SRINAGAR (KIMS) — CPI(M) leader and MLA Kulgam Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami on Thursday condemned threats issued against Kashmiri Pandits, following reports that the government has sent members of the community on leave as a precautionary measure. In a post on X, Tarigami said the threats were highly condemnable and stressed that the Kashmiri Pandit community […]
SRINAGAR — The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday conducted raids at multiple locations across the Union Territory in connection with the double murder of a Kashmiri Pandit writer and his son in 1990, officials said. The SIA searched nine locations, including in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district and Bagh-e-Bahu area […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir administration has notified consolidated ex-gratia relief norms for law and order disturbance victims, with civilian death compensation fixed at Rs 1 lakh, while the Union territory domicile defence or CAPF personnel killed would get Rs 25 lakh under the security-related expenditure. In an order by the Lieutenant Governor, the […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday arrested a man for trying to frame the husband of his former girlfriend in a drug case by sending a narcotics consignment to his home in Ganderbal district here. A police spokesperson said during the investigation, it emerged that the consignment was arranged as part of a conspiracy to implicate […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday presented cash awards amounting to ₹2.71 crore to outstanding sportspersons and international athletes from Jammu and Kashmir at a ceremony held at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Srinagar. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, Abdullah […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a charge-sheet against 10 accused persons, including nine public servants and a private contractor, in connection with the alleged embezzlement of government store material and fraudulent release of security deposits related to the Lastiyal–Kalaroose bridge in Kupwara. The accused include former Executive Engineers Mohammad […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday congratulated artisan weavers Manzoor Ahmad Hajam and Fayaz Ahmad Wani on receiving the prestigious National Handloom Award from the President of India. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, the two artisans were recognised for their exceptional […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday arrested a habitual fraudster in Srinagar in connection with a case involving alleged cheating and impersonation According to a police statement, the accused, Ubaid Maqbool Khawaja, son of Maqbool Ahmad Khawaja, a resident of Gomal Chek, Tangdar, presently residing at Habib Colony, Aloocha Bagh, was arrested […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday arrested two alleged drug peddlers in Shopian and Pulwama districts of South Kashmir and recovered charas and codeine bottles from their possession. In Shopian, police said a drug peddler was arrested during naka checking at Manihal Crossing, where a team from Police Station Imamsahib intercepted a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Baramulla Police on Sunday secured an attachment order from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, Sopore, for land worth approximately ₹69.82 lakh belonging to an accused in a case registered under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and other laws. According to a police statement, the attachment order was obtained […]