JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday ordered transfers and postings of three officers in the interest of administration. According to an order, Ms. Monica Thappa, Jr. Scale JKAS, Tehsildar, Jammu Development Authority, is transferred and posted as Administrative Officer, Government Medical College, Jammu, vice Mr. Rajinder Kumar, who shall await further orders […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Wathoo village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Wednesday evening. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Wathoo village in Shopian the district following the inputs about presence of […]
SRINAGAR — A court here has granted interim bail to a man accused of duping MBBS aspirants of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of arranging medical seats for them in private colleges over the past 15 years. After hearing prosecution and defence counsel Advocate Aamir Masoodi, First Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Gupta granted […]
BUDGAM — Police have cracked down heavily on drug traffickers and peddlers in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A police spokesperson in a statement said that during the current year, Budgam Police registered 66 FIRs under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act in which 117 persons have been arrested 15 vehicles seized. “Among them, 15 notorious […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said that under Prime Minister’s Development Package, 3,000 government jobs have been created for Kashmiri Pandits with 2,639 migrants appointed in the last 5 years. “2,639 Kashmiri migrants appointed in last 5 years including 841 in 2020-21, 1,296 in 2021-22 and 502 in […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said 180 militants have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir during encounters with security forces this year so far. Nityanand Rai, while informing the Rajya Sabha said that that 62 security forces personnel including 31 civilian were also killed during the current year. […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said the government has a policy of zero tolerance against militancy and that security situation has improved significantly in Jammu and Kashmir. Rai, while informing the Rajya Sabha said there has been substantial decline in militant incidents from 417 in 2018 to 229 […]
Sheikh Nadeem ANANTNAG — Government Middle School Palpora in Anantnag District today celebrated its Annual Day in which Zonal Education Officer Ghulam Hassan Sheikh was the Chief Guest. Zonal Education Plans Officer of the also were present in function. On the occasion various cultural programmes were presented by the students of the institution and […]
BANDIPORA — A 4-year-old girl drowned to death in the River Jhelum in Banyari village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the girl identified as Zehrish Tariq daughter of Tariq Ahmad Dar of Jadalpora Banyari drowned in the River Jhelum. He said after completing medico-legal formalities, […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir produced a challan against three accused persons for producing a fake death certificate to extract insurance money fraudulently. According to a statement, challan was produced in case FIR No. 15/2008 U/S 420, 467,468,471,201,120B RPC before the court of Forest Magistrate Srinagar against Taveen Hussain Shah, […]