JAMMU — Seven alleged hardcore criminals were arrested and sharp-edged weapons were seized in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The criminals were roaming in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) when they were intercepted and arrested by police near AIIMS Vijaypur, a police spokesman said. He identified the arrested accused as […]
SRINAGAR — A few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snow while rain lashed the other parts, including the plains, of the valley on Saturday, officials said. Tulail and Gurez in Bandipora district of north Kashmir and Sinthan Top in south Kashmir received fresh overnight snow. Owing to the moderate snowfall, the […]
SRINAGAR — A moderate-intensity earthquake with its epicentre in Afghanistan shook Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said and added there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property. A 5.8-magnitude quake hit the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, with the epicentre at a longitude of 71.20 degrees east and a latitude of […]
BANDIPORA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday attaches property worth lakhs of rupees under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act belonging to an infamous drug peddler in Bandipora. Police has attached a single-storied residential house and Alto Car bearing No JK15B-6476 valuing about Rs 13.62 lakhs, belonging to a chronic drug […]
BUDGAM (KIMS) — In a decisive move to disrupt terror-support networks, Budgam Police has attached a vehicle belonging to a known terrorist associate under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967. The seized vehicle, an Innova bearing Registration No. JK01AT-7604, Engine No. EG4HJ17B4979, and Chassis No. MD626EG40J1H49448, was linked to a terror module and in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir DGP Nalin Prabhat on Friday said the police force is strengthening its counter-terrorism grid and operational capabilities to fight terror in the Union Territory. Addressing a passing out parade at the Police Training School (PTS) Manigam in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, he said, “We are strengthening the counter-terrorism grid and […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claimed that authorities were putting him under house arrest on Fridays to prevent him from speaking up on issues at the weekly congregational prayers. “Every Friday I am put under arbitrary house arrest! Putting pressure on me not to speak up. The ban also aims to weaken […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday alleged that the Waqf (Amendment) Act was against the interests of the Muslim community and hoped the Supreme Court would set aside the legislation. On April 5, President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was passed by Parliament earlier […]
KUPWARA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday apprehended three drug peddlers including a woman and recovered a substantial quantity of contraband from their possession in Kupwara. On April 16 2025, a police party from Police Station Kupwara, while conducting routine patrolling and Naka duty at Gir Hachi Link Road, intercepted a suspicious vehicle. […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological department today warned of heavy rain, snowfall and thunderstorm in Pirpanjal range of Jammu division and higher reaches of Kashmir division on April 18-20, with peak activity during April 18th night to April 19th late night. It said that adverse weather activities may lead to disruption of surface transport including Jammu-Srinagar […]