SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference President and Handwara MLA Sajad Lone on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the police verification process, alleging it has turned into “collective punishment” for families across Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking in the Assembly, Lone said hundreds of youths are being denied police clearance because of alleged […]
SRINAGAR — A girl student died and 17 others were injured after a college bus they were travelling in met with an accident in North Kashmir’s Handwara on Saturday, officials said. A bus of Government Degree College Handwara carrying 27 students for picnic lost control and turned turtle near Vodpora area of Handwara, they said. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday registered its first-ever electronic First Information Report (e-FIR) following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp in North Kashmir’s Handwara. In a ground-breaking move towards digital policing, Police Station Vilgam in Handwara has registered its first electronic First Information Report (e-FIR) following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp. The […]
SRINAGAR — In a tragic incident, a 2-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in Sharhama village, Qalamabad, in North Kashmir’s Handwara on Friday evening. Quoting officials, Rising Kashmir reported that the young boy was playing outside his home in Sharhama when the leopard attacked him, leaving him severely injured. He was rushed […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police along with security forces have busted a militant hideout in the forest area of Mughalpora Kremhora in Handwara area of Kupwara district on Sunday and recovered ammunition and explosives from the site. “Acting on a specific input, Police along with Army (15 RR) and CRPF (92 Bn), launched […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The police in Handwara have successfully resolved a case of honey-trapping by arresting three individuals who had been posing as a girl on Facebook to deceive and extort money from victims. In a statement, the police said that the incident came to light when Vilgam Police Station received a complaint regarding the […]
HANDWARA — Four of a family lost their lives in a tragic road accident in Rajwar village of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district late last evening, officials said on Tuesday. An official said that the incident occurred when the family members were travelling in a vehicle to fetch water from a nearby source and […]
HANDWARA — A self-styled faith healer was arrested after he axed a woman to death in Handwara village of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. An official said that a man, identified as Ghulam Rasool Shah @ Lass Bab, accused of killing a woman to death at Chogul area of Handwara was arrested. Shah, a […]
SRINAGAR — A man, identified as Sayed Ishaan Bukhari, from Handwara area of Kupwara district in North Kashmir was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) in Odisha’s Jajpur district for allegedly impersonating an official from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and an Army doctor. The charges against him include impersonation, cheating, forgery, and suspected […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — After two flesh trade (prostitution) rackets were busted in Srinagar and Jammu cities, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday busted another flesh trade (prostitution) racket in Handwara area of North Kashmir. Police in a statement said, on 25th April, 2023, an information was received from reliable sources about a racket of immoral […]