BARAMULLA — Two persons died after being buried under a mound of sand during extraction in the Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the duo was extracting sand in Dachanpara, Rafiabad, when the mound […]
BARAMULLA — Police seized 10 motors allegedly used for illegal sand extraction from a riverbed during a raid in the Chakloo area of Baramulla district, officials said on Wednesday. The action was part of a sustained drive against illegal mining aimed at protecting the district’s natural resources. Police have informed the Mining Department about the […]
SHOPIAN — President of the Jammu and Kashmir Fruits & Vegetables Processing and Integrated Cold Chain Association (JKPICCA), Bashir Ahmad Naik, on Tuesday welcomed and felicitated Deputy Commissioner Shopian Charandeep Singh on behalf of the association. During the interaction, Naik conveyed his best wishes to the Deputy Commissioner and expressed hope for stronger coordination between […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police have cracked a major theft case in Khanyar area of Srinagar by arresting two accused and recovering stolen gold ornaments worth approximately ₹45 lakh, police said on Tuesday. The case came to light on October 25, 2026, when Police Station Khanyar received a complaint from Basharat Hussain, a resident […]
KULGAM — Jammu and Kashmir Police have recovered ₹9.5 lakh allegedly defrauded through an ATM fraud in Kulgam district and arrested two women for their alleged role in receiving the proceeds of the crime. The two main accused, identified as Vinender Singh alias Sheenu and Mukesh Singh, both residents of Haryana’s Hisar district, remain absconding. […]
SRINAGAR — A Kashmir Pandit activist has been arrested for his alleged involvement in recent terrorist threats against Kashmiri Pandit employees in Jammu and Kashmir. Rakesh Handoo was arrested in Haryana’s Faridabad and charged under the stringent anti-terrorist and cyber-terror charges. In August, panic gripped Kashmir Pandit employees in Kashmir after purported threat letters against […]
BARAMULLA — Baramulla Police recovered two missing minor girls from Udhampur within three hours of receiving information about their disappearance, officials said on Monday. According to police, the girls, both aged 15, included a resident of Hoom, Tangmarg, and her guest from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. They had reportedly left home around 2:30 pm on October […]
AWANTIPORA — Police in Awantipora have registered a case against a man after he was allegedly found in an intoxicated state at Dogripora along the Jhelum bund and tested positive for THC, a psychoactive substance found in cannabis. According to police, a patrolling party from Police Post Reshipora, headed by its in-charge SI Meheraj-ud-Din, found […]
ANANTNAG — Anantnag Police has traced all 125 persons reported missing across various police stations in the district during 2026, achieving a 100 per cent success rate, officials said. Of the 125 persons traced, 90 were adults and 35 were minors, according to the police. The achievement follows sustained efforts, prompt action and continuous follow-up […]
KULGAM — Jammu and Kashmir Police solved a hit-and-run case in Kulgam within two hours of the incident and arrested the accused driver, officials said on Monday. According to police, an unknown vehicle, allegedly being driven at high speed, hit a load carrier on October 25, leaving its occupants seriously injured. The injured were immediately […]