SRINAGAR — Vehicular traffic on the Mughal Road and Srinagar-Leh highway was suspended on Thursday following fresh snowfall and slippery road conditions at Peer Ki Gali and along the Zojila axis, officials said. They said traffic movement on the Mughal Road was suspended due to slippery conditions at Peer Ki Gali, while the Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri Road, […]
ANANTNAG — Police arrested five persons and recovered around 2.2 kg of narcotic substances during five separate anti-drug operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Thursday. The operations were conducted by police teams from Aishmuqam, Dooru, Anantnag, Dialgam and Srigufwara police stations as part of an intensified crackdown on drug trafficking in […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Thursday resumed the search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district to track down two terrorists, who attacked a CRPF post injuring three personnel, officials said. Two heavily armed terrorists emerged from a dense cluster of trees and opened fire at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in the […]
SRINAGAR — Police apprehended a man and recovered two hand grenades during a joint operation in the Baderkoot forest area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Thursday. The operation was conducted jointly by Baramulla Police, CICT Ftr BSF (112/06 Bn), 2 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and CRPF’s 176 Battalion as part of an Area […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday visited Base Hospital in Srinagar to enquire about the health of a CRPF head constable injured in a terror attack in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district and assured that those responsible would be brought to justice. The injured personnel, Head Constable Sonbir Singh, sustained serious injuries in the […]
BANDIPORA — Police have recovered 11 lost mobile phones worth around ₹1.87 lakh in Bandipora district and handed them over to their respective owners, officials said on Wednesday. The mobile phones were recovered during a recent drive undertaken by District Police Bandipora through technological interventions to trace lost or stolen devices, they said. The recovered […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday inaugurated the Veshow Festival in Kulgam, describing it as a vibrant platform for ideas, creativity and cultural dialogue. In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor said the festival, rooted in the timeless Rishi-Sufi legacy of Jammu and Kashmir, celebrates literature, art, heritage and handicrafts. He said […]
SRINAGAR — Tired of endless wait for the groom’s arrival, Kashmir’s traditional chefs, known as ‘waza’, have set a 10 pm deadline on serving wazwan at weddings. At a conference at a marriage hall in Rajouri Kadal area of the city, wazas discussed the “inhuman conditions” they are made to work under while serving the […]
SHOPIAN — Police in Shopian have arrested seven persons in connection with an apple theft case and recovered 83 stolen apple boxes besides seizing three vehicles allegedly used in the commission of the crime, officials said on Wednesday. They said Police Station Heerpora received information about the theft of apple boxes from an orchard and […]
BARAMULLA — Police have arrested a drug peddler and recovered 7.690 kilograms of charas-like substance during naka checking in the Pattan area of Baramulla district, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Sajid Ahmad Mir, son of Bashir Ahmad Mir, a resident of Janwani Pora, was intercepted by a police party at Janwani Pora, […]