NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday paid tribute to the 40 CRPF personnel killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama in 2019. The Narendra Modi government is determined to completely destroy terrorists by carrying out a campaign with a “zero-tolerance” policy against them, Shah also said. “On behalf […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In yet another significant measure towards combating drug abuse and dismantling illicit drug networks, Srinagar Police has attached a residential property valuing about Rs 18 lakhs belonging to a notorious drug peddler Javid Ahmad Wani son of Ali Mohammad resident of Gasoo Tehsil Hazratbal under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed optimism about the restoration of statehood, saying, “I believe that time has come now.” Asked if he had raised the issue during his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi earlier this week, Abdullah said the process of statehood restoration was […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday welcomed High Court’s judgment regarding issuance of travel documents raised hope among those denied passport for years on the basis of their relationship with militants and political prisoners. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said “The High Court’s judgment regarding issuance of travel documents raises […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that a person cannot be denied a passport merely because his relatives were involved in anti-national activities. “This court is of the considered opinion that there is no reason to not recommend the case of the petitioner for issuance of passport just […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that the deaths of two persons in Kathua and Sopore were discussed during his recent meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Abdullah’s statement comes a day after opposition PDP president Mehbooba Mufti criticized the chief minister saying she had expected him to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level security meeting today at PCR, Srinagar. Manoj Sinha directed J&K Police and its various wings to work in close coordination and intensify efforts to eliminate terrorism and those aiding or abetting terrorist activities. He emphasized a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism and stated, […]
SRINAGAR — There is a growing clamour for declaring Jammu and Kashmir a dry state as at least three MLAs have submitted private members’ bills for banning alcohol in the Union Territory. People’s Democratic Party (PDP) MLA from Kupwara Mir Mohammad Fayaz, Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) legislator from Langate Sheikh Khursheed Ahmad and ruling National […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will chair the unified command security meeting on Wednesday in Srinagar city. The meeting comes a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a security meeting on J&K, which was attended by senior officers of the CRPF, BSF and others in Delhi. The unified command […]
SRINAGAR — Eight persons were arrested by Police in North kashmir’s Baramulla district on tuesday for tempting and assisting mentally unstable man in building a holy Kaaba look-alike structure in Waripora Kunzar. According to officials, Abdul Razak, a resident of Waripora Kunzar, who is said to be mentally unstable, was encouraged by the accused to […]