DEHRADUN — Kashmiri shawl vendor was assaulted by a group allegedly associated with a right-wing group in Uttarakhand’s Kashipur Monday. The incident came to light after a man named Ankur Singh posted a video on his Instagram page showing him beating up Bilal Ganie of Kupwara while asking him to chant “Bharat Mata ki jai”. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Thursday detained a man for allegedly assaulting his elderly father in Tangmarg area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district after a video of the incident went viral on social media. Police said they have taken cognizance of the video circulating on social media showing an individual assaulting an elderly man, reportedly […]
SRINAGAR — Churches across Kashmir were decked up as Christians in the valley celebrated Christmas on Thursday with religious fervour, and held special prayers for peace and prosperity for the people. The biggest mass gathered at the Holy Family Catholic Church at Maulana Azad Road here, where the members of the Christian community held special […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir on Thursday said it has filed a chargesheet in FIR No. 54/2023 under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC before the Court of the 4th Additional Munsiff Judge, Srinagar. The chargesheet has been filed against Fouzia Afzal, daughter of […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Kashmir on Wednesday directed educational institutions, including schools, to formulate in-situ de-addiction mechanisms to curb drug abuse among students. The directions came at a meeting chaired by Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Anshul Garg, to review and strengthen measures aimed at curbing the growing menace of substance abuse in the Valley, an official […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, V K Birdi, on Wednesday reviewed the security situation and preparedness for upcoming events, including the New Year celebration, a police spokesperson said. “The IGP chaired a security review meeting at the Police Control Room, Kashmir, to assess preparedness for the peaceful celebration of upcoming events,” […]
JAMMU — A 35-year-old woman from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was repatriated from Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district to Pakistan on Wednesday, nine days after she inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC), officials said. Shahnaz Akhter, a resident of village Mohra Shareef in Kotli district, was apprehended by Army troops soon after she intruded into […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a PIL filed by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti seeking transfer of prisoners from outside jails to prisons in J-K. A division bench of the high court, comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal, in a 15-page order passed on Tuesday […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that 108 areas in Srinagar are now enjoying round-the-clock, uninterrupted electricity supply, benefitting about 1.25 lakh households. He congratulated the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) for successfully bringing 83 more areas of Srinagar under 24-hour power supply. “Chief Minister today congratulated KPDCL […]
SRINAGAR — A CRPF jawan was injured after a leopard attacked him at a camp of the paramilitary force in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday, officials said. The leopard strayed into the CRPF camp in Kapran area of Verinag in south Kashmir while personnel were having breakfast in the mess, they said. The […]