SRINAGAR — Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday said he had been placed under house detention ahead of a scheduled religious sermon at Masjid Mehboob-ul-Alam (RA) in Zoonimar, Srinagar. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said he was being detained for referring to a recently published International Crisis Group report on the situation […]
SRINAGAR — Amid steady festive demand for Kashmiri apples in terminal markets across the country ahead of Diwali, supplies remain inadequate after a substantial portion of this year’s crop was hit by a scab outbreak, according to growers and dealers. “The demand is very good. On this occasion (Diwali), our large apples (Grade A), especially […]
PULWAMA — Police in Pulwama have solved a nearly two-month-old fatal hit-and-run case with the arrest of the accused driver and seizure of the vehicle involved in the accident, officials said. The case pertains to September 4, 2026, when a pedestrian, identified as Inthakab Khan, son of Sheraz Khan, a resident of Rajouri, was killed […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has married television journalist Nidhi Razdan in New Delhi. In a tweet on Saturday, 56-year-old Omar said, “a new journey began yesterday…” and tagged Nidhi in it. The tweet included four pictures of the couple. Sources said the marriage was solemnised under the Special Marriage […]
AWANTIPORA — Police in Awantipora arrested an alleged drug peddler in Tral and recovered over 1 kg of cannabis from his possession during a naka checking operation, officials said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Owais Ahmed Khan, a resident of Yanganwani Aripal, was apprehended by a police team from Police Station Tral, headed by […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against two individuals for allegedly duping job seekers of more than Rs 15 lakh on the pretext of providing overseas employment. According to an official statement, the chargesheet in FIR No. 32/2026 has been filed before the Court of […]
ANANTNAG — Police in Anantnag attached two residential buildings worth approximately ₹2.5 crore belonging to accused persons involved in drug-related cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, officials said on Saturday. In the first action, Police Station Srigufwara attached a double-storey residential house valued at around ₹1 crore belonging to Ab Rashid […]
BANDIPORA — Police in Bandipora arrested two alleged drug peddlers and recovered 1.03 kg of charas from their possession during naka checking in the district, officials said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Gh. Mohd Bhat and Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, both residents of Wewan, were apprehended by a police party from Police Station Pethkoot at […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday reconstituted the Jammu and Kashmir Haj Committee and appointed Lok Sabha MP Mian Altaf Ahmad and two MLAs as its members for three years. According to an official order, the LG exercised the powers conferred on him by sections 17(1) and 18(1) of the Haj Committee Act, […]
SRINAGAR — A CRPF constable died after falling unconscious while on duty in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, officials said. Constable Santhala Owary (37) was found unconscious at his duty post in the Yaripora area of the south Kashmir district around 8.30 pm, they said. First aid was administered to him at the […]