SRINAGAR — National Conference MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Sunday expressed surprise over the chargesheet filed against him by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in a two-decade-old land scam case, saying neither did he receive any legal notice nor was he questioned about the alleged irregularities. Mehdi, a prominent Shia leader, was among 22 people named in […]
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Nearly 20% posts lying vacant across departments in Kashmir University, reveals RTI reply
JAMMU — Nearly 20 per cent of the 2,859 sanctioned posts in the University of Kashmir were lying vacant as on February 2024, the varsity said in response to an application filed under Right to Information Act (RTI), highlighting significant staff shortage across departments. The application filed by Jammu-based RTI activist Raman Kumar Sharma in […]
ANTF deploys trained dog squad to combat narcotics menace in Kashmir
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Kashmir on Saturday deployed a highly trained dog squad to combat narcotics menace in the valley. The newly inducted sniffer Dog Safa (Narcotic) trained in advanced narcotics detection, will play a pivotal role in identifying and locating illegal drugs such as Heroin, Cannabis, Opium and other banded […]
J&K Police launch QR code-based feedback system in Srinagar
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday launched a QR Code-based Feedback Management System named BHAROSA QR to collect real-time feedback from the general public regarding the functioning and services rendered by the police in Srinagar. This citizen-friendly initiative allows individuals to scan QR codes placed at all police stations, police offices, and […]
Girl student killed, 17 injured after college bus overturns in Handwara
SRINAGAR — A girl student died and 17 others were injured after a college bus they were travelling in met with an accident in North Kashmir’s Handwara on Saturday, officials said. A bus of Government Degree College Handwara carrying 27 students for picnic lost control and turned turtle near Vodpora area of Handwara, they said. […]
2,897 arrested, 350 detained in 1,978 drug-related cases in 15 months in J&K
JAMMU — The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday said there has been a significant increase in enforcement actions in drug-related crimes, with 2,897 arrests and 350 detentions made in 1,978 drug-related cases over a 15-month period in the union territory. In 2024 alone, 1,514 cases were registered, resulting in 2,260 arrests and 274 […]
Body of man missing since February recovered from stream in Kulgam
SRINAGAR — The body of a man, who had gone missing along with two others in February this year, was recovered from a stream in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, officials said. Three youths“ — Mohammad Showkat Bajad, Riyaz Ahmad Bajad, and Mukhtar Ahmad –“ were reported missing since February 13 from Mah […]
Police arrest eight members of various separatist organisations in Bandipora
BANDIPORA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday arrested eight members of various proscribed organisations in connection with investigation of case FIR’s registered against these banned separatist outfits. The crackdown, part of a concerted effort to curb terrorist activities and dismantle their networks, unfolded at the premises of various suspects at different locations across […]
Police attach properties of drug peddlers worth ₹1.2 crore in Anantnag
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday attached properties valued at approximately ₹1.2 crore belonging to drug peddlers in multiple cases under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Anantnag district. In one significant action carried out under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, Anantnag Police attached a single-storey residential house along […]
Police prevent PDP march against passage of Waqf (Amendment) Act
SRINAGAR — Police here on Friday prevented a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) march against the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, barricading the party office and restricting the protestors within the premises. Led by party general secretary Khurshid Alam, scores of PDP workers had assembled at the party headquarters near the Sher-e-Kashmir Park here […]