SRINAGAR — Around 2.82 lakh passport verification applications were cleared and only 805 rejected in the past three years, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Saturday as it defended “deep vetting” of activities of several sections, including politicians and scribes, noting it was needed to curb “anti-India propaganda machinery”. It said the current initiatives taken […]
SRINAGAR — At least four residential houses were damaged in a fire mishap at Alamgari Bazar area of Srinagar on Sunday. Quoting an official, news agency KDC reported that the fire broke out from a residential house belonging to Parvaiz Ahmad Mir, which later spread to three more residential houses belonging to Zaffar Ahmad Malla, […]
SRINAGAR — On the occasion of the 56th passing away anniversary of Muhajir-e-Millat Mufassir-e-Qur’an Mirwaiz Mouulana Muhammad Yusuf Shah (RA), Awami Action Committee (AAC) on Saturday organised a prayer meeting at the historic Central Jama Masjid, Srinagar. However, the AAC Chairman Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq could not participate due to his continuous detention. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said that the two main accused persons involved in Bagh-e-Mehtab prostitution racket case have been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA). Srinagar Police in a statement said, both the main accused persons identified as Mohd Shafi Hajam, son of Abdul Khaliq Hajam of karimabad, Pulwama and […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Haat, which was built here nearly six decades ago to provide a marketing platform to the people associated with handicrafts including artisans today lies in shambles with most of the shopkeepers ruing lack of customer footfall. The shopkeepers claim the all-time high number of tourists that visited Kashmir last year did not […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two cross border narcotic smugglers along with 11 kgs of heroin worth 70 crores in International market. Police in a statement said that based on specific information of Srinagar Police, narcotic substance i.e Heroin weighing 11.089 kg (worth approximately 70 crore in […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today conducted an extensive tour of the Srinagar city to review the preparations and take stock of developmental works for make over of the city being executed by Srinagar Smart City Ltd and R&B Department. He was accompanied by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Deputy Commissioner […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet in the Al-Huda Educational Trust (AHET) militant funding case, linked to the Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI), which had set up the Trust to mobilise funds to further its anti-India agenda even after it was banned. In a statement, NIA spokesman said that JeI was declared […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Following the busting of flesh trade racket in Bagh-e-Mehtab locality, the authorities have made tenant verification mandatory in Srinagar district. According to an order by Mohammad Aijaz (IAS), District Magistrate, Srinagar, Senior Superintendent of Police, Srinagar has reported that Srinagar being a capital city, a good number of people from other places […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Tuesday claimed to have cracked a blind murder case by arresting three persons in Srinagar district. In a statement, the police said that a team of Police Station Nowgam, Srinagar made a significant breakthrough in a blind murder case that has been under investigation. Three accused have been identified and arrested […]