BANDIPORA — Police in Bandipora arrested two alleged drug peddlers and recovered 1.03 kg of charas from their possession during naka checking in the district, officials said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Gh. Mohd Bhat and Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, both residents of Wewan, were apprehended by a police party from Police Station Pethkoot at […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday reconstituted the Jammu and Kashmir Haj Committee and appointed Lok Sabha MP Mian Altaf Ahmad and two MLAs as its members for three years. According to an official order, the LG exercised the powers conferred on him by sections 17(1) and 18(1) of the Haj Committee Act, […]
SRINAGAR — A CRPF constable died after falling unconscious while on duty in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, officials said. Constable Santhala Owary (37) was found unconscious at his duty post in the Yaripora area of the south Kashmir district around 8.30 pm, they said. First aid was administered to him at the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah has ordered that Haji Ali Mohammad Sagar shall continue to function as the party’s General Secretary until further orders. According to an order issued by Dr Farooq Abdullah, Sagar will continue to hold the key organisational position until further directions. — (KIMS)
SRINAGAR — Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi will resign from the National Conference (NC) and his Lok Sabha seat on November 3, the Office of the MP announced on Friday. In a post on X, the Office of Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi said he would announce his decision while addressing people at Behisht-e-Zehra […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Kashmir Umar Farooq on Friday called for the restoration of civil liberties, release of political prisoners and meaningful political engagement in Jammu and Kashmir, saying a decline in violence was welcome but lasting peace required justice, reconciliation and restoration of public trust. Addressing the Friday congregation at the historic Jama Masjid Srinagar, […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging the bail granted to human rights activist Khuram Parvez from Jammu and Kashmir in a case under the anti-terror law. Parvez, programme coordinator of the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society and chairperson of the […]
BANDIPORA — Police have arrested a man in Bandipora who had been evading arrest for 16 years in connection with a case registered at Police Station Sumbal in 2010, officials said on Friday. The accused, identified as Abdul Majeed Dar alias Kawa, son of Gh Mohammad Dar and a resident of Mujgund, Srinagar, was arrested […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested six alleged drug peddlers in separate operations in Anantnag and Awantipora districts and recovered heroin, charas, brown sugar and other contraband substances from their possession, officials said on Friday. In Awantipora, police arrested a person identified as Arafat Ahmad Ahanger, a resident of Rathsuna, Tral, during naka […]
SHOPIAN — Jammu and Kashmir Police have busted an alleged jail-linked terror financing module in Shopian district, arresting 10 people for their suspected involvement in raising and channelising funds to support terrorist activities linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and The Resistance Front (TRF). According to police, the breakthrough came following a focused investigation into suspicious online […]