Greater Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct 25: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Sujit Kumar Singh, IPS has praised District Police Srinagar for extending full support to firefighting teams in controlling the fire at Medicity Hospital in Karan Nagar, Srinagar. IGP Kashmir lauded the excellent coordination, prompt response and commendable efforts of all personnel involved in the firefighting operation. Well done, Team Srinagar! District Police Srinagar has extended full support to the firefighting teams in controlli

Budgam, Oct 25: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against Junaid Ul Islam, son of Nazir Ahmad Baba and a resident of Alamdar Colony, Charar-i-Sharief, Budgam, in an alleged Rs 2-crore investment fraud case, officials said on Sunday. The chargesheet has been filed against the accused in FIR No. 07/2025 under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) before the Court of Forest Magistrate, Srinagar, officials said. According to an official spokesp

Srinagar, Oct 25: Describing Operation Trident as a major blow against drug trafficking, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said government agencies had launched simultaneous crackdowns at 38 locations across Assam, Mizoram and Manipur on October 23, busting an international narco-cartel. Modi government deals another lethal blow against drugs with Operation Trident, Shah said. He said the operation has uncovered hawala transactions worth Rs 100 crore, led to the freezing of 1,424 bank acco

New Delhi, Oct 25: The Indian Air Force's calibrated strikes across the Western front during Operation Sindoor -- spanning 1,200 km in breadth and 200 km in depth--demonstrated that no target is beyond its reach, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said on Sunday, in an apparent warning to Pakistan. In an exclusive interview with PTI, the Air Chief described the operation as a validation of the IAF's capability-centric approach, emphasising that it reaffirmed air power's decisive role

Srinagar, Oct 24: All J&K Shia Association president and JKPC General Secretary Imran Reza Ansari today urged government to address the genuine and long pending demands of daily wagers and casual labourers, including regularization of their service. He said the decades of service rendered by daily wagers and casual labourers in Jammu & Kashmir cannot continue to be met with uncertainty and unfulfilled assurances, and added that their demands for regularisation, a fair and revised wage structure,

Srinagar, Oct 24: A person has been booked in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama for allegedly impersonating a government official and duping a man and his son of Rs 28 lakh in a land compensation case, officials said on Saturday. Pulwama Police have registered a case under Sections 319 and 336(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in an alleged Rs 28 lakh fraud linked to a land compensation dispute, following directions from the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Pulwama, the officials sa

Srinagar, Oct 24: Continuing its sustained campaign against drug trafficking and substance abuse, Jammu and Kashmir Police has apprehended six persons in separate operations in Anantnag & Kulgam, and recovered contraband substances from their possession. A police spokesperson said that a police party from Police Post Khanabal established a naka at Harnag, where a suspicious person travelling towards Khanabal was apprehended. He was identified as Adnan Nazir Shora, son of Nazir Ahmad Shora, resid

New Delhi, Oct 24: The 8th All India Conference of Government Railway Police (GRP) Chiefs, convened by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), concluded successfully in New Delhi on 23 October 2026. It provided a platform for discussing emerging security challenges, sharing best practices and strengthening coordination among RPF, GRP and State Police. The high-level conference was presided over by Director General, RPF, Sonali Mishra, and attended by Chairman and CEO, Railway Board, Satish Kumar, me

Cairo, Oct 8: Several explosions were heard in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh on Thursday, including a large blast at the city's international airport, a witness told The Associated Press, a day after the kingdom said an attack there killed one person and wounded others. The cause of the blasts was not immediately known. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen have repeatedly claimed attacks against airports, military and oil facilities i

Srinagar, Oct 8: Continuing its sustained drive against the drug menace, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday arrested four drug peddlers in Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian districts of south Kashmir. Contraband substances have also been recovered from their possession. A police spokesperson said that in Anantnag, a police party from Police Station Anantnag, while conducting naka checking at Mattan Adda, intercepted a person identified as Umair Nabi Shah son of Gh Nabi Shah resident of Marwah, Kish

Stockholm, Oct 8: Canadian author Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature. The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. The prize money this year is 12 million Swedish kronor (about USD 1.2 million). (AP)

New Delhi, Oct 8: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday deployed additional reserve personnel to strengthen Z+ category security for Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The officials said the move comes amid ongoing protests over alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The deployment of additional CISF personnel has been stepped up at the Delhi residence of Kumar in New Moti Bagh Colony, at the Election Commission

New Delhi, Oct 08: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the demise of veteran actor Nana Patekar and said he gave the audience characters that will be remembered for generations. Modi described Patekar as a Krantiveer (revolutionary) and said that through his film with the same name, the actor strongly attacked the evils prevalent in society. Patekar, known for his versatility and powerful screen presence, died at his Goa residence in the early hours of Thursday. Few actors possesse

Srinagar, Oct 08: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today termed the notification of the Jammu & Kashmir City Gas Distribution (CGD) Policy, 2026 a major step towards expanding access to clean fuel, strengthening industrial competitiveness and modernising the energy infrastructure of Jammu & Kashmir. Notified following its approval by the Council of Ministers, the policy establishes a clear, investor-friendly and time-bound framework for expanding the use of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and Compressed Nat

Jammu, Oct 08: A 63-year-old man was found unconscious in the main market area of Vijaypur in Samba district on Thursday, officials said. An official said that the man was found lying unconscious near a petrol pump along the National Highway in main market, Vijaypur Samba this morning. He said the man was shifted to Government Hospital Vijaypur, where the attending doctor declared him brought dead. He was identified as Jagdish Raj (63), son of Dhani Ram, a resident of Thalori Gujran village in V

Mendhar, Oct 08: Army troops on Thursday detected and destroyed a landmine along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar subdivision of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said. The landmine was detected during routine patrolling in Balakote forward area and subsequently destroyed by a bomb disposal team, they said. As part of an anti-infiltration obstacle system, the forward areas are dotted with landmines which sometimes get washed away by rains and are subsequently found and destroyed

Srinagar, Oct 08: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has notified the City Gas Distribution (CGD) Policy, 2026, aimed at expanding PNG and CNG access across all 20 districts and promoting cleaner energy and industrial growth in the Union Territory. In a post on X, the office of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the policy marks a major step towards expanding clean fuel access, accelerating industrial growth and modernising energy infrastructure across Jammu and Kashmir. The Government has notified

Samba, Oct 08: A 22-year-old man died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in Bari Brahmana area of Samba district on Thursday morning, officials said. An official said that the incident took place in the morning near Police Station Bari Brahmana, where, as per the initial report, an unidentified vehicle struck the man, leaving him in a pool of blood. He said that following the incident, police reached the spot and took the body into custody. The deceased was later identified as Lulain Sur

Srinagar, Oct 08: A 17-year-old youth succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, 13 days after sustaining injuries in a fall from an apple tree in Behibagh area of south Kashmirs Kulgam district. An official said that the youth fell from an apple tree while plucking apples 13 days ago in Behibagh, Kulgam. He said the youth sustained injuries and was initially taken to a hospital before being shifted to Srinagar for specialised treatment. Despite undergoing treatment for 13 days, the youth succumbed

Srinagar, Oct 08: The authorities at the University of Kashmir (KU) have directed all the Heads of Departments (HoDs), Deans, Directors and other controlling officers to avoid, as far as practicable, calling teaching faculty posted at satellite campuses to the main campus for meetings, programmes and other official activities. In a circular issued by the Assistant Registrar, Administration (Teaching Section), the university said satellite campus faculty should be invited to the main campus only

Srinagar, Oct 7: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has postponed the provincial holiday on account of Urs Sheikh Noor-Ud-Din Sahib in Kashmir Province by one day. According to Government Order No. 1614-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by the General Administration Department on October 7, 2026, the holiday earlier scheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2026, will now be observed on Friday, October 9, 2026. The order has been issued in partial modification of Government Order No. 1894-JK(GAD) of 2025 dated Dec