SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Monday claimed to have solved the murder case of a 12-year-old girl in Budgam district within 36 hours of the incident by arresting the accused involved in the crime. According to a police statement, information was received at Police Station Budgam on May 23 at around 10 pm regarding the […]
Jammu & Kashmir
NIA raids former JeI chief’s residence, Jamia Siraj ul Uloom in Shopian, Jamiat ul Banaat in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency on Monday conducted searches in the Kashmir Valley as part of its probe into a terror-funding case linked to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami. The searches, conducted at three locations in Srinagar and Shopian districts of Kashmir, led to the recovery of several incriminating financial documents and electronic gadgets suspected to […]
Won’t stop until narco-terrorism is eliminated in J&K: LG Manoj Sinha
SRINAGAR — In a major push against narco-terror in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday led a massive padyatra in Bandipora to galvanise support for the cause. “Forty-five days ago, I pledged not only to dismantle the smugglers and narco-terrorists ecosystem, but also to spark a movement that uplifts youth and restores […]
J&K govt grants special casual leave on third day of Eid-ul-Azha
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday sanctioned a special one-day casual leave for employees of the Union Territory on May 29, marking the third day of Eid-ul-Azha. An order to this effect was issued by the General Administration Department. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the grant of one day special casual leave on […]
‘Shocking, deeply distressing’: Omar Abdullah on rape and murder of 12-year-old girl in Budgam
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday condemned the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Budgam district, describing it as “shocking and deeply distressing”. Expressing grief over the tragedy, Abdullah condemned the heinous act and conveyed his heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family. “May she find a place […]
Shocking, unsettling: Mehbooba Mufti over ‘rape’, ‘murder’ of minor girl in Budgam
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district was shocking, disconcerting and unsettling. “Devastated to hear about the cold blooded murder of a 12-year-girl in Budgam. The allegations of rape just make it all the more shocking, disconcerting & unsettling. […]
“Positive shift”: Sonam Wangchuk as Centre allows elected legislature in Ladakh
NEW DELHI — In a major breakthrough for Ladakh’s governance, the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have struck an in-principle deal with the government to restore democracy and provide strong constitutional safeguards, modelled on Article 371. The pact shifts power from fragmented district councils to a unified Union Territory-level legislative body […]
Missing 12-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered in Budgam
SRINAGAR — A 12-year-old girl, who was reported missing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, was found murdered around 200 metres from her house on Sunday, police said. A senior police officer said the girl was reported missing on Saturday evening from Galwanpora area of the district. “A case of kidnapping a minor child was […]
Ammunition cache recovered from hideout in Baramulla
SRINAGAR — Security forces have recovered a cache of ammunition from a hideout in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Police, Army and Central Reserve Police Force launched a search and destroy operation in Nilsar orchards in the Chandoosa area of Baramulla on Saturday based on information about the presence of […]
Search for terrorists intensifies in Rajouri after encounter, more troops deployed
JAMMU — Security forces on Sunday intensified search operations and strengthened the cordon in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district with the deployment of additional troops to track down suspected terrorists believed to be hiding in the area, officials said. They said the operation in the Dorimal-Gambhir Moghla belt was expanded following a brief encounter between […]









