SRINAGAR — The first batch of this year’s Hajj pilgrims left the Hajj house on Sunday for the Srinagar international airport to board the special flight for Saudi Arabia. This year, over 3600 pilgrims will leave Jammu and Kashmir to perform the holiest Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj. The first batch of 178 pilgrims, comprising 96 […]
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CRPF dismisses jawan for hiding marriage with Pakistani woman
NEW DELHI — The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has dismissed from service its jawan Munir Ahmed for “concealing” his marriage with a Pakistani woman as his action was found to be detrimental to national security, official sources said Saturday. The jawan was last posted with the 41st battalion of paramilitary CRPF, the lead internal […]
‘Born to serve J&K Police, India’: Policeman after HC stays deportation to Pakistan
JAMMU — “I am born to serve the Jammu and Kashmir Police and my country, India,” 45-year-old policeman Iftkhar Ali said on Saturday, just days after he and his eight siblings narrowly escaped deportation to Pakistan, a fate averted only through the timely intervention of the high court. For Ali, who hails from Mendhar sub-division […]
Hope issues with Pakistan get resolved without war: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said the situation between India and Pakistan was worsening and hoped that the countries would resolve all issues without going to war. Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 […]
Election authorities order probe as Pakistani national sent back claims he voted in India
SRINAGAR — Election authorities in J-K’s Baramulla district have ordered a detailed inquiry and registration of an FIR after a Pakistani national, who was repatriated to his native country in the wake Pahalgam terror attack, claimed that he voted in India during his 17-year stay in the country. “A detailed enquiry has been ordered, and […]
US-based Ghulam Nabi Fai declared proclaimed offender by NIA court
SRINAGAR — An NIA court in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday declared Ghulam Nabi Fai, a US-based lobbyist, a proclaimed offender. “Police in Budgam have successfully secured the declaration of Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai as a proclaimed offender through the Special Judge, NIA Court, Budgam,” a police spokesperson said. Fai, a resident […]
Scholars Scientific Institute’s maiden Class 10th batch shines with 100% pass percentage
Story: Sheikh Nadeem/Zubair-Ul-Islam Anantnag (KIMS) — In a remarkable academic milestone, Scholars Scientific Institute, Mominabad Anantnag, has achieved an outstanding 100% result in its first-ever Class 10th batch for the 2024–25 session. The school staff and teachers celebrated the historic success with great enthusiasm, expressing joy over the students’ stellar performance. Students, in turn, credited […]
Supreme Court refuses to hear PIL over Pahalgam attack
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to examine a PIL seeking a judicial probe into the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh castigated the petitioners for seeking a retired judge to monitor probe into the Pahalgam attack […]
ACB books Government employee in DA case in Doda
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday registered a case against a government official for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, an official said. The case was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the value of movable and immovable properties owned by Shahilal Showkat Ali, […]
Six persons arrested for circulating misinformation on Social Media in Bandipora: Police
BANDIPORA (KIMS) — At least six persons have been arrested for circulating false and fabricated news on social media platforms about an encounter that took place in the Kulnar Bazipora area of Bandipora district on April 24, 2025, police said on Thursday. Bandipora Police received information from multiple sources that certain individuals had circulated false […]









