JAMMU — A 27-year-old woman constable of the Border Security Force (BSF) died of a gunshot wound received from her service rifle at a forward border post near the International Border in R S Pura Sector on Wednesday, officials said. Constable Raj Lakshmi sustained a gunshot wound at Border Outpost Sushil at around 3 pm. […]
ANANTNAG — Police in Anantnag has recovered 11 stolen and missing mobile phones during 2026 through the effective use of the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal, officials said on Wednesday. The recovered phones were traced from different districts of Jammu and Kashmir as well as from outside the Union Territory. In one significant case, […]
REASI — Police in Reasi has intensified its investigation into the alleged illegal procurement and distribution of Pregabalin capsules, sealing a medical shop in Bhagtaa as part of the ongoing probe. The action was taken in connection with FIR No. 312/2026 registered under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Police Station Katra. […]
SRINAGAR — Mohammad Zaid Malik has become the first officer from the Jammu and Kashmir Police Service (JKPS) to head a branch office of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the Union Territory. Malik was inducted into the premier national agency on September 29 on a deputation. The officer, who joined JK Police Service in […]
KULGAM — Police, along with Army’s 9 Rashtriya Rifles and 18 Battalion CRPF, arrested five alleged terrorist associates in Kulgam district on Wednesday and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession, officials said. Acting on credible information, the joint security forces apprehended the five at Khrewan Chadder area and recovered two pistols, three magazines, 40 […]
JAMMU — A special NIA court here has rejected the bail application of separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah in connection with a case arising from a 1996 FIR relating to violence, stone-pelting and firing on police personnel during a funeral procession in Srinagar. While rejecting the bail plea, Special Judge Prem Sagar held that the […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday inaugurated world-class sports facilities at the Sher-i-Kashmir Multi-Sports Activity Centre, Gindun, Rajbagh, Srinagar, giving a major boost to sports infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir. Developed at a cost of over ₹30 crore, the newly inaugurated facilities include an Olympic-sized 10-lane swimming pool measuring 50×25 metres, an all-weather […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces busted an old terrorist hideout in NagdaNar forest area of Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, officials said on Wednesday. Based on specific input, a joint team of Handwara Police, 21 Rashtriya Rifles and 92 Battalion CRPF conducted a search operation […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday conducted a conference of Departmental Vigilance Officers (DVOs) at its headquarters in Peerbagh, Srinagar, to review pending vigilance matters and strengthen departmental mechanisms to curb misconduct. The conference was inaugurated and chaired by ACB Director Shakti Pathak, IPS, and attended by 51 DVOs from Kashmir-based departments, besides […]
SHOPIAN — Police in Shopian arrested a suspected drug peddler and recovered 1.95 grams of heroin-like substance and ₹12,050 in cash from his possession, officials said on Wednesday. Police said a team from Police Station Zainapora, during routine naka checking at Aglar, intercepted a person under suspicious circumstances and searched him. During the search, 1.95 […]