Category: Kashmir

Srinagar, Dec 10: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday announced the winter vacation schedule for district courts across both Union Territories, declaring a 15-day break to be observed from January 1 to January 15, 2026.According to a notification issued by Registrar General M.K. Sharma, all District Courts in the Kashmir…

Srinagar, Dec 10. A Nepali national was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Sanat Nagar locality of Srinagar on Wednesday, prompting a police probe into the incident. Officials identified the deceased as Rajan Singh, son of Naroj Singh, a native of Nepal. He had been working as a domestic help at a local residence…

Srinagar, December 10: Police on Wednesday said that in its relentless efforts to curb the Drug menace and dismantle the infrastructure supporting illegal narcotics trade, Srinagar Police attached a three-storeyed residential house along with 1 kanal of land, valued at approximately ₹ 2 Crores , under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. In…

Jammu, December 10: Atleast two shops were damaged in midnight blaze in Kheora in Rajouri district. Officials told GNS that during midnight hours, fire erupted from a shop and soon engulfed another shop in the same vicinity. Soon, fire tenders, police and locals rushed to the spot and started dousing off the fire. However, two…

Handwara, Dec 10: A massive fire broke out in the forests of Compartment 69, Rajwar, Handwara, during the night of December 9-10, according to official reports.The operation to douse the flames was led by the Forest Protection Force (FPF).Teams from the Forest Department and Fire & Emergency Services rushed to the spot and launched a…

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Srinagar, Dec 10. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in a multi lakh land fraud case involving forged revenue records and cheating of innocent buyers. The chargesheet in FIR No. 18/2025 has been presented before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471,…

Uri, Dec 09 : Two persons were injured on Tuesday after two vehicles collided on the National Highway (NH-44) near Mahoura in Uri, officials said. They told GNS that a Tata Tavera (registration number JK05D-7342) and a Maruti 800 (registration number JK05B-3563) collided, resulting in the Maruti 800 skidding off the road and rolling down…

Srinagar, Dec 9: Emphasising public awareness as the strongest defence against rising cyber fraud, DySP Ashiq Hussain Malik of the Cyber Crime Investigative Centre for Excellence, Kashmir, on Tuesday said that online fraud was increasing rapidly and only timely complaints could help law enforcement track and apprehend fraudsters. Speaking to reporters, Malik as per the…

Srinagar, Dec 09: Jammu and Kashmir Transport Welfare Association on Tuesday announced a one-day token strike on December 15 over their “long-pending” demands. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the association General Secretary Sheikh Mohammad Yousuf, per news agency Kashmir News Observer, said transporters from both Jammu and Kashmir divisions have unanimously decided to observe…