KATHUA — Two people were taken into custody after Rs 3.36 crore were recovered from their vehicle in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police officials said. The Kashmir-bound vehicle was coming from Delhi and was intercepted at Lakhanpur, the gateway to Jammu and Kashmir bordering Punjab, the officials said. They said a […]
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Asian waterbird census to be conducted across 25 wetlands in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — The Department of Wildlife Protection, in collaboration with the Wular Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA), is set to conduct the Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) 2025 on February 19, an official said on Tuesday. This annual initiative plays a crucial role in estimating the population of migratory birds visiting Kashmir’s wetlands and assessing the […]
Farooq Ganderbali rejoins BJP after 20 years in Jammu
JAMMU — Farooq Ganderbali, a former BJP leader from Kashmir, rejoined the party on Tuesday after more than 20 years. Ganderbali had served as the BJYM Kashmir President from 1998 to 2003. Later, he contested the assembly election from Ganderbal in 2008 as an independent candidate against National Conference leader Omar Abdullah. “His rejoining the […]
Pakistan parliament passes resolution urging India to hold plebiscite in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s parliament on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution urging India to implement the UN Security Council resolutions to allow Kashmiris to exercise their democratic right to determine their future through a fair and impartial plebiscite under the UN auspices. Minister for Kashmir Affairs Amir Muqam moved the resolution that reaffirmed Pakistan’s “unwavering moral, […]
Amit Shah asks J&K administration to ensure full implementation of new laws by April
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the Jammu and Kashmir administration should ensure full implementation of the three new criminal laws in the Union Territory by April. Chairing a review meeting here on the implementation of the three new criminal laws in Jammu and Kashmir, in the presence of […]
Court sentences faith healer to 14 years in jail for sexually abusing minors
SRINAGAR — A court in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday sentenced a faith healer to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for committing unnatural sexual offences with two minor children during their religious lessons. Dismissing defense counsel’s assertion about four-year delay in registering of FIR, Chief Judicial Magistrate Sopore Mir Wajahat reasoned it with a poem. […]
Champions Trophy will be hosted in grand manner with top security, hospitality: PCB
KARACHI — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi assured on Tuesday that the ICC Champions Trophy would be hosted in a manner that would bring pride and joy to the people of Pakistan. The 50-over ICC showpiece, beginning here on Wednesday, marks the first major global tournament hosted by Pakistan in nearly 30 years. […]
Crime Branch arrested former bank officer among five in multi-crore loan ‘scam’
JAMMU — The crime branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested five accused, including a former manager of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, in connection with an alleged multi-crore-rupee loan scam here, the agency said on Tuesday. The case was registered in 2023 on a written complaint from Mohammad Shakeel, the chief manager […]
Ammunition, explosive substance recovered in Samba forest: Police
SAMBA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have recovered ammunition and explosive substance during search operation from Chilla Danga Forest area falling under the jurisdiction of Police Station Samba. A Police party headed by DySP Hqrs Samba along with SHO PS Samba and I/C BPP Chilla Danga while performing patrolling in the Chilla Danga area, […]
Two teenage sisters abducted from Jammu rescued in Chhattisgarh
JAMMU — Two teenage sisters from Jammu, allegedly abducted a week ago, were rescued from Chhattisgarh and handed over to their family, police said on Tuesday. The accused Shiva Dass and Manoj Kumar, both residents of Chhattisgarh, are yet to be arrested, they said. Jammu’s Janipur Police Station received a complaint from the father of […]