction site, noticed the suspicious movement and fired three to four rounds of […]
J&K man arrested for trying to frame ex-girlfriend’s husband in drug case
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday arrested a man for trying to frame the husband of his former girlfriend in a drug case by sending a narcotics consignment to his home in Ganderbal district here. A police spokesperson said during the investigation, it emerged that the consignment was arranged as part of a conspiracy to implicate […]
CM presents ₹2.71 crore cash awards to top sportspersons, athletes in Srinagar
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday presented cash awards amounting to ₹2.71 crore to outstanding sportspersons and international athletes from Jammu and Kashmir at a ceremony held at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Srinagar. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, Abdullah […]
ACB files chargesheet against 10 in ₹7.12 lakh embezzlement case in Kupwara
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a charge-sheet against 10 accused persons, including nine public servants and a private contractor, in connection with the alleged embezzlement of government store material and fraudulent release of security deposits related to the Lastiyal–Kalaroose bridge in Kupwara. The accused include former Executive Engineers Mohammad […]








