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Security officials stated that the timely detection and action prevented what could have been a major incident aimed at disrupting peace and stability in the region. Security forces successfully foiled a potential terror attack in South Kashmir after recovering and neutralising an improvised explosive device (IED) planted along the Zainapora-Chitargam road early this morning. According to official sources, alert troops of the 44 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) detected the suspicious object during a rou ...Read More >
Srinagar, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Army's Chinar Corps in a joint operation along with the Jammu and Kashmir Police averted a major terror incident by recovering and neutralising 14.5 kg of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Chitragam in Zainapora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said. Taking to its official X account on Wednesday, Indian Army's Chinar Corps said: "OP CHITRAGAM, Shopian. #ChinarWarriors, in a joint operation with @JmuKmrPolice, averted a ma ...Read More >
In a major crackdown on narcotics, police in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, have seized ₹1.44 crore worth of property belonging to an alleged drug dealer, sending a strong message against illegal drug trade. Photograph: Yves Herman/ReutersKey PointsPolice in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, seized property worth ₹1.44 crore from alleged drug dealer Mohammad Ayoub Malik.The seized property, measuring 10 kanals, was allegedly acquired through proceeds from illegal drug trade.The property attachment wa ...Read More >
He said legislators from the National Conference (NC), BJP and Independents called on the chief minister at the civil secretariat and apprised him of constituency-specific issues and public grievances. The spokesman said the MLAs apprised him of various pressing demands, developmental concerns and public grievances about their respective constituencies, and urged for their early resolution, emphasising that most of the issues raised were of public importance. Abdullah gave a patient hearing to ...Read More >
Jammu: Several legislators, including Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and a Member of Parliament (Ladakh), today called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Civil Secretariat here and apprised him of constituency-specific issues and public grievances. As per an official press release, a delegation from Ladakh, led by Member of Parliament Haji Mohammad Haneefa Jan, also met the chief minister and discussed common issues concerning J&K and Ladakh. Among others, legislators Vijay Kum ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 03: As precipitation deficiency continued through March, the weatherman has issued yellow and orange alerts for Jammu and Kashmir till Saturday, predicting intermittent light to moderate rain and snow at many places with the possibility of thunder, hailstorm, and gusty winds. A fresh Western Disturbance affected the region on Friday morning, bringing fresh snowfall to several upper reaches, including Razdan Pass, Sinthan Top, Pir Ki Gali, Sadhna Top, Margan Top, Gulmarg Phase-II, ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir faced a rainfall deficit of 34 per cent in March despite several Western Disturbances in the month, officials said on Wednesday. They said J-K received 100.7 mm of rainfall, below the normal of 152.9 mm, placing the month in the "deficient" category. Srinagar recorded 88.5 mm rainfall against a normal of 115.0 mm, marking a 23 per cent deficit, while the winter capital Jammu witnessed a sharper shortfall of 43 per cent, receiving 52.4 mm against 92.3 mm, ...Read More >
Jammu/Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that five glacial lakes in the Kashmir Himalaya have been identified as having "very high susceptibility" to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), while also announcing progress on power subsidies, government liabilities and relief measures for calamity victims. Replying to a question by National Conference legislator Tanvir Sadiq, Abdullah said a recent study by the University of Kashmir assessed 155 glac ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Five lakes in the Kashmir Valley have high susceptibility to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), posing a threat to 2,704 buildings, 15 major bridges, road stretches, and a hydropower plant in their immediate downstream areas, a study by the University of Kashmir has found.Citing the study, CM Omar Abdullah, who also holds the disaster management and relief portfolio, told the J&K Assembly Tuesday that there is a need for continuous monitoring of these high-susceptibility lakes throu ...Read More >
Srinagar: The prolonged dry weather in Kashmir is likely to end as there is a possibility of a wet spell in the valley around the time coinciding with the 'Chillai-Kalan' -- the 40-day harshest winter period - sets in. The local weather office on Wednesday said a western disturbance is likely to impact Jammu and Kashmir during December 21-22 as the winter period marks its entry in the valley. Due to this weather system, there is a possibility of moderate to heavy snowfall in the higher reaches ...Read More >
Srinagar, Dec 16 : Most parts of Kashmir recorded sub-zero minimum temperatures on Tuesday, with Zojila Pass emerging as the coldest place at minus 17 degrees Celsius, officials said. In the Valley, Pampore and Pulwama were the coldest inhabited areas, both recording a minimum of minus 4 degrees Celsius, followed by Shopian at minus 3.8 degrees Celsius and Anantnag at minus 3.3 degrees Celsius. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius, while the city's airport logged minus 2 degree ...Read More >
Srinagar- In order to secure the indigenous process of hand-spinning of world-famous Pashmina wool, the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, has replaced traditional charkhas with 213 Modern Charkhas in all its 16 Pashmina Spinning Training Centres with an intake capacity of 20 trainees in each centre. These training centres are functional in Srinagar, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Anantnag and Bandipora districts. Sharing details in a press statement issued here ...Read More >
New Delhi, November 20 (ANI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested four more prime accused involved in the November 10 deadly Delhi car blast outside the Red Fort in Delhi, taking the total number of arrests in the case to six. The four accused are Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir), Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather of Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), Dr Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir), were take ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested four more prime accused in the November 10 Red Fort blast case -- including a Lucknow-based woman doctor and a Saharanpur-origin medical practitioner -- taking the total number of arrests to six. Those arrested have been identified as Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama, Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather, a doctor in Saharanpur but native of Anantnag, Dr Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow, and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian, the NIA said. All ...Read More >
Delhi Car Blast Case: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday, November 20, arrested four more prime accused involved in the November 10 blast near Delhi's historic Red Fort, which killed 14 people and left several others injured. With the latest arrests, the total number of people detained in connection with the case has risen to six, the NIA stated. In an official statement, the NIA said, "The accused have been identified as Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama (J&K), Dr Adeel Ah ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested four more prime accused involved in the November 10 blast outside the Red Fort in Delhi, taking the total number of arrests in the case to six. The four accused were remanded to 10-day NIA custody, following production orders issued by the Patiala House Court's District Sessions Judge. NIA has identified the accused as Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir), Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather of Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), Dr Shaheen ...Read More >
Terror handlers in Jammu and Kashmir are now recruiting educated youths with no criminal or separatist background to evade security forces. This new strategy contrasts with past methods favoring those with established terror links. Investigators are probing a "white collar terror module" involving doctors, highlighting a deliberate ploy to use qualified individuals as a cover for illicit activities. Youths with no past criminal record or separatist affiliation are now preferred for recruitment ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) The National Investigating Agency on Monday told a Delhi court that Amir Rashid Ali, a key accused in the Red Fort area car bomb blast case, allegedly arranged a safe house and provided logistical support to Dr Umar Nabi, the "suicide bomber" who was driving the explosive-laden car that detonated outside the Red Fort on November 10, killing 13 people. Ali, a resident of Pampore in South Kashmir, was brought to the court of Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 : The National Investigation Agency has arrested Jasir Bilal Wani in Srinagar, who was an "active co-conspirator" of suicide bomber Umar un Nabi, in connection with the car blast near the Red Fort last week that claimed 13 lives, officials said on Monday. A resident of Qazigund in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, Wani allegedly provided technical support for carrying out terror attacks by modifying drones and attempting to make rockets ahead of the deadly car bomb blast ...Read More >
The blast occurred when personnel were handling the explosive material that had been brought from Haryana's Faridabad, they said. The material, part of the 360 kilograms of explosives recovered from the rented residence of arrested doctor Muzammil Ganaie, was being sampled as part of the ongoing investigation, the officials said. The bodies have been taken to Police Control Room Srinagar. At least 24 police personnel and three civilians were admitted to various hospitals in the city, the offici ...Read More >
Arms and explosives were recovered during the raids in Faridabad near Delhi ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * 2 doctors part of a terror module were in touch with handlers in Kashmir and awaiting target details: sources * The conspiracy originated in Pakistan with links to Jaish-e-Mohammad and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, police said * These doctors had treated terrorists and handlers told them that no one suspects healthcare workers: sources Did our AI summary help? L ...Read More >
Srinagar, Nov 10: The J&K Police have busted an inter-state transnational terror module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind terror outfits that led to the recovery of 2,900 kg of explosive, two assault rifles, pistols, timers, and other material in the Faridabad area of Haryana, near New Delhi, police said here on Monday, adding that seven people have been arrested so far. According to J&K Police, the crackdown follows the discovery of Jaish-e-Mohammad posters pasted at v ...Read More >
The operation, carried out jointly by police and security forces Shopian, Oct 20: Security forces on Monday averted a tragedy after detecting and safely destroying an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the Heff area of South Kashmir's Shopian district. Officials told the news agency Kashmir News Trust (KNT) that the IED was detected by patrolling security personnel during a routine security sweep in the area. The discovery prompted an immediate halt to traffic movement on the nearby road as ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 20: Security forces in South Kashmir's Shopian district on Monday successfully detected and destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the Heff area, preventing a potential terrorist attack. As per the Army, the IED was spotted during a routine security sweep by patrolling personnel. As a precaution, traffic on the nearby road was immediately halted to ensure civilian safety. "Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was deployed to the site and carried out a controlled explosion to neut ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 18 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Police today said that they apprehended 17 long-term absconders from Srinagar, Pulwama, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Shopian, and Sopore, some of whom had been evading arrest for over three decades. Police said in Srinagar, six absconders, including Mehraj-ud-Din Marazi, absconding for 11 years under the NDPS Act, and Habibulla Bhat, evading arrest for 27 years under the RPC, were traced and arrested following targeted operations by a special police team. In Pulw ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 18: In a major breakthrough to track down fugitives, Jammu and Kashmir Police have apprehended Eleven (11) long-time absconders from Srinagar, Pulwama, Ganderbal districts & PD Sopore. These individuals had been evading arrest for years, some for over three decades. According to a statement issued here, in Srinagar, J&K Police have successfully apprehended 06 absconders who had been evading arrest for years. The arrested absconders have been identified as Mehraj-ud-Din Marazi, son ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday attached immovable property belonging to a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terror operative involved in supplying arms and ammunition to active militants of the banned outfit in Jammu and Kashmir. Acting on the orders of the NIA Special Court in Jammu, the agency attached assets owned by Tariq Ahmad Mir, a chargesheeted accused who was arrested in April 2025 in connection with case RC-01/2020/NIA/JMU. The seized properties include a single-storey concre ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that if the Central government cannot maintain the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, it should hand over its maintenance to the UT government. "Enough is enough", a disgruntled Abdullah told reporters here, expressing his concern over the continuing blockage of this highway that has resulted in the loss of crores of rupees to apple growers & traders in the Kashmir Valley due to rotting of the loaded fruit in trucks ...Read More >
India's Most Wanted, Pakistan's Most Protected: 7 Dreaded Terrorists Who Roam Freely In Islamabad As a part of the crackdown on terror infrastructure and sympathizers continues in Jammu Kashmir, Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) raided 10 locations of four districts in Kashmir in a terror sleeper cell and their recruitment module case. Searches were conducted in connection with a terror-crime investigation of a case of terrorist sleeper cells and a recruitment module. The raids were conducted ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): A fire broke out at Dwarka Radisson Blu Hotel in the national capital in the early hours of Sunday. The fire was observed in the sauna room on the second floor of the hotel, said officials, adding that no casualties have been reported. We received a call around 12:17 am that a fire broke out in the Hotel Radisson Blu. When we came here, a fire was observed in the sauna room on the second floor. The fire has been extinguished now. No casualties have been report ...Read More >
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