SRINAGAR — BJP leader and former Independent MLA from Jammu and Kashmir’s Gurez Faqir Mohammad Khan on Thursday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself, party officials said. Khan, 62, shot himself inside the Tulsibagh government quarters here, they said. BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur, while confirming the incident, said the former MLA has died due to […]
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Road accident in Anantnag leaves nine tourists injured
ANANTNAG — Nine tourists were injured on Thursday when their vehicle hit a road divider in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. The accident occurred at Wanpoh on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. While four of the injured hailed from Mumbai, three are from Rajasthan, and one each from Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The […]
Panel formed under chief secretary to look into daily wagers’ regularisation: CM
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said a panel has been formed to address the issue of regularisation of daily wagers in the Union Territory, which will submit its recommendations to the government in six months. The chief minister also said the National Conference government is committed to ensuring speedy […]
J&K govt constitutes 6-member committee on regularisation of daily wage workers
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday constituted a six-member committee to examine issues related to the regularisation of daily wage workers in the Union Territory. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday announced the formation of a committee to address the issue of regularisation of daily wagers in Jammu and Kashmir and said […]
Notorious drug peddler booked under PIT NDPS Act in Kupwara
KUPWARA (KIMS) — In a decisive action against drug trafficking Kupwara Police has detained a notorious drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act after securing formal detention orders from the competent authority. The accused Shahbaz Ahmad Khan son of Abdul Majeed Khan a resident of […]
DGP holds public grievance redressal programme at PCR Kashmir
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant initiative to strengthen public-police relations and promote transparency, the DGP Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Nalin Prabhat-IPS, conducted a Public Grievance Redressal programme at the Police Control Room (PCR) Kashmir today. The event offered citizens a unique opportunity to engage directly with the top police leadership, voice their concerns, and […]
Anantnag girl abducted, murdered in Srinagar; accused arrested
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — Police has successfully solved the case of a missing girl from Kokernag, leading to the arrest of the Accused and the recovery of the victim’s body. On March 16, 2025, Police Station Kokernag received a missing report regarding a girl (name not revealed), and an investigation was promptly initiated. During the course […]
IED detected, defused in Bandipora
BANDIPORA — An IED which was detected on Bandipora-Srinagar road on Wednesday morning has been defused by the Bomb disposal Squad (BDS). A police officer from police post Ajas, told Greater Kashmir that the army had found an IED in shape of pressure cooker on the side of road near Sunset point during routine patrolling, […]
J&K govt to hold judicial probe into deaths of two brothers from Kulgam: Deputy CM
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government will hold a judicial probe into the deaths of two persons from Kulgam district whose bodies were recovered after they went missing last month, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said on Tuesday. Three people, including two brothers from Rajouri who were staying in Kulgam, went missing last month. […]
Around 550 medical officer posts vacant in J&K: Minister Javed Dar
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday told the assembly that around 550 posts of medical officers were vacant in the Union Territory, and the process of recruiting 181 such officers was in progress. The information was shared by Minister of Agriculture Production Javed Ahmed Dar while responding on behalf of the health […]









