Srinagar, June 4 (IANS) A Srinagar property belonging to a drug peddler has been demolished, police said on Thursday.Police said that it has demolished a three-storeyed residential structure worth approximately Rs 2 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler in the Rainawari area of Srinagar as part of the ongoing campaign against narcotics trafficking in Jammu and Kashmir.The action was carried out by Srinagar police in coordination with the Revenue Department under the ongoing anti-drug campai…
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Srinagar, May 31 (IANS) The Cable car project, commonly called the Gulmarg Gandola, will resume normal operation on Tuesday, officials said on Sunday.Officials said that the services will be resumed after an expert trial run of the project is completed on Monday.The news about the resumption of the Gandola services has been received by tourists as welcome news since the cable car project is a major tourist attraction at the ski resort.“Experts will conduct the test trial of the Gondola system …
Srinagar, May 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir DGP Nalin Prabhat said on Tuesday that it was a proud moment for him to stand with the teams of rescuers, who undertook the most challenging task by safely rescuing 320 people from the stranded cable car cabins in Gulmarg.“Honestly speaking, I didn’t believe we could complete the task before midnight. It is a proud moment for me to stand with you”, the DGP told teams of J&K Police, SDRF, NDRF, Army and the local rescuers.“Teams from the Gulma…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday lauded the coordinated operation carried out to rescue hundreds of tourists who were stranded mid-air following a technical breakdown in the Gulmarg Gondola service in Jammu and Kashmir. Singh praised the swift response of multiple agencies involved in safely evacuating nearly 300 tourists trapped inside suspended cable cars over the mountainous terrain of Gulmarg.Posting on X, the Defence Minister said, “The successful rescue …
Srinagar, May 25 (IANS) Sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out raids at multiple places across Kashmir in connection with the ongoing terror-related investigation.Official sources said the NIA carried out raids simultaneously in several areas of Srinagar and other districts of the Valley as part of a crackdown on terror networks, overground workers (OGWs) and suspected terror-funding activities.“NIA raids are underway at the banned Jamaat-e-Islami-linked Siraj…
Jammu, May 24 (IANS) The anti-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district entered its second day on Sunday as heavy security deployment continued to trace the hiding terrorists.An encounter had started on Saturday in the forest area of Ghambir Mughlan when hiding terrorists opened fire at the security forces.The terrorist fire was returned, after which an encounter started there. The security forces, including the Army, J&K Police and the CRPF, jointly started the anti-terr…
Srinagar, May 19 (IANS) J&K Police’s Crime Branch has carried out searches in a land fraud case in Budgam district, an official statement said on Tuesday.The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K carried out searches in Budgam in connection with a Rs 93 lakh land fraud case involving the sale of migrant property and standing trees through forged agreements.House searches were carried out at Semsaan in Budgam in connection with FIR No. 17/2026 registered under Sections …
Srinagar, May 15 (IANS) Some leaders and workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were detained by police on Friday in order to foil their protest march to the high security residence of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, against the sale of liquor in the Valley.Some leaders and workers of the BJP assembled in the Ram Munshi Bagh area of Srinagar and started a protest march towards the high security Gupkar Road residence of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, against the sale of liquo…
Srinagar, May 14 (IANS) The J&K Police’s Crime Branch has carried out house searches in connection with an FIR registered in a land fraud case, an official statement said on Thursday.The Crime Branch statement said that the Special Crime Wing Kashmir of the Crime Branch J&K carried out house searches in connection with FIR No. 06/2026 registered under Sections 420, 468, and 120-B RPC in Srinagar and Budgam districts.The FIR was registered on the basis of a written complaint submitted by …
Jammu, May 13 (IANS) Two persons have been arrested in J&K’s Kishtwar for supporting foreign terrorists, police said on Wednesday.A police statement said Kishtwar police have arrested two supporters of the Saifullah group for aiding foreign terrorists by providing shelter and logistical support in the Singhpora area of the Chatroo area of the district.The case was registered under FIR No. 03/2026 at Police Station Chatroo, invoking Sections 61(2), 109, 147, 148 of BNS; Sections 13, 16, 18, 1…