SRINAGAR — Authorities in Kashmir did not allow the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) — an amalgam of several religious bodies — to hold a meeting over the issue of Waqf Act, the office of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claimed on Wednesday. The MMU was scheduled to meet at the mirwaiz’s residence in the Nigeen locality of the […]
SRINAGAR — Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday visited forward posts along the Line of Control in north Kashmir and reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness of the forces, the Army said. During his visit, he emphasised the crucial role of integrating technology into operations, it said. “General Upendra Dwivedi, #COAS visited forward […]
SHOPIAN — In compliance with the directions issued by the Deputy Commissioner Shopian, a joint inspection drive was carried out today by the concerned Drugs Control Officers in coordination with Tehsildars in various villages of Hermain and Keller tehsils. The inspection was carried out in Pehlipora, Kellar, Mastpora, Mashwara, Wanpura, Batmurran, Narpora, Hermain, Alamgunj, Kumdalan, […]
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister chaired two meetings here on Tuesday to review ongoing development projects and the prevailing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Shah, who concluded his three-day visit to the Union Territory, chaired the development review meeting at Raj Bhawan here, officials said. They said Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar […]
JAMMU — Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has been curbed but “our mission is still not accomplished” as the scourge has not been completely eliminated, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday after meeting the families of 10 police personnel and an engineer who lost their lives in various terror attacks over the past […]
SRINAGAR — Budgam District Development Council (DDC) Chairman Nazir Ahmad Khan was removed on Monday after a no-confidence motion was passed against him by the rest of the body’s members, officials said. Khan, an Independent, was elected chairperson of the 14-member council after the maiden Jammu and Kashmir DDC elections were held in December 2020. […]
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met wife and 20-month-old son of Kirti Chakra awardee Humayun Muzammil Bhat, the deputy superintendent of police who died while battling terrorists in 2023. The meeting with Fathima and her son Ashar at Raj Bhawan here was a courtesy call by the home minister to the […]
KUPWARA (KIMS) — Police on Monday solved theft case in Kupwara and arrested accused person involved in the crime and recovered stolen batteries from his possession. Police Post Bazaar received a written complaint stating that unknown miscreants had stolen batteries from tippers and trucks parked at Regipora. Acting promptly, an FIR No. 88/2025 under Section […]
SRINAGAR — A “chance meeting” between Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Union minister Kiren Rijiju at Asia’s largest Tulip Garden here on Monday triggered a political storm with opposition parties dubbing it as “Waqf law bonhomie”. Sources in the ruling National Conference said that Omar Abdullah was accompanying his father and former […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — J&K Police on Monday attached property of a notorious drug peddler under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Anantnag district. A double-storeyed residential house built over 5 marlas of land and owned by Peer Iftikar Hussain, resident of Hutmurah, Mattan, has been attached under Section 68-F(1) of the NDPS Act. […]