A sarpanch in north Kashmir's Baramulla district was arrested with 90 grams of Charas, police said here.

Tariq Ahmad Dar, a sarpanch in Kreeri area, was arrested in Pattan area of the district last night following recovery of the contraband from his possession, police said.

Dar had been arrested last year also following recovery of 150 grams of charas from him.

Civil Society in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district has appealed to people to observe complete shutdown on former Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma's visit to the town on Thursday.

The Baramulla Civil Society for Cause, a conglomerate of writers, traders, thinkers, professionals and students Tuesday appealed people of the Town to observe complete shutdown on 23rd May, the day former Health is visiting the town.

The Civil Society has said that the move has been necessitated to show...

An illiterate man divorces his wife 20 years ago and then goes on to form a powerful religious institution that has a capacity to host over 500 girls. Kashmir Dispatch gets you the inside details of self styled faith healer Gulzar Ahmad Bhat aka Syed Gulzar who was today arrested on charges of multiple rapes.

The confessional statements of the four minor girls, who lodged complaint against him, reveal that the ‘faith healer’ could not have created such a huge clout alone. In his pursuit...

A school teacher, who was earlier reportedly kidnapped, had staged a drama to pressurize his neighbor with who he had had a feud, police said on Tuesday.

Early in the day, police had said that Zahoor Ahmad Bhat had been kidnapped from outside his house in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

But, later, police said after receiving a written complaint from Rayees Ahmad  Bhat that his brother Zahoor, who was on way from Gundaripora Pattan to his newly constructed house situated at...

Syed Ali Shah Geelani addressed his party workers in various Kashmir districts over phone and asked them to remain patient, a press release said on Monday.

It said while addressing Tehreek-e-Hurriyat members in Bandipore, Budgam and Islamabad districts, Geelani laid stress on “showing patience and steadfastness during the struggle of independence.”

Geelani asked the workers to carry the message of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat to every nook and corner of Jammu and Kashmir.

He said: “We are...

The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Monday said that the party had collected over a million rupees from the quake victims in Jammu province so far.

A day after returning back from Tamil Nadu, chairman JKLF Yasin Malik started the fund raising campaign for the earth quack victims of Chenab valley today.

"JKLF chairman met a galaxy  of rich people and collected funds for the victims of  Doda, Baderwah, Kishtiwar. Rupees 2 lakh and 52 thousand were collected today and so far rupees 10...

The Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a Lashker-e-Toiba operative who was allegedly managing finances for the militant outfit in and around northern Sopore.

A police spokesperson said Mudasir Ahmad Dar resident of Naseem Bagh, in the apple town, was arrested for his involvement in subversive activities. “He had been working for the banned terrorist organisation LeT since long and has been using code name Muviya. He was arrested following a disclosure by Pakistani...

Over 60,000 houses and nearly 950 government buildings were damaged in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda and Kishtwar districts in earthquakes that shook the region since May 1. As many as 33 tremors rocked Bhaderwah-Doda-Kishtwar belt since the beginning of this month with a maximum 11 occurring on May 1. A total of 40,155 houses and 779 government buildings were damaged in quakes in Doda district, officials quoting preliminary assessment reports said.

As many as 29,000 houses were damaged...