SRINAGAR — The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday imposed a ban on trekking, hiking, camping and other similar outdoor activities in the high-altitude and forest areas of Kokernag due to “security concerns”. The decision followed reports received from police and security agencies about rising threats in certain high-altitude and forested areas […]
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Red Fort blast: NIA conducts searches in South Kashmir
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday carried out searches in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama districts as part of its probe into the November 10 blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, officials said. They said the NIA sleuths, assisted by police and CRPF, brought along one of the accused — […]
Five houses gutted, two injured in fire in Kishtwar
JAMMU — Five houses were gutted and two people sustained injuries after a fire, triggered by an LPG cylinder blast, broke out in a remote village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Friday. The fire erupted in a house in Thachna village late Thursday and spread rapidly to nearby homes, they said. […]
Police initiates legal proceedings against 69 for not complying with ban on VPN
SRINAGAR — Police have initiated legal proceedings against 69 people in Kashmir for not complying with orders prohibiting the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) in Jammu and Kashmir for security reasons. A spokesperson said police in Sopore have identified 23 people using VPN services in violation of the prohibitory orders issued by the Baramulla […]
J&K govt’s term a saga of lies; poll promises vanished: Sajad Lone
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Thursday said the tenure of the National Conference-led Jammu and Kashmir government has been a “saga of betrayal” and claimed that 2025 was a “year of lies”. The Handwara MLA accused the government of perpetrating the “most cruel and useless” rule in the history of the […]
Two arrested in Ganderbal; arms, ammunition, Rs 8.4 lakh seized: Police
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that two terror associates were arrested and arms, ammunition and cash amounting to Rs 8.4 lakh were recovered from their possession during a late-evening operation in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir. Police said the recovery was made by Police Station Ganderbal in coordination with the […]
Callisto Art & Culture, Ehsaas Foundation host 3rd international art competition on ‘Harud’
SRINAGAR, Farhan Kitab (KIMS) — Callisto Art & Culture, in collaboration with the Ehsaas Foundation, on Thursday organised the 3rd International Art Competition on the theme “Harud”, drawing participation from artists across India and several other countries. The theme Harud symbolised autumn as a phase of transition, memory, resilience and renewal, deeply rooted in Kashmir’s […]
Suspected Bangladeshi national detained near IB in Jammu
JAMMU — Police are questioning a suspected Bangladeshi national who was found roaming under suspicious circumstances along the International Border here, officials said on Thursday. According to police, 19-year-old Shariful Islam was picked up from the Gajansoo area on the outskirts of Jammu city by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel. After initial questioning, the BSF […]
Senior IAS officer Ashish Kundra takes charge as chief secretary of Ladakh
LEH — Senior IAS officer Ashish Kundra on Thursday took charge as the chief secretary of Ladakh and reaffirmed his commitment to effective governance, transparent administration and inclusive development across the Union territory, officials said. A 1996-batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, Kundra took over from Pawan Kotwal, who retired from service on Wednesday, an […]
Extremists attacking Kashmiris are on Hitler’s path, will go away: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said those targeting Kashmiris in some parts of the country were “treading the path of Hitler”, expressing hope that these “extremists” will go away at some point in time. “It is our destiny that there are some people whose aim is something else. They are treading […]









