SRINAGAR — Tired of endless wait for the groom’s arrival, Kashmir’s traditional chefs, known as ‘waza’, have set a 10 pm deadline on serving wazwan at weddings. At a conference at a marriage hall in Rajouri Kadal area of the city, wazas discussed the “inhuman conditions” they are made to work under while serving the […]
SHOPIAN — Police in Shopian have arrested seven persons in connection with an apple theft case and recovered 83 stolen apple boxes besides seizing three vehicles allegedly used in the commission of the crime, officials said on Wednesday. They said Police Station Heerpora received information about the theft of apple boxes from an orchard and […]
BARAMULLA — Police have arrested a drug peddler and recovered 7.690 kilograms of charas-like substance during naka checking in the Pattan area of Baramulla district, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Sajid Ahmad Mir, son of Bashir Ahmad Mir, a resident of Janwani Pora, was intercepted by a police party at Janwani Pora, […]
BARAMULLA — Health Minister Sakina Itoo on Tuesday inaugurated a New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC) at Chukar in Tangmarg area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, constructed at a cost of ₹1.88 crore. Emphasising the importance of strengthening grassroots healthcare, the Minister said expanding medical facilities in rural and far-flung areas was essential to improving […]
SRINAGAR — A hotel and two residential houses were damaged in a blaze in the Indira Nagar area of Srinagar city on Tuesday, officials said. A fire broke out in the attic of one of the buildings in the afternoon and spread to the adjoining ones, they said. Fire and emergency services personnel rushed to […]
BANDIPORA — Police in Bandipora organised a one-day free medical camp at District Police Lines (DPL) Bandipora to facilitate access to healthcare services and promote health awareness, officials said on Tuesday. During the camp, three specialist doctors and four paramedical staff members from District Hospital Bandipora, along with the medical team from the MI Room, […]
SRINAGAR — A court in Jammu and Kashmir has acquitted two youths who were undergoing trial under anti-terror charges in Baramulla district, noting that the evidence against the accused was unreliable. Special Judge (UAPA/NIA cases) Baramulla, Feroz Ahmad Khan, acquitted Huzaif Firdous Bhat and Aijaz Ahmad after finding contradictions in the prosecution case. The two […]
SRINAGAR — Former Lok Sabha Member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday questioned the handling of cases registered against Kashmiri youth under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), saying two young men from Baramulla spent six years in jail despite the case against them falling apart in court. In a detailed post on X, shared […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said authorities in the Union territory should review the approach of booking the youth under anti-terror laws. In a statement, the Mirwaiz cited a case in which two young men from Baramulla spent six years in jail under stringent anti-terror laws before being acquitted, after […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against a man accused of impersonating a CID officer and cheating people of lakhs of rupees by promising government jobs and favours, officials said. The chargesheet in FIR No. 24/2023 under Sections 420 and 468 of the IPC has […]