SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Monday registered five FIRs against several hotels, a homestay and houseboats in Srinagar for failing to comply with mandatory Form-C reporting norms under the Immigration & Foreigners Act. Police said the violations were detected during routine checking of hotels, homestays and houseboats across the city. In Rajbagh, Hotel Blossoms, Hotel […]
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Two injured in separate bear attacks in Doda
JAMMU — Two persons, including a woman, were injured after a wild bear attacked them in separate incidents in the Kashtigarh area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Monday, officials said. According to officials, the injured have been identified as Rubina, and Muneer. Locals rushed to help and managed to drive the bear back […]
Chinese national detained; was visiting J&K, Ladakh without permission: Officials
SRINAGAR — An unusual chatter on the Internet intercepted by the army alerted security agencies in the Kashmir valley, leading to the detention of a Chinese national who had entered Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir without permission, officials said on Sunday. Hu Congtai, 29, arrived in Delhi on November 19 on a tourist visa, which […]
Nearly 61 per cent candidates appear for CCE amid age relaxation row, flight cancellations
JAMMU/SRINAGAR — Around 61 per cent of candidates appeared for the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) on Sunday as the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) went ahead with the test despite calls for postponement amid widespread flight cancellations and a row over upper age limit. The examination was conducted in two sessions — from […]
Terrorist hideout busted in Doda, SLR seized
JAMMU — A terrorist hideout was busted in a dense forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, leading to the recovery of a rifle and ammunition on Sunday, officials said. The operation was jointly conducted by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the forest area […]
Forest fire triggers landmine blasts along LoC in Poonch
JAMMU — At least half-a-dozen landmines exploded due to a forest fire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Sunday, officials said. The fire broke out in the Balakote forest along the zero line around 10 am, detonating about six landmines in the anti-infiltration obstacle system, the officials said. There […]
Light snowfall likely in higher reaches of north, central Kashmir on Monday: MeT
SRINAGAR — The night temperatures in Kashmir rose by several degrees but stayed below the freezing point, officials said on Sunday. Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as the minimum settled at a low of minus […]
Police register FIR against youth for stunt biking in Shopian
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Sunday registered an FIR after a youth was found indulging in dangerous stunt biking on a public road in the Pehlipoora area of Shopian district. Police said FIR No. 263/2025 has been registered under Sections 281 and 125 of the BNS and Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The […]
Police attach residential house worth Rs 1 crore of drug peddler in Srinagar
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Sunday attached a double-storey residential house valued at around Rs 1 crore in Natipora area of Srinagar under the NDPS Act as part of its ongoing crackdown on the drug menace. The property is registered in the name of Javid Ahmad Ganie, son of Nazir Ahmad Ganie, a resident of […]
JKPSC conducts CCE as per schedule amid age relaxation row, flight cancellations
JAMMU/SRINAGAR — Thousands of candidates turned up at designated exam centres across Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as the Public Service Commission went ahead with its Combined Competitive Examination, ignoring calls for postponement amid widespread flight cancellations and a row over upper age limit. The test began at 10 am as scheduled, ending last-minute uncertainty […]








