SRINAGAR — Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday issued an advisory asking tourists not to venture into spots not designated for tourism activities in the Tangmarg-Gulmarg area. An official said police would regulate and prohibit tourist movement towards Mulbangil-Batoo route via the Hajibal-Babareshi axis with immediate effect and until further notice. He […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said India has consistently emphasised unity in diversity and shown respect to every faith that emerged thousands of years after Sanatan Dharma. Addressing the ‘Rishiwar Inter-Faith Conference 2026’ here, Sinha said the idea of respecting all faiths has been woven into the fabric of India’s philosophy for […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said they have demolished an illegally constructed three-storeyed residential structure worth approximately ₹2 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler in the Rainawari area of Srinagar. According to a police statement, the action was carried out in coordination with the Revenue Department under the ongoing Nasha […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said they have executed a detention warrant under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, against a woman allegedly involved in multiple cases related to unlawful and anti-national activities in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to a police statement, the detention warrant was executed […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Bank has bagged Gold award at the Finacle Innovation Awards 2026 in the category for “Modern Technologies-led Innovation – Data Insights & Analytics Platform”. Its MD and CEO Amitava Chatterjee, along with General Manager (Strategy & IT/CIO) Mohammad Muzaffar Wani, received the award at an event organised by Infosys Finacle in Mumbai, […]
SRINAGAR — Upping the ante, the ruling National Conference (NC) on Wednesday announced that its legislature party will launch a protest in New Delhi on the first day of the forthcoming Monsoon session of Parliament to press for the immediate restoration of statehood and constitutional guarantees for Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement was made by […]
SRINAGAR — Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit of police on Wednesday carried out raids in several districts of the valley in a case related to terror activities, officials said. The officials said based on recent intelligence inputs, technical analysis and sustained investigation, they had identified eight locations in six districts where searches were conducted in […]
ANANTNAG — A man died while his wife sustained critical injuries after a huge tree fell on them amid strong winds near the Ganjiwara area of Anantnag town on Tuesday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a large tree was uprooted by strong winds near Ganjiwara, leading to the […]
SRINAGAR — The Indian Army has rescued civilians who were stranded in the Kishanganga River due to strong currents in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora, officials said on Tuesday. The civilians were trapped in their vehicles in the Chakwali area of north Kashmir’s Gurez Valley after their vehicles became trapped in strong […]
SRINAGAR — The first batch of Haj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir returned from the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and were received at the airport here by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, officials said. They said the first flight carrying 144 pilgrims arrived at the Srinagar International Airport in the […]