SRINAGAR — Police in Baramulla district seized 2.7 kilograms of heroin worth Rs 20 crore and arrested three key figures of a drug smuggling racket, an officer said on Tuesday. A portion of the contraband was found on one Nazim Din from Zamboor Pattan area of Uri tehsil who was detained for frisking at a […]
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DC Baramulla visits families of two Army porters in Uri, offers condolences
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Mr. Minga Sherpa, along with Sub-District Magistrate (SDM) of Uri, visited the families of two army porters in Uri who lost their lives in a militant attack in the Botapathri area of Gulmarg on Thursday. The DC paid tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the […]
Policeman injured after grenade goes off accidentally in Baramulla
SRINAGAR — A cop of Jammu and Kashmir Police was injured after a grenade went off accidentally in Malkhan Court complex in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. An official told GNS that at around 1305 hrs a grenade went off accidentally inside Malkhana Court Complex Baramulla in which one police personnel on duty got […]
Infiltration bid foiled in Uri, militant killed; cache of arms, ammunition recovered: Army
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A militant was killed after joint team of forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kamalkot area of Uri in Baramulla district of North Kashmir. The infiltration bid was foiled by the joint team of forces including Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday evening […]
Baramulla, Sopore shun boycott, see highest voter turnout in three decades
SRINAGAR — The three border districts of Kashmir Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara registered a voter turnout of 60 per cent with traditional boycott bastions of Sopore and Baramulla towns witnessing the highest turnout in an election in the last three decades. However, the turnout in the 16 Assembly segments of these three districts on Tuesday […]
Not seen any development in Kashmir in last 40 years: Sopore independent candidate Ajaz Guru
BARAMULLA — Ahead of Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, independent candidate from Sopore, Ajaz Guru, said that he had not seen any developments in Kashmir in the last 40 years. Speaking to ANI, he said, “I am 58 years old, and I have not seen any development in Kashmir, there are no roads, a […]
With 7.22 lakh voters Baramulla in J&K set for Assembly elections
SRINAGAR — The Baramulla district in north Kashmir is preparing for the third and final phase of elections to the Assembly, with more than 7.22 lakh registered voters set to cast their votes on October 1. The Baramulla district comprises seven Assembly constituencies of Sopore, Rafiabad, Uri, Baramulla, Wagoora-Kreeri, Gulmarg and Pattan with a total […]
Missing Baramulla girl found in Navi Mumbai, converted and married; FIR registered
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a concerning development, a missing girl from Kreeri in Baramulla district has been found in Navi Mumbai, where she has reportedly converted to Hinduism and married On August 16, 2024, the Kreeri police station in Baramulla district filed a missing person report for the daughter of Gh Mohi-ud-din Sheik, who had […]
Twin earthquakes strike J-K’s Baramulla
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Two consecutive earthquakes struck the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. However, there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to the property. The first earthquake, with a Magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale and an epicenter in […]
Kunzer Town Hall Hosts Vibrant Independence Day Celebration with SDM Gulmarg as Chief Guest
KUNZER, BARAMULLA [Syed Amir/Sheikh Nadeem] (KIMS) — Kunzer’s Town Hall was abuzz with patriotic fervor as it hosted a grand Independence Day celebration. Graced by Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Gulmarg, Syed Altaf Hussain Mosvi, as the chief guest, the event drew a large crowd of enthusiastic participants and spectators. The celebration commenced with the unfurling […]