SHOPIAN (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said they have attached an immovable property allegedly acquired through proceeds of narcotics trade in Shopian district. According to a police statement, the attached property belongs to Arshid Ahmad Dar, son of Abdul Rehman Dar, resident of Nadender Trenz Imamsahib Shopian. Police said the property, measuring […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said they have arrested a wanted criminal and recovered a commercial quantity of heroin-like substance along with an illegal pistol and live ammunition from his possession in the Bahu Fort area of the Jammu city. According to a police statement, a team from Police Station Bahu […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday said the ongoing anti-drug campaign won’t achieve the desired results unless action is also taken against liquor, which he said was equally harmful to society and destroying families. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, the Mirwaiz said the campaign against drugs […]
JAMMU — The Udhampur district administration on Tuesday ordered a complete ban on unauthorised sale of the newly introduced Indian Army camouflage uniform in the district to prevent cases of impersonation and misuse. The order follows reports of misuse of the uniform, raising concerns that it could be exploited by anti-social elements to impersonate serving […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday has attached an immovable assets comprising a double-storeyed residential house along with land worth approximately ₹1.2 crores situated at Gasoo Hazratbal in Srinagar. The property belongs to Maqsood Hussain Khan S/o Abdul Majeed Khan R/o Banday Lane Hazratbal, A/P Gasoo Hazratbal. The attachment has been carried […]
SRINAGAR — A 12-year-old boy was killed and three others were injured after a massive fire broke out at a Darul Uloom in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the fire erupted at Faizan Baba Hyder Rishi Darul Uloom in Old Mattan Adda, […]
JAMMU — Police on Monday busted an old terrorist hideout and recovered suspected militancy-era material, including IED batteries and binoculars, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. The recoveries were made from the Sara-Simli Gali area in the Darhal belt during a search operation carried out by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of police, […]
NEW DELHI — The government will put on sale 12 limestone blocks in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday. The auction will pave the way for reviving the UT’s mining sector and boosting the local economy. “The Ministry of Mines…is set to launch the second tranche of auction of limestone blocks in […]
JAMMU — A family had a narrow escape after a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) mobile tower fell on their house following high-speed winds and a severe storm in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The incident took place in Pangdour village during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, when strong winds accompanied […]
SRINAGAR — At least 90 sheep were killed when lightning struck a grazing field in the upper reaches of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. Lightning struck a meadow in Poshkar, Kangan area of Ganderbal district on Sunday night, killing 90 sheep, officials said. The livestock belonged to a family of […]