SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday stopped a protest march by the National Conference from proceeding towards the BJP headquarters in Jawahar Nagar to press for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. National Conference (NC) ministers, MLAs, leaders and workers assembled near the Gindun Sports Complex in Rajbagh and tried to march towards the […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday trapped and arrested two police officers for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 in connection with a case registered at Police Station Ram Munshi Bagh in Srinagar. According to the ACB, a written complaint was received alleging that PSI Karanjeet Singh, the investigating officer […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against a man and a deceased former Patwari in connection with a land fraud case involving alleged use of forged documents to obtain building permission from the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC). According to the Crime Branch, the chargesheet in […]
SRINAGAR — Several houses were damaged in a massive fire incident in the Watal Kadal area of the summer capital on Wednesday, officials said. The blaze engulfed at least seven houses in the congested locality, they said. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control. Seven houses were directly […]
SRINAGAR — Two inmates booked in separate cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act escaped from the Central Jail here on Sunday after scaling the front-side wall of the high-security prison, officials said. The escaped inmates have been identified as Farman Khan, a resident of Sadanpora, Rajasthan, and Mukhtar Ahmed Gujar, […]
SRINAGAR — The NIA on Saturday conducted searches at 10 locations in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a cross-border terror conspiracy case involving Pakistan-based handlers and a network of local Over Ground Workers (OGWs) allegedly providing logistical and other support to infiltrated terrorists. The searches, conducted across Srinagar, Kupwara, Anantnag, Pulwama and Budgam, were […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has flagged “legal shortcoming” and “insensitivity” on the part of a family court here for deploying police and issuing a search warrant to recover a five-year-old girl from her father. Hearing a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution by Shadab Hussain Mir, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday trapped and arrested a Junior Building Inspector of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 from a complainant. According to an ACB statement, a written complaint was received alleging that Gazala Akhter, Junior Building Inspector, SMC Ward No. 28, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Srinagar, has registered an FIR following a Joint Surprise Check and subsequent verification into alleged illegal construction of a multi-storey building in the flood basin and fringe area of River Jhelum at Rajbagh, Srinagar. According to the ACB, FIR No. 10/2026 was registered after verification revealed alleged violations […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday arrested a habitual fraudster in Srinagar in connection with a case involving alleged cheating and impersonation According to a police statement, the accused, Ubaid Maqbool Khawaja, son of Maqbool Ahmad Khawaja, a resident of Gomal Chek, Tangdar, presently residing at Habib Colony, Aloocha Bagh, was arrested […]