Srinagar, May 29 (IANS) A junior officer of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died inside a camp on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district while a youth was found dead in Kulgam district.Police said that an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the CRPF died after falling unconscious at a camp in Zainapora area of Shopian district today.The ASI, posted at the Horticulture Camp in Zainapora area suddenly collapsed inside the camp.“He was immediately taken to the Community Health Cent…
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Budgam, May 27 (IANS) Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated with religious fervour across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, as thousands of worshippers gathered at mosques and Eidgahs to offer prayers and spread the message of brotherhood, communal harmony, and peaceful coexistence. Large congregations were witnessed at several places across the Union Territory, including Jammu, Budgam, Banihal, Shopian, and Kupwara.In Budgam, Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian President, Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al-Safavi, said that larg…
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…
Srinagar, May 25 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out raids at multiple locations across parts of Kashmir in connection with an ongoing investigation, official sources said. According to sources, searches are being conducted in several areas of Srinagar and Shopian districts as part of the agency’s continued crackdown linked to alleged terror activities and anti-national networks.One of the raids was conducted at Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Imamsahib. The Centre had e…
Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday raided multiple locations across the Valley in connection with a transnational terror module linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit.A spokesperson of the CIK said on Thursday that the sleuths of CIK conducted raids at multiple locations across the Valley in connection with a transnational terror module linked to the banned terrorist outfit LeT.Officials said the CIK, the Intel…
Lucknow, March 13 (IANS) Authorities across several parts of the country, including Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttar Pradesh, have stepped up security arrangements ahead of Jumat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, as thousands of devotees gather in mosques and markets to mark the occasion with prayers and reflection. In the national Capital, elaborate security arrangements have been put in place around the historic Jama Masjid. Additional police personnel have been deploye…
Srinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Wednesday that it has apprehended five employees in connection with the HDFC bank fraud case, following searches conducted in the Budgam and Shopian districts.The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir said in a press statement, “EOW Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K is conducting searches in the districts of Shopian and Budgam in connection with case FIR No. 30/2025, registered under the relevant prov…
Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) Due to gusty winds and snowfall mostly in the southern districts of Kashmir, both air and surface transport were adversely affected on Friday.Reports from Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian districts said snowfall occurred overnight in these districts and was continuing.Srinagar, Ganderbal and other parts in central and northern districts were mostly lashed with rainfall overnight, and snowfall started in Srinagar city in the morning.Snow accumulation on Srinagar inter…
Srinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) Several districts of Jammu and Kashmir have banned the use of virtual private network (VPN), citing security reasons, as the forces have increased cell phone surveillance to ensure that the ban order is not violated.Kupwara, Kulgam and Shopian districts of the Valley are the latest districts to impose a VPN ban, ordering legal action against those violating the order.In one such order, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse, Magistrate Kupwara, has referred to communications received fr…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that terrorists used 40 kg of explosives in the Red Fort car bomb blast that killed 11 persons on November 10. The Union Home Minister was speaking on the inaugural day of a two-day ‘Anti-Terror Conference’ organised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) here.In the terror attack near the Red Fort, terrorists had loaded explosives in a car, which blew up while it was being driven by a suicide bomber near a busy traffi…