SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday recovered 290 bottles of Codeine Phosphate from a residential house in Panthachowk area of Srinagar district. “290 bottles of Codeine Phosphate were recovered after a team of Police Station Panthachowk conducted a search operation based on credible information at a the residence of Irfan Ahmad Ganie, […]
KUPWARA — An Army soldier died after he was hit by a bullet fired from his service rifle in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. It was not immediately clear if it was a case of suicide. The jawan, hailing from Punjab, was hit by the bullet in his head and […]
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that the Katra-Sangaldan train service is likely to be delayed by a few months and will begin operations in April with the onset of the tourism season. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a party function here, Abdullah said he was preparing to travel […]
SRINAGAR — Security has been beefed up in Kashmir ahead of Republic Day to ensure smooth and peaceful celebrations in the valley, with police and other security personnel carrying out sanitisation and area domination exercises, officials said on Wednesday. The main Republic Day function in Kashmir will be held at the Bakshi stadium here and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Janta Dal United J&K President GM Shaheen strongly criticized Omar Abdullah for his inability to deliver on the commitments made to the people of Jammu & Kashmir during his election campaigns. Highlighting the lack of progress under the NC government’s leadership, GM Shaheen said, “The aspirations of the people have been crushed, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary has been appointed as the chairperson of Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB), replacing senior BJP leader Hina Shafi Bhat who held the post since December 2018. The government has reconstituted the board of directors of KVIB along with J&K Handicrafts and Handloom Corporation, J&K […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Waheed Para on Tuesday said the Jammu and Kashmir government needs to fix responsibility for the alleged scam in recruitment of constables in the telecom wing of police. “With each passing day, it’s as if a war has been waged on the youth of J&K and their aspirations. Yet another scam […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have successfully seized a large consignment of illegal drugs being transported through a courier service in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar district on Tuesday. The consignment was recovered during a search operation conducted by police at the premises of Shree Maruti Courier Service located in Chota Bazar. “Substantial […]
SRINAGAR — The operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore area that claimed the life of an army soldier was called off on day three Tuesday as terrorists fled from the scene, officials said. Sepoy Pangala Kartheek was injured in the exchange of fire with terrorists in a hideout at Zaloora Gujjarpati in the Sopore police […]
SRINAGAR — The anti-militancy operation in Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir entered the third day on Tuesday as security forces continued searches to track down the militants behind the killing of a soldier. “The search operations are continuing in Zaloora Gujjarpati area to track down the militants. The terrain in rugged, making the operations […]