SHOPIAN (KIMS) — Shishir Gupta, today assumed the charge as Deputy Commissioner (D C) Shopian, succeeding Mohammad Shahid Saleem Dar. Shishir Gupta, who formerly served as the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, assumed the charge in presence of senior officers of the district administration. He was warmly welcomed by the officers including ADDC, Dr. Nasir Ahmed; […]
NEW DELHI — The NIA on Monday opposed in the Delhi High Court a plea by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid for interim bail in a terror-funding case to attend Parliament. In its response to Engineer’s plea before Justice Vikas Mahajn, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said it was a classic case of […]
SRINAGAR — In the first non-combatant killing of the year, militants shot dead an ex-serviceman and injured his wife and 13-year-old niece in an attack in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday, officials said here. Details so far indicate that two militants armed with pistols arrived at the residence of Manzoor Ahmad Wagay in Beehi […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar have filed a chargesheet against seven militant associates under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UA(P)A) in the Hon’ble UA(P)A Court, Srinagar. The chargesheet pertains to Case FIR No. 31/2024, registered at Police Station Khanyar, under Sections 13, 18, 20, 23, and 38 of the UA(P) Act, […]
NEW DELHI — Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday said that the Muslims of Kashmir Valley want the Kashmiri Pandits to return, while emphasising that the issue is a humanitarian one and not political. During an interaction with IANS, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq also spoke on several issues, including the long-standing Kashmir conflict and […]
SRINAGAR — An off-duty soldier, who had gone missing on Saturday, has returned home in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Rifleman Abid Bhat had left his home in Chittergul in Anantnag district to report to duty at Rangreth on Saturday. However, he did not report at the camp till Sunday morning, leading […]
SRINAGAR — A soldier returning to duty from home after holidays has gone missing, officials here said on Sunday. Rifleman Abid Bhat had left his home in Chittergul in Anantnag district to report to duty at Rangreth on Saturday, the officials said. They said the soldier did not report at the camp till this morning […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre has allocated Rs 41,000.07 crore to Jammu and Kashmir in the Union Budget for 2025-26, which is almost the same as the revised estimate for the 2024-25 fiscal. Additionally, the Jammu and Kashmir Police — directly controlled by the Union home ministry since the abrogation of Article 370 and the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday arrested a chicken seller in Srinagar district of Kashmir valley for allegedly overcharging customers and using inaccurate weighing machines to deceive them. “Police in Srinagar has taken cognizance after receiving a written complaint against a chicken seller in Nowhatta Chowk for allegedly overcharging customers and using […]
SRINAGAR — Fresh snowfall in higher reaches and rain in the plains ended the prolonged dry spell in the Kashmir valley, with the Meteorological Department forecasting a possibility of more precipitation over the next four days. Intermittent snowfall was reported in the higher reaches of Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara and Sonmarg districts of the valley, officials […]