SRINAGAR — Nearly two years after a tragic boat capsize in the Jhelum river, the long search for the last victim ended on Monday when locals recovered the body of Showkat Ahmad Sheikh near Srinagar’s Lasjan. This followed a grim breakthrough last week, when Sheikh’s severed foot was found during sand mining and later identified […]
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Mehbooba Mufti advocates divisional status for Pir Panjal range, Chenab valley
JAMMU — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called for granting divisional status to the Pir Panjal and Chenab valley regions of Jammu and the creation of more districts to ensure better administrative outreach. Addressing the party’s public interaction programme ‘Gal Baat’ in Rajouri, she said Jammu and Kashmir has been going […]
Crime Branch Kashmir files charge sheet against former PHE employee for migrant relief fraud
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K on Monday said it has filed a charge sheet against a former Public Health Engineering (PHE) employee for fraudulently availing migrant relief. The charge sheet has been produced before the Court of 19-Electricity Magistrate, Jammu, against Mohd Hussain Shah, resident of Syedapura, […]
Crime Branch Kashmir registers case against seven for duping youth on pretext of govt jobs
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir on Sunday said it has registered a criminal case against seven persons for allegedly cheating and duping innocent people, particularly unemployed youth, on the pretext of providing government jobs. The EOW said the case was registered following a written complaint, alleging that the […]
Fresh spell of rain, snow likely in J&K from Jan 19: MeT
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Saturday said that Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness a fresh spell of rain and snowfall from January 19 onwards, while the weather is expected to remain partly to generally cloudy till then. According to the Meteorological Department, the weather on January 17 and 18 is […]
Crime Branch Kashmir registers case against ex-police employee for duping people on pretext of government jobs
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir on Saturday said it has registered a case against an individual for cheating innocent people on the pretext of providing government jobs. EOW said the case was registered following a written complaint received by the Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar, in which the complainants […]
Delhi court seeks NIA’s response on Engineer Rashid’s plea to attend Budget Session of Parliament
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Friday sought a response from the NIA on a plea filed by jailed Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid seeking to attend the upcoming Budget Session of Parliament in custody. Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma issued the notice to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) and posted the matter for […]
Pro-Iran rallies taken out in Kashmir, slogans raised against US, Israel
SRINAGAR — Amid the deadly protests challenging Iran’s theocracy and threats by the US to intervene militarily in the country, peaceful demonstrations were taken out at several places in Kashmir in support of the Islamic Republic after the congregational prayers on Friday, officials said. Several Shia-dominated areas in Srinagar, Pulwama and Budgam witnessed the demonstrations […]
Crime Branch Kashmir files charge sheet in Rs 13 lakh MBBS admission fraud case
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir on Friday said it has filed a charge sheet against two Karnataka residents for duping a man of Rs 13 lakh on the pretext of providing MBBS admission to his son. The charge sheet has been filed in FIR No. 10/2024 under Sections […]
Asiya Andrabi, two others hatched conspiracy for secession of Kashmir: Delhi court
NEW DELHI — Asiya Andrabi and two others hatched a conspiracy for the secession of Kashmir from India, a Delhi court said in its order convicting them for offences, including conspiracy to commit crime against the state and being members of a terrorist organisation under stringent anti-terror law UAPA. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh, […]






