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 […]
JAMMU/SRINAGAR — Thousands of candidates turned up at designated exam centres across Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as the Public Service Commission went ahead with its Combined Competitive Examination, ignoring calls for postponement amid widespread flight cancellations and a row over upper age limit. The test began at 10 am as scheduled, ending last-minute uncertainty […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Response Force (JKSDRF) on Saturday felicitated four civilians for exemplary bravery and commendable effort in saving human lives in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack earlier this year and the accidental blast at Nowgam police station last month. The felicitation ceremony was held as part of the […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — Acting on a search warrant issued by the Hon’ble NIA Court Pulwama in case FIR No. 24/2024 under Sections 10 and 13 of the UAP Act, Pulwama Police on Saturday conducted a lawful search at the shop of Mohamed Amir Rather, a resident of Litter Pulwama. Police said the search was carried […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in a high-value export fraud case against two accused persons, including alleged habitual offender Zahid Bashir Sofi alias Shagoo, before the Court of the City Judge, Srinagar. In a statement, it said that the chargesheet in FIR No. 31/2023 under […]
SRINAGAR — A girl sustained injuries after she fell from a moving train at central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday. Officials told GNS that a girl identified as Insha Rashid (20), daughter of Rashid Bhat, resident of Khelan, Sangam, was injured after she fell from a moving train near the Budgam track. She was immediately […]
