SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said they have demolished an illegally constructed three-storeyed residential structure worth approximately ₹2 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler in the Rainawari area of Srinagar. According to a police statement, the action was carried out in coordination with the Revenue Department under the ongoing Nasha […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said they have executed a detention warrant under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, against a woman allegedly involved in multiple cases related to unlawful and anti-national activities in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to a police statement, the detention warrant was executed […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday flagged off a cyclothon at the Royal Springs Golf Course (RSGC) here to mark World Bicycle Day. The event, organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council under its flagship initiative “My Youth My Pride”, witnessed enthusiastic participation from cyclists, youth, students and sports […]
SRINAGAR — Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit of police on Wednesday carried out raids in several districts of the valley in a case related to terror activities, officials said. The officials said based on recent intelligence inputs, technical analysis and sustained investigation, they had identified eight locations in six districts where searches were conducted in […]
ANANTNAG — A man died while his wife sustained critical injuries after a huge tree fell on them amid strong winds near the Ganjiwara area of Anantnag town on Tuesday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a large tree was uprooted by strong winds near Ganjiwara, leading to the […]
SRINAGAR — The Indian Army has rescued civilians who were stranded in the Kishanganga River due to strong currents in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora, officials said on Tuesday. The civilians were trapped in their vehicles in the Chakwali area of north Kashmir’s Gurez Valley after their vehicles became trapped in strong […]
SRINAGAR — The first batch of Haj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir returned from the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and were received at the airport here by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, officials said. They said the first flight carrying 144 pilgrims arrived at the Srinagar International Airport in the […]
SRINAGAR — The Srinagar International Airport will suspend all flight operations for 15 days starting October 1 to undergo crucial runway maintenance and repair work, officials said on Tuesday. The two-week shutdown is expected to deal a massive blow to Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism sector, as it directly clashes with the peak Durga Puja holiday […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has urged the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation to ensure timely and concurrent transportation of baggage belonging to Haj pilgrims returning to Jammu and Kashmir from Saudi Arabia. In a letter addressed to Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Abdullah highlighted the difficulties […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir on Monday said it has filed a chargesheet against three accused persons in a land fraud case involving the alleged sale of the same parcel of land to multiple buyers through separate registered sale deeds. According to a Crime Branch […]