SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir and head of Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), Dr Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq, on Thursday paid tributes to late Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, describing him as a towering religious and political figure whose life reflected faith, courage, steadfastness and concern for the unity and dignity of the Muslim Ummah. Mirwaiz was addressing a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has urged Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to retain the NH-701A alignment through Beerwah town of Budgam district instead of constructing a bypass. In a letter to Gadkari, Mehbooba said a delegation comprising members […]
SRINAGAR — Police have registered an FIR following clashes between two rival Shia groups in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said on Monday. “Budgam Police has registered an FIR in connection with an incident of scuffle between groups of Shia community at Hardpanzoo. A fair, impartial and evidence-based investigation is underway,” an official X […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday arrived here on a three-day official visit to Jammu and Kashmir. During the visit, the CEC will undertake various programmes across the Valley, aimed at engaging with voters, electoral stakeholders and field-level election machinery besides reviewing electoral initiatives being carried out at the grassroots level, […]
SRINAGAR — Police have registered a case against individuals allegedly involved in creating and circulating social media content that could hurt religious sentiments and promote enmity between communities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam on Monday, officials said. “Police have registered an FIR at Budgam police station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Tuesday disclosed the identity and particulars of the accused arrested in connection with the murder of a minor girl in Galwanpora area of Budgam district after completion of initial legal and forensic formalities. According to a police statement, the disclosure was made in continuation of investigation into FIR No. 139/2026 […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited the residence of the 12-year-old girl who was found murdered in Budgam and offered condolences to her family. The girl was found murdered in the Galwanpora area of Budgam district on Sunday, a day after she was reported missing. During his visit, Abdullah […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric of Kashmir on Tuesday claimed that authorities have placed him under house arrest after denying him permission to visit the family of the 12-year-old girl who was murdered and raped in Budgam district. The Mirwaiz said he was placed under house arrest early this morning after being […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Monday claimed to have solved the murder case of a 12-year-old girl in Budgam district within 36 hours of the incident by arresting the accused involved in the crime. According to a police statement, information was received at Police Station Budgam on May 23 at around 10 pm regarding the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday condemned the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Budgam district, describing it as “shocking and deeply distressing”. Expressing grief over the tragedy, Abdullah condemned the heinous act and conveyed his heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family. “May she find a place […]