SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday attached immovable property of a self-styled militant commander in Chotipora village of Shopian district in South Kashmir. “While continuing its crackdown on militant ecosystem, police in Shopian under the supervision of SSP Shopian Ms Tanushree-IPS in collaboration with revenue authorities attached property including 01 kanal […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Indian Army along with Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered arms and ammunition in Dardnar forest area of Kupwara district, the Indian Army said on Tuesday. “On specific inputs from military intelligence, a Joint Search Operation was launched by Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in general area Dardnar Forest, in […]
BUDGAM — Tragedy struck early Wednesday morning at the village of Narkara in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, when a geyser explosion at a local residence resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries. An official said that the incident occurred at the home of Manzoor Ahmad Dar, son of Abdul Gani Dar and the huge explosion […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir, will rally support for the abolition of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the party’s youth wing president Waheed Ur Rehman Para said. Para, who served an 18-month jail term following his arrest in […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions seeking review of its judgment upholding the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution, LiveLaw reported. A 5-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and AS Bopanna dismissed […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-graft body of Jammu & Kashmir Police has booked Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and a serving senior bureaucrat among seven people for allegedly encroaching Custodian land in convenience with revenue officials in summer capital Srinagar. According to an FIR copy accessed by Srinagar-based news gathering agency Kashmir Dot Com a preliminary enquiry of […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that the high voter turnout in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir was due to the courage shown by the people to express themselves through their votes. Abdullah, who is a candidate for the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, did not agree with […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference leader Imran Ansari has been booked for allegedly manhandling a police officer and a polling official while voting was underway at a booth in the Baramulla district in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls on Monday, officials said. P K Pole, Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir, said he has […]
SRINAGAR — The BJP Srinagar unit held a protest on Tuesday against the administration of the Shopian district over the killing of former sarpanch Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh by militants in the South Kashmir district two days ago. Led by district BJP president Ashok Bhat, the party workers protested against the Shopian district administration at Jawahar […]
NEW DELHI — Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday said the abrogation of Article 370 was a “political decision” and there was no need for it as 99 per cent of the laws of India were already operational in Kashmir. Sibal also said that he does not see assembly elections being held in Kashmir […]