SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday said the ongoing anti-drug campaign won’t achieve the desired results unless action is also taken against liquor, which he said was equally harmful to society and destroying families. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, the Mirwaiz said the campaign against drugs […]
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Admin bans unauthorised sale of new army camouflage uniform in Udhampur
JAMMU — The Udhampur district administration on Tuesday ordered a complete ban on unauthorised sale of the newly introduced Indian Army camouflage uniform in the district to prevent cases of impersonation and misuse. The order follows reports of misuse of the uniform, raising concerns that it could be exploited by anti-social elements to impersonate serving […]
Assets worth ₹1.2 crores attached under NDPS Act in Srinagar
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday has attached an immovable assets comprising a double-storeyed residential house along with land worth approximately ₹1.2 crores situated at Gasoo Hazratbal in Srinagar. The property belongs to Maqsood Hussain Khan S/o Abdul Majeed Khan R/o Banday Lane Hazratbal, A/P Gasoo Hazratbal. The attachment has been carried […]
Teenage boy dies, three others injured in fire in seminary at Anantnag
SRINAGAR — A 12-year-old boy was killed and three others were injured after a massive fire broke out at a Darul Uloom in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the fire erupted at Faizan Baba Hyder Rishi Darul Uloom in Old Mattan Adda, […]
Police busts old militant hideout in Rajouri, recovers IED batteries
JAMMU — Police on Monday busted an old terrorist hideout and recovered suspected militancy-era material, including IED batteries and binoculars, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. The recoveries were made from the Sara-Simli Gali area in the Darhal belt during a search operation carried out by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of police, […]
Govt to auction 12 limestone blocks in J&K on May 12
NEW DELHI — The government will put on sale 12 limestone blocks in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday. The auction will pave the way for reviving the UT’s mining sector and boosting the local economy. “The Ministry of Mines…is set to launch the second tranche of auction of limestone blocks in […]
Family escapes unhurt after BSNL tower falls on house in Samba
JAMMU — A family had a narrow escape after a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) mobile tower fell on their house following high-speed winds and a severe storm in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The incident took place in Pangdour village during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, when strong winds accompanied […]
Lightning kills 90 sheep in Ganderbal
SRINAGAR — At least 90 sheep were killed when lightning struck a grazing field in the upper reaches of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. Lightning struck a meadow in Poshkar, Kangan area of Ganderbal district on Sunday night, killing 90 sheep, officials said. The livestock belonged to a family of […]
Police attaches properties worth over ₹3.5 crores of drug peddlers in Srinagar
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said they have attached immovable properties worth over ₹3.50 crores belonging to three notorious drug peddlers involved in multiple cases under the NDPS Act in Srinagar. According to police statement, in the first action, property worth approximately ₹80 lakhs belonging to a hardcore drug peddler namely […]
J&K Police attaches Chandigarh property in drug trafficking case
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police has attached a property worth nearly Rs 93 lakh in Chandigarh during an investigation into a narcotics trafficking case that initially began with the recovery of a small quantity of heroin, officials said. The case originated on January 14 this year when a police team of Bagh-e-Bahu apprehended Arun […]









