Form-C Lapses | Srinagar Police Crack Down on Hotels, Houseboats Hosting Foreign Nationals Illegally
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE SRINAGAR 8 DEC: In view of strengthening security measures in the city, Srinagar Police has taken stringent legal action against several hotels and a homestay for violating mandatory Form-Creporting norms required under the Immigration & Foreigners Act.During routine checking and scrutiny of hotels, homestays and houseboats, the following were found to…
Building Futures | Srinagar Police Holds Career Awareness Programme at GDC Women Batpora
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE SRINAGAR 8 DEC: As part of its ongoing Civic Action Programme (CAP) aimed at fostering youth engagement and empowerment, Srinagar Police organized a comprehensive Career Counselling Programme for the students of Government Degree College (Women), Batpora. The programme was held in a vibrant and interactive atmosphere, where senior officers of Srinagar…
Kupwara court dismisses bail pleas of eight cops in alleged custodial torture case
Kupwara, Dec 08 : A court in Kupwara, has dismissed the bail applications filed by eight police officials, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, who were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly torturing a policeman in custody in 2023. In its order, the Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge Kupwara, as…
Sub-zero nights grip Kashmir, dry spell likely to continue
Srinagar, Dec 08 : With the Meteorological Department forecasting dry weather over the next ten days, minimum temperatures continued to dip across Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday, with several places in the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh recording sub-zero readings, officials said. As per the news agency—(KNO), in the Kashmir region, Shopian recorded the coldest…
Young mother’s death sparks protest at MCCH Anantnag; government orders inquiry
Anantnag, Dec 8 : Protests were held on Monday at the Maternity and Child Care Hospital Anantnag following the death of a 24-year-old woman after delivery, with her family and locals alleging medical negligence. The Jammu and Kashmir government later ordered a formal inquiry into the incident. The deceased, Khushboo Jan, wife of Zubair Ahmed Bhat…
Two Srinagar residents held for flying drone in no-fly zone during Amarnath Yatra in Ganderbal
Ganderbal, Dec 8 : Ganderbal Police have arrested two persons and filed a charge sheet in connection with the illegal operation of a drone in a designated no-fly zone during the Amarnath Yatra 2025, officials said. According to police, the incident involved the unauthorised flying of a drone over a notified restricted area along the Yatra…
Man Arrested for Role in 1996 Nishat Kidnapping and Killing Linked to Papa Kishtwari
Srinagar, Dec 8 : In a significant development in a nearly three-decade-old criminal case, Srinagar Police on Monday arrested an accused involved in the 1996 kidnapping and killing of a contractor from Nishat area of Srinagar, officials told the news agency Kashmir News Trust. The accused has been identified as Muhammad Maqbool Sheikh, son of Lala…
Air quality turns ‘severe’ as AQI nears 300 in Valley
Once known for clean mountain air, Kashmir now breathing toxic winter air; AQI levels nearing Delhi’s Srinagar, Dec 04 : Kashmir’s well-known mountain air is turning dangerously polluted, as the Valley’s air quality dipped into the ‘Severe’ category this week. Data from AQI.in, showed the Air Quality Index (AQI) in parts of Jammu and Kashmir touching…
Passport Verification Record Now Available on DigiLocker for Citizens’ Ease and Security
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE SRINAGAR 4 DEC: The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has announced a major enhancement to citizen services through the enablement of the Passport Verification Record (PVR) on the DigiLocker platform. DigiLocker is a secure,…
Labourers Are the Economy’s Backbone, Making Their Dignity, Timely Wages and Safety Essential in Kashmir
NASIR ALI SRINAGAR: Labourers who form the foundation of Jammu and Kashmir’s economy continue to work under challenging conditions, even as the government reiterates its commitment to ensuring their dignity, safety and job security. Experts and officials say that at a time when the Union Territory is pushing for rapid infrastructure expansion and industrial growth,…
