SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday said it trapped and arrested a clerk of the Tehsil Office Central, Shalteng, Srinagar, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000. The ACB said it received a written complaint alleging that the complainant had been detained under preventive action under Section […]
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Two FIRs lodged over unauthorised VPN use in Budgam, 11 persons ‘bound down’
SRINAGAR — Police have registered two FIRs and initiated “security proceedings” against eleven people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district for not complying with orders prohibiting the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) in the Union territory for security reasons, an official said on Saturday. A police spokesman said, to maintain law and order and […]
Drug addiction increased three times in Kashmir in last 3 years: Divisional Commissioner
SRINAGAR — Drug addiction has witnessed a three-fold increase in the valley in the last three years, with the consumption of heroin rising among the younger population, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg said here on Saturday. “Drug addiction has become a huge problem for all of us. There has been a three-fold increase in the […]
What’s wrong in speaking about Palestine: Iltija Mufti on cop action for cricketer’s helmet logo
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti on Friday came out in support of a cricketer in soup for sporting the Palestine flag on his helmet during a tournament, saying there is nothing wrong in talking about the situation there. The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday ordered a preliminary enquiry after videos and […]
Centre’s unilateral decisions of 2019 haven’t resolved Kashmir conflict: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
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, […]
Crime Branch Kashmir files chargesheet against 108 people in corruption racket case in Bandipora
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 […]
Woman drug peddler on the run for three years arrested in Srinagar
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 […]
‘Security proceedings’ against 10, five minors counselled in Shopian for not complying with ban on VPN
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 […]
Authorities ban trekking, camping in higher reaches of Kokernag citing security concerns
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 […]
Red Fort blast: NIA conducts searches in South Kashmir
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 — […]








