SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Cyber Police Kashmir today cracked the Rs 21 lakh digital fraud case, arresting three individuals and recovering Rs 4.13 lakh from the accused. Addressing a press conference here, SSP Srinagar, the scam came to light after a senior citizen from Srinagar filed a complaint, reporting that he was defrauded by scammers […]
SRINAGAR — The night temperature saw a rise across Kashmir owing to overcast conditions as the Meteorological Department said feeble Western disturbances would impact the union territory from Friday and likely bring rains in the plains and light snowfall in the higher reaches of the valley. The night temperatures improved across the Kashmir valley, but […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) leader and MLA Pulwama Waheed-ur-Rehman Para Friday urged Union Railway Ministry to establish Vande Bharat Express stop at Awantipora. Para said the location is home to AIIMS, Awantipora airfield, university, industrial hub, and said the area is vital for south Kashmir’s connectivity and development. Taking to micro-blogging site X […]
SRINAGAR — Work on a major 300-kilometre highway connecting Rajouri with Baramulla in north Kashmir is set to begin soon. The stretch has been handed over to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for construction. According to details available with the news agency Kashmir News Observer, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), through its […]
JAMMU — Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu Zone, Anand Jain, warned that people harbouring anti-national intentions or supporting militants will face severe consequences. He urged citizens to remain vigilant and cooperate with law enforcement agencies by reporting any suspicious activity. “Those harboring anti-national intentions or providing any support to militants will face severe […]
JAMMU — Police on Thursday arrested two militant associates allegedly conspiring to execute subversive activities in Doda and Udhampur districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. A police team arrested a hardcore militant associate named Firdous Ahmed Wani from the Dandi area in Doda district’s Bhaderwah belt based on credible intelligence, they said. The accused […]
JAMMU — Security forces recovered two IEDs and explosive material during a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday, officials said. After a suspicious object was reportedly noticed under the Chajla bridge in Mendhar, the area was immediately cordoned off, and the bomb disposal squad called in, they added. Two improvised explosive […]
SRINAGAR — Umar Farooq, the Mirwaiz of Kashmir and head of the Mutahida Majlis-E-Ulema, on Thursday again expressed grave concern over the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, saying they threatened the interests of the Muslim community and violated fundamental rights. In a reminder to his September letter, the Mirwaiz — who heads the Mutahida […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In a significant move against militant networks, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached the properties of seven absconding militants operating from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan in Kishtwar district. The action, taken on Thursday, marks an intensified crackdown on militancy, demonstrating the commitment of J&K Police to dismantling militant infrastructure. […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently held that the right to property now falls within the realm of human rights. Disposing of a petition on November 20, Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal directed the Army, which had occupied the parcel of the petitioner’s land since 1978, to pay the rent […]