SRINAGAR — Two soldiers died and two others were injured when their vehicle fell into a gorge near the Line of Control in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The Army vehicle they were travelling in rolled down into a gorge at Reyala Murchana Road in Teetwal area of Karnah, they […]
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Police seize illicit timber in Handwara, case registered
KUPWARA (KIMS) — Police on Sunday in Handwara successfully seized a substantial quantity of illicit timber, dealing a major blow to timber smugglers operating in the region. Acting on specific information, a police party from PS Handwara conducted raids at two locations in the Darashpora area of Handwara. During the operation, a total of 28 […]
Woman among three drug peddlers arrested in Kupwara, 1.7 kg charas seized
KUPWARA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday apprehended three drug peddlers including a woman and recovered a substantial quantity of contraband from their possession in Kupwara. On April 16 2025, a police party from Police Station Kupwara, while conducting routine patrolling and Naka duty at Gir Hachi Link Road, intercepted a suspicious vehicle. […]
Police cracks theft case in Kupwara; 23 stolen batteries recovered
KUPWARA (KIMS) — Police on Monday solved theft case in Kupwara and arrested accused person involved in the crime and recovered stolen batteries from his possession. Police Post Bazaar received a written complaint stating that unknown miscreants had stolen batteries from tippers and trucks parked at Regipora. Acting promptly, an FIR No. 88/2025 under Section […]
Security forces recover war-like stores during search operation in Kupwara
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Security forces on Sunday during a joint search operation have recovered war-like stores in forest area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police and 47RR of Army have successfully recovered a substantial cache of war-like stores during Search and Destroy Operation (SADO) in the Kandi Forest belt of Kupwara district. The recovered items […]
BRO workers hold protest in Kupwara, demand forest department give clearance for projects
SRINAGAR — Dozens of workers engaged in projects undertaken by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) held a protest in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, demanding forest department issue a clearance certificate for the works. The protestors staged a sit-in outside the office of the deputy commissioner of Kupwara briefly. “We work […]
MLA Langate Sheikh Khursheed marshalled out from Assembly
JAMMU — Langate MLA Sheikh Khursheed Ahmad, brother of jailed Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, was marshalled out from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly following a ruckus and noisy scenes. Ahmad alleged that he was not given time to speak during the grants session addressed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. This is the second time […]
Notorious drug peddler booked under PIT NDPS Act in Kupwara
KUPWARA (KIMS) — In a decisive action against drug trafficking Kupwara Police has detained a notorious drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act after securing formal detention orders from the competent authority. The accused Shahbaz Ahmad Khan son of Abdul Majeed Khan a resident of […]
Four drug peddlers held in Awantipora, Kupwara; contraband substances seized
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday arrested four drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances from their possession in Awantipora and Kupwara. In Awantipora, a Police team of Police Station Pampore at a checkpoint established at Kadlabal Pampore, intercepted a vehicle (Swift) bearing registration number JK01AU-2964 with three persons on board. They have […]
Probe will be conducted into site selection for GMC Handwara: Health Minister
JAMMU — Health and Medical Education Minister Sakeena Itoo on Tuesday announced that the authorities will conduct an inquiry into the land selected for the construction of Handwara Government Medical College (GMC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “The government will conduct a detailed inquiry into the selection of a flood-prone site for the construction […]