Kashmir

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq welcomes move to seize drug peddlers’ assets in Kashmir

SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday welcomed the administration’s move to confiscate properties of drug peddlers in Kashmir as part of its efforts to eradicate the menace of narcotics from the Valley. Addressing a religious gathering at a mosque here, Farooq appreciated the police’s intensified efforts to combat drug trafficking, acknowledging […]

Jammu

Truck driver arrested with 211 kilograms of ‘Poppy Straw’ in Udhampur

JAMMU (KIMS)  — Jammu and Kashmir Police foiled a narcotics smuggling bid by recovering a huge quantity of psychotropic substance ‘poppy straw’ and arresting one person in Jakhani area of Udhampur district in Jammu division on Monday. “Amid ongoing drive against drug trafficking and substance abuse, one vehicle (Truck) bearing Registration Number HP73-B-2204, coming from […]

Kashmir

Fog shrouds Srinagar’s Dal Lake, houseboats and shikaras float in silence

SRINAGAR — Fog and mist gripped the famous Dal Lake in Srinagar, creating an ethereal and dreamlike atmosphere heralding the winter season in Kashmir. The low visibility made the surrounding landscape–the distant snow-capped mountains, the shikaras (traditional wooden boats), and the willows along the shore–appear as faint silhouettes. The shrouded lake, typically vibrant and picturesque […]

Politics

BJP demand action against Mehbooba Mufti over ‘anti-national’ remarks

JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir BJP leaders on Sunday demanded action against PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for her “anti-national” remarks comparing the situation in Bangladesh with India. They welcomed the recent termination of services of two government employees over alleged militant links by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and said such actions should continue in […]