NEW DELHI — A court here on Tuesday granted two-hour custody parole to Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid to take oath as a Lok Sabha MP on July 5, subject to some conditions. Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, was elected from Baramulla seat as an independent candidate defeating National Conference leader Omar Abdullah in […]
JAMMU — At least 10 pilgrims returning from the Amarnath yatra were injured when they jumped out of a moving bus in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district after the driver informed them about the failure of its breaks, officials on Tuesday said. The bus was, however, stopped by the army and police personnel, thus averting […]
JAMMU — Two commercial passenger vehicles, bearing same registration number plates, were seized and their drivers detained for questioning here on Tuesday, a police official said. The two cabs of same colour were seized from the Jammu bus stand area on specific information, he said. The official said the bus stand police station received a […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Tuesday recovered arms and ammunition during a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said. Based on specific inputs from Kupwara Police, the search operation was launched by security forces in general area of Nangari Forest, Dardpora Kralpora, in the north Kashmir district, a police spokesman said. He […]
JAMMU — A fresh batch of more than 6,500 pilgrims left for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from here on Tuesday amid tight security, officials said. On Monday, more than 23,000 devotees paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre high cave shrine, taking the total number of pilgrims past the 51,000 mark, officials said. More […]
JAMMU — In the backdrop of militant-related incidents in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, police are recruiting Special Police Officers (SPOs) from 22 villages severely affected by militancy in the area. This initiative follows the recent announcement by Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain that village defence groups and SPOs […]
ANANTNAG — A motorcyclist lost his life on Tuesday morning after colliding with a boundary wall at Jogigund area of Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, an official said. An official said that the motorcyclist lost control of his motorcycle bearing registration number JK03J-6064 and hit the boundary wall. “He died on the spot”, the […]
JAMMU — Since it started on June 29, so far 51,000 devotees have performed the Amarnath Yatra while another batch of 6,537 pilgrims left for Kashmir in two escorted convoys on Tuesday. Officials said that the 6,537 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu for the Valley. “Of these, 2106 devotees left in an […]
JAMMU — The police remand of Mian Abdul Qayoom, former president of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, was extended by six days by a designated NIA court in Jammu on Monday. Qayoom was arrested on June 25 for his alleged involvement in the murder conspiracy of fellow advocate Babar Qadri in 2020. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of the extreme hot weather conditions, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has announced a summer vacation for schools in the Kashmir Division and the Winter Zone of the Jammu Division. According to a communique, all schools in the Kashmir Division shall observe a 10-day summer vacation from July 8. […]