SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday returned to the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar after nearly two weeks of house detention and addressed the Friday congregation, expressing concern over repeated restrictions on his religious and public activities. Addressing the gathering, Mirwaiz said such restrictions cause inconvenience to people and amount to […]
SRINAGAR — Moderate to heavy overnight rains lashed most parts of Kashmir, while the higher reaches of the valley received snowfall, officials said on Friday. Tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Sonamarg were among the places which received fresh snowfall during the night. Snowfall was also reported in the upper areas of Gurez, and Kupwara, as […]
SRINAGAR — Several suspects have been picked up for questioning in the aftermath of the Kulgam attack in which three CRPF personnel were injured, officials said on Friday. Terrorists opened fire at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in the South Kashmir district on Wednesday. Immediately after the attack, security forces launched a massive […]
ANANTNAG — Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers in separate operations in Anantnag district and recovered over 4.5 kg of cannabis powder and 4 grams of heroin, officials said on Friday. They said a police team from Police Station Uttrasoo, during routine patrolling at Krad, intercepted a suspicious person carrying a polythene sack. During a […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested an Assistant Engineer of the Rural Development Department (RDD) and a contractor for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 for clearing pending work bills in Bandipora district, officials said. The accused government employee has been identified as Mohd Rafi Moon, Assistant Engineer posted […]
SRINAGAR — Former Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday condemned the terror attacks in Kulgam and the killing of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Kishtwar, saying such acts undermine peace and communal harmony in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement posted on X by his office, Ruhullah described the incidents as cowardly […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has written to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, requesting that the experimental halt of the Vande Bharat Express at Anantnag Railway Station be made permanent. In a November 2 letter, Abdullah appreciated the Centre’s initiatives to strengthen railway connectivity in the Union Territory, particularly the introduction […]
PULWAMA — Police have arrested the main accused in the murder of a 75-year-old woman in the Parigam Jagir area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, while further investigation has revealed the possible involvement of another person, officials said on Thursday. The deceased, identified as Jana Begum, wife of Ghulam Ahmad Bhat and a resident of […]
AWANTIPORA — Police have booked an alleged drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Awantipora and lodged him in District Jail Baderwah, officials said on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Mehraj-ud-Din Ganie, son of Gh. Mohd. Ganie, a resident of Kranchoo Pampore, presently […]
SRINAGAR — Many areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall while the plains were lashed by rain, bringing the day temperature down by several degrees, officials said here on Thursday. Under the influence of a western disturbance, the higher reaches of Kashmir, including the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Sonamarg, received fresh […]