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 […]
JAMMU/SRINAGAR — Around 61 per cent of candidates appeared for the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) on Sunday as the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) went ahead with the test despite calls for postponement amid widespread flight cancellations and a row over upper age limit. The examination was conducted in two sessions — from […]
SRINAGAR — The night temperatures in Kashmir rose by several degrees but stayed below the freezing point, officials said on Sunday. Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as the minimum settled at a low of minus […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Sunday registered an FIR after a youth was found indulging in dangerous stunt biking on a public road in the Pehlipoora area of Shopian district. Police said FIR No. 263/2025 has been registered under Sections 281 and 125 of the BNS and Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Sunday attached a double-storey residential house valued at around Rs 1 crore in Natipora area of Srinagar under the NDPS Act as part of its ongoing crackdown on the drug menace. The property is registered in the name of Javid Ahmad Ganie, son of Nazir Ahmad Ganie, a resident of […]
