KATHUA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Kathua on Friday apprehended two hardcore criminals and booked under PIT NDPS Act and lodged at district jail Rajouri and Poonch. In the first instance, Police team apprehended one notorious drug Peddler namely Parveen Kumar S/o Prem Chand R/o Chak Drab Khan Kathua who was habitual drug […]
BHADERWAH — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district have detained two timber smugglers here under the Public Safety Act, and removed the divisional forest officer and range officer from their positions as part of a crackdown on smuggling, officials said on Friday. The action follows a November 26 media report on the illegal felling […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar has expressed deep disappointment with the authorities for placing Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest, preventing him from performing his religious duties at the historic Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta, Srinagar. “Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir, Molvi Umar Farooq, has once again been placed under house arrest, preventing him from delivering the […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti Friday said some “bigots” have converted Holi celebrations into a “source of fear” for minorities with the “approval of those in power”. This comes a day after she said pitting Hindus and Muslims against each other will have “dangerous consequences” for the country. The PDP president […]
NEW DELHI — India all-rounder Axar Patel was on Friday appointed captain of Delhi Capitals for IPL 2025, replacing Rishabh Pant, who exited the franchise before the mega auction. Axar, 31, has been with DC since 2019 and was retained for INR 16.50 crore. While his IPL captaincy experience is limited, he led Gujarat in […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir crime branch on Thursday booked a school teacher and another person for allegedly duping people with the promise of government jobs. A case was filed based on a complaint by Gujjar Nagar resident Rashid Manhas, who claimed that one Jameel Anjum took money and gold items from him and […]
JAMMU — The Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Sunil Sharma, on Thursday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi and discussed with him key issues concerning the Union Territory including security and development. During the meeting, Sharma, a senior BJP leader, also discussed with Shah recent terror incidents and urged […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday passed grants for four departments of school education, health and medical education, social welfare, and higher education, totalling over Rs 27,526 crore. Introduced by Minister Sakina Itoo in the House on Wednesday, the grants amount to Rs 12,014.89 crore for the School Education Department, Rs 8,813.70 […]
JAMMU — Asserting that the first syllabus revision is being undertaken in nearly 25 years, requiring significant changes, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said finalisation of the syllabus of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services (JKAS) is in its final stages, and the examinations will be held soon. Responding to a question from MLA […]
PESHAWAR — The Pakistan Army on Thursday thwarted a terrorist attack on checkpost and killed ten terrorists following a suicide attack near the FC camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, security sources said. Heavy firing was heard following a loud explosion in Jandola, police officials told the media. According to security sources, terrorists tried […]