SRINAGAR — A CRPF jawan allegedly died by suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday, officials said. The CRPF trooper was identified as Y Chandra Reddy, a resident of Andhra Pradesh. Reddy, posted at CRPF’s 18th Battalion-F Coy, in the south Kashmir district, allegedly committed suicide […]
SRINAGAR — Thousands of passengers, including tourists, were stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Wednesday after authorities stopped Jammu-bound vehicles near the Navyug tunnel in Kulgam district. Though traffic authorities did not disclose the reason for the prolonged halt, traffic is usually stopped in the morning on the stretch to facilitate the movement of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]