SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday called for an investigation into the killing of two migrant labourers in a terror attack in Kulgam, and asked why such incidents happen whenever his party demands the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. “I regret it. We do not even know who killed them and […]
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7-year-old boy killed in landslide near school in Kupwara
SRINAGAR — A seven-year-old boy died after he was struck by a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday, officials said. The child was identified as Rehan Ahmad Dar. Dar was hit by the landslide that occurred near his school in the Mawer area of Handwara in the north Kashmir district. He was […]
EOW chargesheets accused in ₹3.11 crore bank fraud, insurance scam cases
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in a case involving the embezzlement of Rs 3.11 crore from the Central Co-operative Bank, officials said on Saturday. The chargesheet has been submitted to the court of the chief judicial magistrate in Handwara under Sections 420, 468, 471, […]
Mother-son duo arrested in blind murder case in Srinagar
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said it solved a blind murder case within six hours of recovering an unidentified body from a canal in Srinagar, leading to the arrest of a mother-son duo allegedly involved in the crime. According to a police statement, Police Station Khanyar on July 30 received information […]
Priyanka Gandhi condemns Kulgam attack, seeks strict action
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Kulgam district in which two labourers working at a brick kiln were killed. In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi described the attack as cowardly, shameful and reprehensible, saying that identifying and killing two labourers was an inhumane act […]
LG hands appointment letters to kin of two slain policemen
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday handed over appointment letters on compassionate grounds to the son of a head constable killed in a terror attack last month and the wife of a police inspector who died in 2023. The appointment letter was handed over to Absar Ashiq, son of head […]
Mirwaiz condemns killing of two non-local labourers in Kulgam
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr. Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq on Saturday expressed deep grief over the killing of two non-local labourers in the Devsar area of Kulgam district and condemned the attack. In a statement shared on X, Mirwaiz said Islam upholds the sanctity of every innocent human life and unequivocally condemns the killing of […]
CM condemns Kulgam attack, announces ₹10 lakh relief for victims’ families
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday strongly condemned the killing of two labourers in Kulgam district and announced an ex gratia relief of ₹10 lakh each from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for the next of kin of the deceased. In a post on X, the Chief Minister […]
LG condemns Kulgam attack, orders intensified operations against terrorists
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Kulgam district in which a labourer from Chhattisgarh was killed and another injured. In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor said he spoke with Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat and other senior security officials […]
Two migrant workers killed in terrorist attack at Kulgam brick kiln
SRINAGAR — Two labourers from Chhattisgarh were killed in a terrorist attack at a brick kiln in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday. The assailants targeted the labourers at the brick kiln in the Kelam area of the south Kashmir district late on Friday evening, they said. Officials said the two labourers […]









