JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reviewed urban development projects and directed that local legislators and stakeholders be taken on board at the planning and implementation stages to ensure smooth execution. He instructed that periodic progress reports be submitted to his office and any bottlenecks be flagged and resolved in […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Tuesday said they have arrested two drug peddlers in Baramulla district and recovered 964 grams of heroin-like substance during a targeted operation near the GMC Baramulla parking area. Police said the operation was conducted around 7:00 PM on Monday and was carried out under the supervision of SSP Baramulla, ASP […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the preventive detention of a man accused of posting anti-national content on social media. Justice Sanjay Dhar last week upheld the detention order issued under the Public Safety Act (PSA) against Waseem Ahmad Dar alias Leepa by the Kupwara district magistrate in […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at several places in Anantnag and Kulgam districts of Jammu and Kashmir as part of its probe into the November 10 blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, officials said. They said the NIA sleuths, assisted by police and CRPF, brought along two of […]
SRINAGAR — A sessions court in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday rejected the bail applications of eight policemen including a deputy superintendent of police who were arrested on charges of torturing a cop in custody. Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kupwara, Manjeet Singh Manhas, while disposing of the two bail applications moved […]
SRINAGAR — The mobile phone of a Chinese national, detained here for “violation” of visa rules, has been sent for a thorough forensic examination as he had visited places of strategic importance in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. Hu Congtai, 29, continues to be under detention as he has not been […]
SRINAGAR, Raouf Dar (KIMS) — A young woman died due to alleged medical negligence at the Maternity and Child Care Hospital in Anantnag district on Monday. Reports said 24-year-old Khushboo Jan, wife of Zubair Ahmad Bhat of Poshwara, Anantnag, was admitted for delivery. She underwent a surgical procedure and was later shifted to the ward, […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Dr. Basharat Qayoom on Monday chaired a meeting at the District Administrative Complex to review winter preparedness across departments in the district. The DC took a detailed assessment of the power supply scenario, availability of essentials including ration, LPG and fuel, functioning of healthcare facilities, stock of essential drugs, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Monday registered five FIRs against several hotels, a homestay and houseboats in Srinagar for failing to comply with mandatory Form-C reporting norms under the Immigration & Foreigners Act. Police said the violations were detected during routine checking of hotels, homestays and houseboats across the city. In Rajbagh, Hotel Blossoms, Hotel […]
SRINAGAR — An unusual chatter on the Internet intercepted by the army alerted security agencies in the Kashmir valley, leading to the detention of a Chinese national who had entered Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir without permission, officials said on Sunday. Hu Congtai, 29, arrived in Delhi on November 19 on a tourist visa, which […]
