SRINAGAR — A policeman was injured after his service rifle went off accidentally while he was cleaning it in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, officials said. Constable Mohammad Abbas sustained a gunshot injury at Bijbehara police post in the south Kashmir district, they said. He was shifted to Government Medical College in Anantnag […]
ANANTNAG — Police on Saturday attached immovable properties worth around ₹13.05 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district under the provisions of the NDPS Act, officials said. The action was carried out by Police Station Bijbehara against Abdul Gani Dar, son of Ali Mohammad Dar, a resident […]
KULGAM — The investigation into the Kulgam CRPF attack has intensified, with security agencies zeroing in on a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module led by local operative Abdul Latief along with two Pakistani terrorists. Investigators believe the attack was not impulsive. A detailed reconnaissance was conducted before the shooting and they believe that some over ground workers […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has once again been featured among the world’s 500 most influential Muslim personalities in the 2027 edition of The Muslim 500, marking his 13th consecutive inclusion in the annual publication. The Mirwaiz office announced this in a post on X on Saturday, saying the recognition highlighted his […]
SRINAGAR — A huge quantity of “rotten” meat, weighing about 1,600 kilograms, was recovered by railway police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam, an official said on Saturday. The meat was transported from Delhi in railway cargo, allegedly to be distributed in the valley. Railway police SHO Baynazir Iqbal told reporters that information was received from […]
SRINAGAR — The alleged damage to century-old sweet chestnut trees on the University of Kashmir campus has triggered outrage among environmental activists, with the Jammu and Kashmir Climate Action Group (JKCAG) accusing the university administration of damaging heritage trees under the name of pruning. JKCAG Chairman alleged that several sweet chestnut trees (Castanea sativa) near […]
SRINAGAR — A fireman was injured during a firefighting operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday, officials said. They said that a fire broke out in a double-storey residential house at Akhal area of Kangan in the Central Kashmir district on Friday evening, prompting an immediate response from the Fire and Emergency Services […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday extended warm greetings to children on the occasion of Children’s Day, wishing them a bright future filled with opportunities and possibilities. In his message, the Chief Minister expressed hope that every child would be empowered to dream without limits, learn with curiosity and grow with dignity, confidence […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Friday conducted mock drills in Bandipora and Kupwara districts of Jammu and Kashmir to assess emergency response mechanisms and strengthen coordination among different agencies, officials said. In Bandipora, a joint mock drill was conducted by Police, Army’s 13 Rashtriya Rifles and 45 Battalion CRPF near Markundal Chowk in Hajin area, […]
SRINAGAR — CRPF Director General G P Singh visited Kulgam in south Kashmir on Friday and interacted with field officers of the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police at Sadura in Anantnag to discuss intensified counter-insurgency operations in the Valley, the force said. During his Kashmir visit, the DG also visited Head Constable (GD) Sonbir […]