SRINAGAR — Security forces on Wednesday detected and destroyed a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on the Handwara-Baramulla highway in Kashmir, officials said. A joint patrolling party of police and army found a suspicious bag by the roadside on the highway at Langate in Handwara area of Kupwara district, the officials said. Officials said a […]
SRINAGAR — A 37-year-old man, Abdul Hameed Sofi, a resident of Arampora, Kupwara, tragically passed away at Government Medical College (GMC) Handwara on Tuesday morning while as the family has alleged medical negligence. Sofi, a father of three, was admitted to the hospital earlier in the day, complaining of arm pain and discomfort. Family members, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested two drug peddlers in Kupwara district of North Kashmir on Friday along with contraband substance and cash. “Two drug peddlers identified as Faizan Ahmad Zarger, son of Reyaz Ahmad Zarger and Tulha Zarger, son of Late Gh Hassan Zarger — both residents of Tikker, Kupwara were arrested […]
KUPWARA — Seven years ago, the then dispensation led by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had announced developing the 148-year-old ancestral house of Moulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri at Warnow Lolab as a heritage site but nothing has been done so far in this regard. An official communiqué under Order No 944 by the Education Department was […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant event, police in Kupwara successfully recovered an abducted woman and apprehended the accused from Rajasthan following a swift and diligent investigation into a kidnapping case reported earlier this month. “On November 20, 2024, Police Post Bazaar received a written complaint from one Manzoor Ahmad Mir son of Ghulam Hassan […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a residential property in Lolab area of Kupwara district in North Kashmir on Monday. Jammu and Kashmir Police attached the residential house under Section 68 (F) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 of Lateef Ahmad Chouhan, […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently held that the right to property now falls within the realm of human rights. Disposing of a petition on November 20, Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal directed the Army, which had occupied the parcel of the petitioner’s land since 1978, to pay the rent […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police along with security forces have busted a militant hideout in the forest area of Mughalpora Kremhora in Handwara area of Kupwara district on Sunday and recovered ammunition and explosives from the site. “Acting on a specific input, Police along with Army (15 RR) and CRPF (92 Bn), launched […]
KUPWARA — In a joint operation, the Handwara police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) apprehended Muneer Ahmad Banday, a proclaimed offender with a bounty of Rs 5 lakh, from Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir. According to an official release from the police, the accused Muneer Ahmad Banday, a resident of Banday Mohalla in Handwara […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least two militants were killed in two separate encounters in North Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter between security forces and militants in Ketsun forest area of Bandipora district. The encounter broke out after a joint team of security forces, including the J&K Police […]