SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said the Centre’s “unilateral” decisions in 2019 with regard to Jammu and Kashmir have not resolved the conflict in the region, which, he claimed, can erupt at anytime. He also said the “trust deficit” between the people of Kashmir and New Delhi “has widened, not shrunk”. The mirwaiz, […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against 108 persons accused in a corruption racket in the Bandipora district electric division, officials said on Friday. The EOW has submitted the chargesheet in a case registered under various sections of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), read with Section […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Narcotics Task Force of the Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a woman drug peddler on Thursday, who had been evading her arrest for the last three years, officials said on Friday. The accused, identified as Tamana Ashraf, a resident of the Batamaloo area, was wanted in connection with a drug trafficking case […]
SRINAGAR — Police have initiated “security proceedings” against ten people, and counselled five minors, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district for not complying with orders prohibiting the use of virtual private network (VPN) in the Union territory for security reasons. Authorities in Shopian and Kulgam districts on Monday (Dec 29, 2025) had suspended the use […]
SRINAGAR — The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday imposed a ban on trekking, hiking, camping and other similar outdoor activities in the high-altitude and forest areas of Kokernag due to “security concerns”. The decision followed reports received from police and security agencies about rising threats in certain high-altitude and forested areas […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday carried out searches in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama districts as part of its probe into the November 10 blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, officials said. They said the NIA sleuths, assisted by police and CRPF, brought along one of the accused — […]
SRINAGAR — Police have initiated legal proceedings against 69 people in Kashmir for not complying with orders prohibiting the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) in Jammu and Kashmir for security reasons. A spokesperson said police in Sopore have identified 23 people using VPN services in violation of the prohibitory orders issued by the Baramulla […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Thursday said the tenure of the National Conference-led Jammu and Kashmir government has been a “saga of betrayal” and claimed that 2025 was a “year of lies”. The Handwara MLA accused the government of perpetrating the “most cruel and useless” rule in the history of the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that two terror associates were arrested and arms, ammunition and cash amounting to Rs 8.4 lakh were recovered from their possession during a late-evening operation in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir. Police said the recovery was made by Police Station Ganderbal in coordination with the […]
SRINAGAR, Farhan Kitab (KIMS) — Callisto Art & Culture, in collaboration with the Ehsaas Foundation, on Thursday organised the 3rd International Art Competition on the theme “Harud”, drawing participation from artists across India and several other countries. The theme Harud symbolised autumn as a phase of transition, memory, resilience and renewal, deeply rooted in Kashmir’s […]