Jammu, March 24 (IANS) A one-of-its-kind event was organised in Srinagar recently, as part of an endeavour to secure global recognition for Jammu and Kashmir’s premium agro and food products and also build marketing channels for the local produce. Under the ‘Jammu and Kashmir Agro and Food Fest: Buyer-Seller Meet 2026,’ local farmers, entrepreneurs, and international buyers were brought together on a single platform—an initiative aimed at facilitating access to Kashmiri products, such as sa…
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Srinagar, March 23 (IANS) Enforcement Directorate (ED) zonal office in J&K’s Srinagar said on Monday that it has provisionally attached Rs 16,86 465 as proceeds of crime generated through deception of innocent victims through so-called digital arrest. A press release by ED said that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Srinagar Zonal Office, has provisionally attached Proceeds of Crime amounting to Rs. 16,86,465/- under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 20…
Srinagar/Jammu, March 21 (IANS) Large gatherings were seen on Saturday at the Eid congregational prayers throughout the Kashmir Valley and in the Jammu division as devotees came out in large numbers for the thanksgiving prayer after the completion of the holy month of Ramadan. The largest gathering of devotees was seen at the Hazratbal shrine on the outskirts of Srinagar city. Over 70,000 devotees offered Eid prayers at the Hazratbal shrine on Saturday.Former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, h…
Srinagar, March 19 (IANS) Eid eve shopping continued across Kashmir on Thursday despite incessant rain and cold temperature.People carrying bags full of bakery, grocery, mutton, chicken and other essentials of life were seen braving the rain and cold to prepare for the Eid-ul-Fitr festival.Makeshift stalls of bakery have come up both in old city and uptown Srinagar as buyers haggle with sellers over prices of goods. For a change, people are again buying warm clothes as heavy snowfall has occurre…
Srinagar, March 19 (IANS) The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Thursday that it has busted a sophisticated international cyber fraud racket and apprehended seven suspects.A statement by the CIK said that in a major success, the Counter-Intelligence Kashmir unveiled a highly sophisticated international cyber fraud network and arrested the suspects in Srinagar.“CIK-CID received various technical and credible inputs, regarding the functioning of covert c…
Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) The management of the Jama Masjid in J&K’s Srinagar said that authorities disallowed Friday congregational prayers at the mosque and placed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest.Mirwaiz Umar Farooq traditionally delivers the sermon on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramzan (Jumatul Vida) at the Jama Masjid in the old city’s Nowhatta area.The Mirwaiz reposted, on his X handle, the Jamia Masjid management committee’s statement, which read: “Anjuman Auqaf Jama …
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, March 12 (IANS) A court in Srinagar, on Thursday, issued a non-bailable warrant against former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) President, Farooq Abdullah, in the J&K Cricket Association (JKCA) scam case. Official sources said here that the Srinagar Chief Judicial Magistrate court has rejected the plea of Farooq Abdullah seeking exemption from personal appearance and issued a non-bailable warrant against him in the JKCA scam case.The matter ha…
Srinagar, March 11 (IANS) Away from the public glare, a Kashmiri Pandit youth is quietly trying to reshape the image of Kashmir for the younger generation without carrying the unpleasant baggage of migration and bitterness between communities created by violence over the past three decades.Twenty-six-year-old Arhan Bagati was brought up in Delhi years after his family left the Valley. He studied in the United States but eventually chose to return to Kashmir with his global exposure and perspecti…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Monday prevented Congress leaders and workers from taking out a protest march on the roads during a demonstration against the US-India trade deal and the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatullah Ali Khamenei.Congress leaders and party workers had gathered inside the party headquarters on Maulana Azad Road and attempted to march towards Lal Chowk to register their protest.However, police and security personnel deployed outs…