SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government will provide all possible support to the victims of a devastating fire that gutted 22 houses in Anantnag district, Social Welfare Minister Sakina Itoo said on Friday. Itoo, who also holds the health and medical education portfolio, visited Kadipora to express solidarity with the families affected by the […]
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Massive fire gutted over 20 houses in South Kashmir’s Anantnag
ANANTNAG — Around three dozen families have been rendered homeless after a massive fire gutted over 20 houses in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Friday. The fire broke out in a house in Gajinag area of Kadipora in the south Kashmir district on Thursday, and quickly spread to the adjacent houses, they […]
Anantnag Police attach properties worth Rs 75 lakhs belonging to drug peddlers
ANANTNAG — As part of its ongoing crackdown against drug trafficking, the Anantnag Police in Jammu and Kashmir attached properties worth Rs 75 lakhs belonging to two notorious drug peddlers under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. According to an official release, acting under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, […]
Road accident in Anantnag leaves nine tourists injured
ANANTNAG — Nine tourists were injured on Thursday when their vehicle hit a road divider in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. The accident occurred at Wanpoh on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. While four of the injured hailed from Mumbai, three are from Rajasthan, and one each from Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The […]
Anantnag girl abducted, murdered in Srinagar; accused arrested
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — Police has successfully solved the case of a missing girl from Kokernag, leading to the arrest of the Accused and the recovery of the victim’s body. On March 16, 2025, Police Station Kokernag received a missing report regarding a girl (name not revealed), and an investigation was promptly initiated. During the course […]
Three injured in Pahalgam wall collapse
SRINAGAR — Three people were injured after a portion of a retention wall collapsed in the tourist resort town of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, officials said. A portion of the retention wall near the Pahalgam taxi stand collapsed due to incessant rain, they said. Three people were injured in the […]
Security forces conduct mock drill at railway station in Anantnag
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — J&K Police along with Army, CAPF, RPF, Fire & Emergency service in Kulgam conducted a mock drill exercise at Railway Station Wanpoh, Anantnag to evaluate emergency response mechanisms and readiness in handling critical situations. The mock drill was held to prepare field forces to respond promptly to any untoward incident especially of […]
NC MLA seeks CM’s intervention to bring back two Kashmiri youngsters ‘detained’ in Myanmar
JAMMU — National Conference MLA Riyaz Ahmed Khan on Tuesday sought Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s intervention to bring back two Kashmiri youngsters “detained” in Myanmar. During a debate on the lieutenant governor’s address in the assembly, Khan raised a point of order, drawing the House’s attention to the “urgent matter of the […]
MLA Bijbehara seeks probe into alleged felling of Chinar trees in Anantnag
SRINAGAR — National Conference MLA Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri has demanded a high-level inquiry into the alleged felling of green Chinar trees, a protected species, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The Bijbehara MLA was reacting to pictures on social media that purported to show green Chinar trees being felled in the Rani Bagh public […]
Govt primary school building gutted in fire in Anantnag
ANANTNAG — A primary school building was gutted in a mysterious fire incident in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The Government Primary School Ranibagh was gutted in a fire incident late on Tuesday night, officials of fire and emergency department said. They said the record and furniture of the school […]