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J&K Police Overhaul: 14 Officers Transferred as Kashmir, Jammu Get New IGs

August 28, 2026 Editor

J&K Police Gets a Major Leadership Reset: Sujit Kumar Takes Kashmir, Tejinder Singh Gets Jammu By: News Desk | 27 Aug 2026 A significant reshuffle in the Jammu & Kashmir Police has changed the leadership of both the Kashmir and Jammu zones, while also moving key officers responsible for intelligence, security, railway policing and anti-corruption. The Jammu & Kashmir Home Department on August 27 ordered the transfer and posting of 14 police officers — 11 IPS and three JKPS officers — with immediate effect. The move is therefore broader than…

Kashmir police crack down on social media misuse, Section 144 invoked to control online content

December 8, 2023 Editor

In south Kashmir’s Anantnag, district deputy commissioner Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid issued an order under Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) warning unregistered online news or social media news portals The district authorities and police in Kashmir on Thursday cautioned social media handles, their owners and people to refrain from sharing news content without verification or militant propaganda, otherwise they will face action under law. In south Kashmir’s Anantnag, district deputy commissioner Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid issued an order under Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) warning unregistered…

Baramulla: Unknown gunmen strike again in Kashmir, Kill cop in targeted attack

October 31, 2023 Editor

Constable Ghulam Mohammad Dar was attacked at his home at Karalpora village in Baramulla, police said. He was critically injured and shifted to a hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival. A policeman was shot dead by terrorists inside his home in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district today. This is the third targeted attack in the last three days in the Valley. Constable Ghulam Mohammad Dar was attacked at his home at Karalpora village in Baramulla, police said. He was critically injured and shifted to a hospital where doctors…

Kashmir Police step up surveillance on social media platforms in the wake of the Gaza conflict

October 29, 2023 Editor

Following the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Jammu and Kashmir Police here in the Union Territory has ramped up its vigil on social media platforms to prevent any misuse. Top authoritative sources were quoted by a local news agency KNS as saying that the police have initiated various measures to oversee online activities in the region, including the tracking of posts, comments, and messages that may incite violence or spread false information. They have also urged the public to report any suspicious or harmful content they come across on social media. However…