SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday expressed hope that justice would be delivered in the Ganderbal encounter case and those responsible would be held to account and punished. “As the deeply distressing news reports of the killing of a young man, Raashid Ahmed Mughal, at Arhama, Ganderbal, in a claimed encounter came yesterday, his […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir administration, led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the encounter that took place in Arhama area of Ganderbal district on April 1, 2026. According to an official communication issued by the Home Department, the District Magistrate Ganderbal has been directed to conduct a […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Kashmir on Saturday issued an avalanche warning for two districts in the valley and asked people to remain highly vigilant, officials said. An avalanche with a medium danger level is expected to occur above 2,400 metres in Bandipora and Ganderbal within the next 24 hours, officials added. “People are strictly advised […]
SRINAGAR — The counter intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday carried out raids at multiple locations in the valley in connection with a UAPA case and cracked a transnational terror recruitment module operated by the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit, officials said. The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) conducted extensive searches across three districts […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Sunday said they achieved a swift breakthrough by rescuing a kidnapped minor boy within an hour of the incident in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir and arresting one accused involved in the crime. Police said an application was received at Police Station Lar from a complainant (name withheld), stating that […]
SRINAGAR — A high-level avalanche warning has been issued for several vulnerable areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, including the Sonamarg tourist resort, officials said on Wednesday. The advisory comes in the wake of a recent avalanche that struck near the New Truck Yard in Sonamarg at around 10.15 pm on Tuesday. While no […]
SRINAGAR — Farusa Riyaz, a young athlete from Ganderbal district has won a gold medal in the 70 kg category at the UT-level Thang-Ta Championship held recently in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. The championship was organised by the Directorate of Youth Services and Sports, J&K for girls across all age categories at the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that two terror associates were arrested and arms, ammunition and cash amounting to Rs 8.4 lakh were recovered from their possession during a late-evening operation in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir. Police said the recovery was made by Police Station Ganderbal in coordination with the […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) Friday carried out raids in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts as part of its investigations into the “white collar” terror module, officials said. The early morning raids were carried out by the SIA in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts in central Kashmir, including at the residence […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday secured life imprisonment for an accused involved in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The conviction was awarded by the Hon’ble Principal Sessions Judge, Ganderbal. The accused, Varinder Thakur, son of Yadav Lal Thakur, […]