SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the preventive detention of an Anantnag resident under the Public Safety Act (PSA), terming the proceedings a “sham exercise” and a “gross abuse of preventive detention jurisdiction” after finding that the District Magistrate had already coordinated jail lodgement with prison authorities before […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered a case Anantnag district after a man allegedly cheated another of ₹8.25 lakh on the pretext of securing him a government job and facilitating permission for installation of tents at Pahalgam during the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. According to a police statement, Police Post Khanabal received […]
SRINAGAR — The NIA on Saturday conducted searches at 10 locations in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a cross-border terror conspiracy case involving Pakistan-based handlers and a network of local Over Ground Workers (OGWs) allegedly providing logistical and other support to infiltrated terrorists. The searches, conducted across Srinagar, Kupwara, Anantnag, Pulwama and Budgam, were […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday booked a notorious fraudster under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Anantnag district as part of its efforts to maintain peace and public order and curb the activities of habitual offenders. According to a police statement, the action was taken pursuant to a PSA detention warrant […]
SRINAGAR — Two teenage boys were killed and two others injured on Thursday after they were struck by lightning in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The lightning struck Gawran Nard in Anantnag district. Officials said the deceased have been identified as Faizan Ahmad (18) and Bilal Ahmad Battana (16). Sajad Ahmad Battana […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday arrested two persons for allegedly extorting ₹24,000 from a man by threatening to falsely implicate him in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Anantnag district of South Kashmir. According to a police statement, Police Station Srigufwara received a complaint from […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved three major heritage conservation projects worth ₹18.60 crore across the Union Territory, aimed at preserving historical sites and promoting heritage-led tourism. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, ₹6.86 crore has been approved for the restoration and revival of […]
SRINAGAR — The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday conducted raids at multiple locations across the Union Territory in connection with the double murder of a Kashmiri Pandit writer and his son in 1990, officials said. The SIA searched nine locations, including in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district and Bagh-e-Bahu area […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Anantnag district unit on Friday suspended the primary membership of nine party office bearers and removed them from all organisational posts with immediate effect for allegedly organising and participating in an unauthorised Tiranga rally held at Khanabal in Anantnag on August 5. According to an office order […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — Anantnag Police on Wednesday said a hotel manager has been convicted by a court in a case related to violation of mandatory reporting requirements concerning foreign nationals. According to a police statement, the Court of Additional Mobile Magistrate convicted Mohan Lal, son of Darsa Raam, a resident of Chitna, Baderwah, and manager […]