Category: Kashmir

  • Several kill€d in explosion at….

    Several kill€d in explosion at….

    New Delhi, Jan 01: Several people were killed and others injured after an explosion and fire ripped through a bar in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana, police said. The blast occurred at around 1:30 am local time at the Le Constellation bar, where New Year’s Eve celebrations were under way. The cause of…

  • Attacks on Kashmiri shawl traders driven by Hitler-like ideology: Farooq Abdullah

    Attacks on Kashmiri shawl traders driven by Hitler-like ideology: Farooq Abdullah

    Srinagar, Jan 1: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and senior National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on Thursday strongly condemned the attacks on Kashmiri shawl dealers reported from different parts of India, stating that those behind such acts want to impose a Hitler-style system in the country. Talking to media persons at party headquarters Nawa–Subah, Abdullah…

  • EOW Files Chargesheet Against Two Accused For Using Fake Appointment Order To Join Directorate

    EOW Files Chargesheet Against Two Accused For Using Fake Appointment Order To Join Directorate

    Srinagar, January1. Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has submitted a chargesheet before the Court of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Chadoora, Budgam in connection with FIR No. 43/2021 registered under Sections 420/511, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. In a handout to GNS, the CBK said that the chargesheet…

  • Commercial LPG prices jump as 2026 begins, Rs 111 hike in 19 kg LPG cylinder, Domestic LPG rates remain unchanged

    Commercial LPG prices jump as 2026 begins, Rs 111 hike in 19 kg LPG cylinder, Domestic LPG rates remain unchanged

    Srinagar, Jan 1 : The year 2026 has begun with a sharp price shock for commercial LPG consumers across India, as oil marketing companies increased the price of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinders by up to Rs 111 with effect from Jan 1. The revised prices apply to commercial cylinders used by hotels, restaurants, eateries…

  • Woman Held for Pickpocketing Incident Inside District Hospital Kulgam

    Woman Held for Pickpocketing Incident Inside District Hospital Kulgam

    Kulgam, Jan 1: Police in South Kashmir’s Kulgam arrested a woman pickpocket following a theft incident reported from District Hospital Kulgam, where a complainant alleged that cash was stolen from her pocket while she was attending a patient. Officials said information regarding the theft was received at Police Station Kulgam during the evening hours, prompting…

  • Contaminated water kills 7 in….

    Contaminated water kills 7 in….

    At least seven people have died and more than 100 others have been hospitalised in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore over the past few days, allegedly after drinking contaminated water in the city’s Bhagirathpura area, the Indore mayor said on Wednesday.”Three deaths have been officially confirmed, but we have received information about four others as well,” Mayor…

  • Kashmir ushers in New Year with special programmes across valley

    Kashmir ushers in New Year with special programmes across valley

    Srinagar, Dec 31: Revellers ushered in the New Year in Kashmir with special programmes at the famous tourist spots across the valley.Tourists and locals made a beeline to the tourist destinations of Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg to ring in 2026. According to officials, tourists from across the country visited these destinations to enjoy the recent…

  • Woman injured in stray dog attack in…..

    Woman injured in stray dog attack in…..

    Beerwah, Dec 31. A woman was injured after being attacked by a group of stray dogs in the Churmujra area of Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday, triggering fear and concern among the inhabitants of the locality. According to locals, the woman sustained injuries when several stray dogs attacked her while she was…

  • J&K Police on High Alert as New Year Tourist Rush Peaks in Kashmir

    J&K Police on High Alert as New Year Tourist Rush Peaks in Kashmir

    Srinagar, Dec 31: Jammu and Kashmir Police and other security agencies have stepped up alertness across the Valley as a large number of tourists arrive in Kashmir to celebrate the New Year, with heightened security arrangements put in place at major tourist destinations. Officials said intensified security measures have been implemented in and around key…

  • Budgam Police intensify anti-narcotics drive, register 58 NDPS cases in 2025, Properties worth Rs 3.69 crore attached

    Budgam Police intensify anti-narcotics drive, register 58 NDPS cases in 2025, Properties worth Rs 3.69 crore attached

    Budgam, Dec 31: District Police Budgam on Wednesday released comprehensive data highlighting its intensified action against narcotics during the year 2025, reflecting a sustained crackdown on drug trafficking, illegal cultivation and related criminal networks. According to the data, Budgam Police registered a total of 58 cases under the NDPS Act during the year, leading to…