NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said a multi-layered, impregnable security grid should be established by CAPFs, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and all security agencies along the Amarnath Yatra route and at tourist places to ensure a peaceful pilgrimage. Chairing a meeting on the preparedness for the Yatra starting on […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Thursday, strongly pressing for the “early return” of full statehood to the Union Territory and seeking central support to accelerate the region’s economic and infrastructural growth. According to a statement from the J&K government, Abdullah conveyed the deep […]
SRINAGAR — CRPF Director General G P Singh on Thursday directed personnel to take proactive measures to ensure a safe and peaceful Amarnath Yatra in the south Kashmir Himalayas. Singh, who is on a three-day visit to the Kashmir Valley, chaired a Singh, chaired a meeting attended by senior officers and ground commanders of the […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Kashmiri human rights activist Khuram Parvez in a case under the anti-terror law. A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja took note of Parvez’s over-four-year incarceration in the case and the unlikelihood of the trial concluding soon to hold that his […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday arrested a local leader on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said Riyaz Ahmad Shaikh, a resident of Nowshera in Boniyar Tehsil, was arrested following a 17-year-old girl’s complaint of sexual assault. A case has been registered against Shaikh, who was […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief preacher Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday expressed concern over the situation in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), and called for restraint and dialogue. The Mirwaiz’s remarks came after more than 20 people were reportedly killed in recent police action on protesters in several parts of PoK. On Tuesday, India came down hard on […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday formed a five-member committee to inquire into circumstances that led to the malfunctioning of Gulmarg cable car services last month. The General Administration Department (GAD) appointed the Managing Director of Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, Mahmood Shah, as chairman of the committee, which has been asked to […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that he would fulfil his promise of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Wednesday. He said they are waiting for the Centre to fulfil its promise. “Prime Minister has recently told Omar that he […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has formed inspection committees across all districts of the Union Territory to ensure regular monitoring and improvement of facilities in hostels functioning under various departments. A five-member panel for each of the 20 districts, headed by the additional district development commissioner (ADDC), has been formed, officials said. According […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said they have attached a double-storeyed residential house worth approximately ₹1.20 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler in Pampore area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir as part of the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan. According to a police statement, the property belongs […]