SRINAGAR — Property and goods worth lakhs of rupees were gutted after a fire broke out in a furnishings firm in Srinagar’s Karan Nagar area, officials said on Sunday. A fire broke out during the night at the godown cum sale outlet of a furnishings firm at Karan Nagar, the officials said, adding that the […]
ANANTNAG — Police has attached a double-storey shopping complex worth approximately ₹1.30 crore under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Dooru area of Anantnag district, officials said on Sunday. The property belongs to Mohammad Amin Sofi, son of Abdul Rahim Sofi, a resident of Patikhas, Verinag, who is allegedly involved in multiple […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday felicitated the medal winners of the Kashmir Marathon, praising the determination of participants and describing the event as a celebration of the human spirit. In a post on X, Sinha said the Kashmir Marathon had opened new opportunities for talented youth of Jammu and […]
BARAMULLA — Baramulla Police on Sunday executed a detention warrant under the Public Safety Act (PSA) against a man from Arampora, officials said. The detainee, identified as Hatif Bilal Sofi, son of Bilal Ahmad Sofi, a resident of Arampora, Baramulla, was subsequently lodged at District Jail Anantnag in accordance with legal procedures, police said. According […]
BARAMULLA — Police in Baramulla have solved a fatal hit-and-run case within three hours of its reporting, apprehending the accused driver and seizing the vehicle involved in the incident, officials said on Sunday. The accident occurred on the Malpora–Heewan Road, where a 45-year-old woman, identified as Gulshan, wife of Mohd Ramzan and a resident of […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, Sujit Kumar, on Saturday reviewed crime disposal, security preparedness and policing measures across Kashmir, stressing time-bound investigations, intelligence-based policing and adequate winter arrangements for police personnel. The meeting was held in hybrid mode and attended by all three Range DIGs and district SSPs of Kashmir Zone. […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday flagged off the third edition of the Kashmir Marathon here. More than 1,800 athletes from across the country and abroad are taking part in the event, officials said. The Kashmir Marathon has become one of the elite athletics events of the country. The prize […]
PULWAMA — The District Administration Pulwama has intensified anti-encroachment drives, retrieving encroached migrant land and removing illegal occupation from a cremation ground in the district. According to an official statement issued on Saturday, migrant land measuring 7 kanals and 14 marlas in estate Ladhoo, Tehsil Pampore, along with land at estate Shar Shali, was retrieved […]
SRINAGAR — A person has been booked in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama for allegedly impersonating a government official and duping a man and his son of Rs 28 lakh in a land compensation case, officials said on Saturday. Pulwama Police have registered a case under Sections 319 and 336(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister has expressed concern over Umrah pilgrims from the Union Territory who are currently stranded in Saudi Arabia, saying the government is in active coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to facilitate their safe and early return. The Chief Minister reaffirmed the government’s commitment to taking all […]