SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said they have arrested an alleged terror associate in Kulgam district and recovered explosive substance and incriminating material from his possession. According to a police statement, the arrest was made during a joint operation conducted by Kulgam Police, Army’s 34 Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF’s 18 Battalion […]
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Democratic institutions have weakened, must reclaim them: Ruhullah Mehdi
SRINAGAR — Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday said that democracy and the country’s institutions have “become weak” and that there is a need to reclaim them to make them stronger. “Parliament has become weak, the nation has become weak, democracy has become weak and institutions have become weak because the Constitution has been […]
Stop witch hunt of former Jamaat-e-Islami chief’s mourners: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to stop the “witch hunt” against people who expressed their emotions at the funeral of former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shaikh Ghulam Hassan. “People spoke out of emotion and grief at the funeral of Shaikh Ghulam Hassan who was not only the head […]
Woman among two arrested for narco-trafficking in Kulgam
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested two drug peddling suspects, including a woman, with alleged links to an interstate narco-trafficking network, an official said on Thursday. Qazigund police station in Kulgam district busted the narcotics trade after a naka team deployed at Churrat near Kund Mode apprehended a suspicious person identified as Shakoor […]
Book ‘Foundations of Social Sciences’ released at GGHSS Kulgam
KULGAM (KIMS) — A book titled Foundations of Social Sciences, authored by Javid Ahmad Rather, was formally released on Thursday at Government Girls Higher Secondary School Kulgam during a dignified function attended by senior education officials, academicians, teachers, students and other distinguished guests. The book was unveiled by Abdul Ghani Bhat, chief education officer kulgam […]
ACB arrests VLW for demanding and accepting bribe in Kulgam
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday said it has arrested a Panchayat Secretary (VLW) in Kulgam district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe. According to ACB, a complaint was received alleging that Shiekh Zada Irfan, son of Sheikh Abdul Rashid of Muniwara Anantnag, posted as Panchayat Secretary (VLW) in Block […]
Two former J&K ministers pass away; Assembly pays tribute, observes two-minute silence
JAMMU — Two former Jammu and Kashmir ministers — Qamar Ali Akhoon from Kargil and Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad Shah from Devsar in Kulgam — passed away here on Friday, officials said. Both leaders were prominent members of the National Conference (NC), with party chief Farooq Abdullah and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressing grief over their […]
Blaze guts Govt Girls Higher Secondary School in Qazigund, cause being investigated: Official
QAZIGUND — A fire broke out at Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Qazigund on Tuesday morning, causing extensive damage to the building, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the blaze quickly engulfed the structure, leaving the school building gutted before it could be brought under control. He said, […]
Kulgam man suffocates to death after sleeping in car with Heater on
KULGAM — A 32-year-old man died of suspected suffocation after sleeping in his car with the heater on while waiting outside District Hospital Kulgam, where his wife was admitted, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the man, a resident of Kulgam, had parked his car near the hospital and […]
Several districts in Kashmir ban VPN use citing security reasons
SRINAGAR — Several districts of Jammu and Kashmir have banned the use of virtual private network (VPN), citing security reasons, as the forces have increased cell phone surveillance to ensure that the ban order is not violated. Kupwara, Kulgam and Shopian districts of the Valley are the latest districts to impose a VPN ban, ordering […]









