ACB Charges Ex-JDA Vice Chairman, Wife in Illegal Plot Allotment Case

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday produced a chargesheet against Ex-Vice Chairman, JDA, and others in an illegal plot allotment case. In a...

Police Arrest Peddler, Seize 55 Kg Poppy Straw

SRINAGAR: Kulgam Police on Friday arrested an alleged drug peddler and seized over 55 kilograms of poppy straw during a naka checking operation at...

Prohibitory Orders Imposed in Kargil After Detention of Sonam Wangchuk

SRINAGAR: In the wake of the detention of environmentalist and social activist Sonam Wangchuk, the Kargil district administration on Friday imposed prohibitory orders under...

Civil Defence Chief Urges Disaster Preparedness in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Director of Civil Defence and SDRF Kashmir, Imtiyaz Hussain, on Thursday emphasised the urgent need for widespread awareness campaigns to prepare communities for...

Jammu Kashmir: Prime Accused Arrested in Sainik Colony Murder; SIT Probe On

SRINAGAR: The Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested the prime accused in the Sainik Colony murder case, bringing a dramatic...

Internet Suspended in Leh Amid Rising Tensions

SRINAGAR: Internet services were suspended in Leh on Friday with immediate effect, plunging the district into digital isolation. The move, which came without prior announcement,...

Omar Abdullah Pledges to Keep BJP Out of Power in Jammu Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday hit out at the BJP, saying his party would never allow the saffron party to...

BJP Spokesperson Alleges Foreign Hand, Congress Role in Ladakh Unrest

SRINAGAR: BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur on Friday alleged that the ongoing tensions in Ladakh are being fuelled by foreign powers and the Congress party,...

Sonam Wangchuk Arrested in Leh After Deadly Protests Over Sixth Schedule

SRINAGAR: Environmental activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk was arrested by Leh police on Friday in the wake of violent protests earlier this week...

Parents Demand Change in School Timings Amid Kashmir Morning Chill

SRINAGAR: Parents from several rural and far-flung areas of Kashmir valley have appealed to the government to revise school timings, saying that the existing...

South Kashmir: Drug Peddler Arrested, Charas Seized

SRINAGAR: Police in Shopian have arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered 2.4 kilograms of charas from his possession during a naka checking operation...

Rider Critically Injured as Scooter Hits Dog

SRINAGAR: A man from North Kashmir’s Baramulla was critically injured in a road accident at Hartang Pattan on Friday after his scooter collided when...

North Kashmir: PDD Employee Injured After Fall From Electric Pole

SRINAGAR: A Power Development Department (PDD) daily wager sustained serious injuries on Friday after he fell from an electric pole while repairing a fault...

Leh Eases Restrictions After Violence; Over 50 Arrested, Kargil Markets Reopen

SRINAGAR: After violence that shook Leh, the situation is slowly limping back to normalcy, officials said on Friday. Restrictions imposed across the district have...

MHA Blames Sonam Wangchuk for Leh Violence

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has squarely blamed environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk for inciting the mob violence in Leh on September 24...