SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said the “disparity” in granting paroles by the courts “exposes a troubling inconsistency and bias” in the country’s justice system. “Tragic and puzzling that Umar Khalid had to wait five years just to get a 13-day parole to attend his sister’s wedding while convicts like Gurmeet Singh guilty […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Thursday carried out coordinated searches at multiple locations in Sopore town of Baramulla district in north Kashmir linked to members of the banned organisation Tehreek-e-Hurriyat as part of the investigation into FIR No. 10/2024 registered under Sections 10 and 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The searches were conducted […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would hear the bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in a terror funding case on January 7. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order after the counsel appearing for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought adjournment on […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Thursday registered an FIR against the owner of a homestay in the Humhama area of Budgam district for accommodating a foreign national without mandatory reporting. Police said that during routine inspections of hotels, guest houses and homestays by a team of Police Post Humhama, a violation was detected at Rose […]
NEW DELHI — Two persons from Jammu & Kashmir were arrested on charges of espionage and alleged links to Pakistan-based handlers, Arunachal Pradesh Police said on Wednesday The arrest was made after one of them was allegedly found collecting and transmitting sensitive military information related to army and paramilitary movements in the state. According to […]
SHOPIAN, Farhan Kitab (KIMS) — The Zainapora block of south Kashmir’s Shopian district witnessed an energetic display of youth participation on Wednesday as MY Bharat organised a lively block-level sports meet, bringing together young athletes from various villages. The playground, usually home to small local matches, turned into a bustling arena with volleyball, badminton, track […]
SRINAGAR — Chinese national Hu Congtai, who had entered Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in violation of his visa stipulations, has been deported to Hong Kong, officials said here on Thursday. “The Chinese national who was detained here last week has been sent to Delhi on the evening of 10th December for onward deportation to […]
SRINAGAR — A sessions court in Kupwara district on Wednesday sentenced a Pakistani terrorist to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for involvement in an attack on security forces in 2016. The court justified a lighter sentence for the convict, taking into account his ” voluntary and unambiguous” confession and absence of any injury to the members […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Wednesday attached a three-storeyed residential house along with one kanal of land, valued at around Rs 2 crore in the Shaltang area of Srinagar under the NDPS Act as part of its action against the drug menace. Police said the property is in the possession of Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, son […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said she was hoping for a compassionate view from the High Court on her plea to transfer Kashmiri detainees to jails within the valley. She has submitted a petition to the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on the matter. The former chief minister posted […]