SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said safeguarding the annual Amarnath yatra is the duty of Kashmiris, and an opportunity to build harmony in times of growing hate and polarisation. The 57-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas is set to begin on July 3. The former chief minister, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they have arrested two alleged drug peddlers in separate operations in Anantnag district of South Kashmir and recovered contraband substances and cash from their possession. According to a police statement, in the first operation, a team from Police Post Sherbagh intercepted a suspicious individual during […]
SRINAGAR — The Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Saturday said the maintenance of the runway at the Srinagar International airport here was necessary as the last one was done 15 years ago. “Every runway needs maintenance. Here, the last maintenance was done 15 years ago. Maintenance of a runway is necessary every 10 years. […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir chief minister’s advisor Nasir Aslam Wani on Saturday said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) should be withdrawn from the Union territory first if the Centre decides to repeal it in any part of the country. Speaking to reporters at an event here, Wani said the Narendra Modi-led […]
JAMMU — Security arrangements for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra were reviewed during a meeting here, with authorities stressing technology-driven measures such as enhanced CCTV surveillance, real-time monitoring through integrated control rooms, and stronger communication networks for rapid response. The security management and coordination meeting was chaired by Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Joginder Singh and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said they have traced three missing minor girls within hours of their disappearance in Anantnag district of South Kashmir and safely reunited them with their families. According to a police statement, three minor girls—Munaza Mudasir, daughter of Mudasir Ahmad Bhat, resident of Nunwani; Serat Jan, daughter […]
SRINAGAR — A 19-year-old youth from Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir was nabbed by villagers in the Karnah area of Kupwara district on Friday and handed over to authorities, officials said. Ashraf Khan, a resident of Muzaffarabad, was caught by villagers at Mari in Karnah area of Kupwara district after crossing the LoC, officials said. […]
SRINAGAR — An inquiry has been ordered into an alleged misconduct by police personnel in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police spokesman said on Friday. The spokesman said that on June 10, a police team from the Kunzer station, while carrying out a status-quo order issued by the JMIC Tangmarg, initiated legal and […]
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 […]