Two held with 6.5kg heroin-like substance in Rajouri, says police

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Feb 11, 2025 · Baramulla: Kunzer police in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have arrested eight people, including a carpenter, for constructing a structure resembling the holy Kaaba in Waripora village of Tangmarg. Videos had earlier surfaced showing the carpenter working on the rooftop of the structure. The construction was reportedly commissioned by a …

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6 days ago · Srinagar: Hurriyat leader and chief cleric of Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has been placed under house arrest for the sixth consecutive year ahead of Shab-e-Baraat. In a post on X, the cleric confirmed his detention, stating, "For the 6th consecutive year, I have again been placed under house arrest ahead of Shab-e-Baraat

Feb 12, 2025 · Srinagar: After PDP legislator Fayaz Ahmed Mir from Kupwara, National Conference (NC) MLA Ahsan Pardesi has submitted a private member bill in the Assembly, seeking a complete ban on alcohol in Jammu and Kashmir. Both legislators argue that banning alcohol is essential to preserve Kashmir’s cultural and religious values, emphasising that its consumption contradicts the

6 days ago · Srinagar: A day after the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ruled that an individual’s passport application cannot be rejected solely due to the involvement of their family members in militancy, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq welcomed the decision, saying it gives hope to those denied passports for years. “Thousands of people, including children and relatives of militants ...

6 days ago · Srinagar: Senior superintendent of police, Srinagar, Imtiyaz Hussain Mir on Thursday said that the criminal justice system will be people-centric and that these new laws ensure transparency and accountability.. Speaking with reporters on the sidelines of an awareness progarmme, the SSP, as per news agency Kashmir News Observer, said that the aim of programme was to make people aware and ...

Sep 20, 2023 · An educator is acting as the guiding light for the community that long walked away from government schools. A pre-1947 school had become a ghost house—susceptible to unforeseen mishaps—in the north of Kashmir. Tremors and troubles of the land had derailed its pace and progress over the years. But when the campus watch stopped due