SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday urged the CRPF to initiate disciplinary proceedings against a jawan for allegedly thrashing and injuring a man in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. She also shared a clip, purported to be of the man injured by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, on X. “Mohammed Yousuf […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant move to enhance security and operational synergy, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Central Kashmir, Shri Rajiv Pandey-IPS and DIG CRPF operations North Range Srinagar Shri Sudhir Kumar reviewed the joint operational competence of SOG Ganderbal and CRPF. SSP Ganderbal Shri Ragav S and other senior officers of Police and CRPF […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday said the government is in talks with some private investors to enhance the infrastructure at the famous skiing destination of Gulmarg. The chief minister also said a helicopter would be available throughout the year in Gulmarg for heli-skiing and safari. “We are in talks with […]
JAMMU — A 21-year-old woman was seriously injured by gunfire at her residence in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday, officials said. Shivani, the daughter of Girdari Lal, was fiddling with a licensed 12-bore gun at her Sunderbani residence when it went off, causing injuries to her, they said. The officials said the woman […]
JAMMU — A driver from Himachal Pradesh was killed and 17 pilgrims were injured when a bus returning from Mata Vaishno Devi shrine skidded off the road and plunged into a 30-feet gorge near here Saturday evening, officials said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed grief over the accident and lauded the rescue teams and officials […]
JAMMU — One person was arrested Saturday for stealing several gold and silver ornaments from a temple in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Unidentified thieves had struck the Durga Mata temple at Ramnagar and decamped with three gold and two silver items on Friday, a police spokesman said. He said Police have […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi Saturday hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Police for removing anti-alcohol hoardings in Srinagar, saying the cops should not behave like a “colonial power”. Traders had on Friday put the hoardings outside their establishments, saying they welcome tourists with open arms but urge them not […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress on Saturday demanded a judicial probe into the recent death of three persons in Kathua district. The demand for the judicial probe was raised by Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra at a workers’ convention in the Kathua district. Roshan Lal, 45, and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday registered its first-ever electronic First Information Report (e-FIR) following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp in North Kashmir’s Handwara. In a ground-breaking move towards digital policing, Police Station Vilgam in Handwara has registered its first electronic First Information Report (e-FIR) following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp. The […]
JAMMU — Three persons, accused of creating a public nuisance under the influence of liquor, were sentenced to community service under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) by a special magistrate here, police said on Saturday. In the first case, on February 19, Lekh Raj and Ashok Singh, both residents of Bajalta, were […]