NEW DELHI — Film director Vivek Agnihotri has been given ‘Y’ category security with CRPF cover pan India, reported ANI quoting government sources. Agnihotri has been in the news after ‘The Kashmir Files’ hit the screens last week.
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India reports 2,528 new COVID-19 cases, 149 fatalities
NEW DELHI — With 2,528 new COVID-19 cases being reported in a day, India’s infection tally now stands at 4,30,04,005, while the count of active cases fell below 30,000 after around 685 days, according to the Union Health Ministry on Friday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,16,281 with 149 daily […]
Youth with family history of militancy; stone pelting; influence of online propaganda, picking up arms: Kashmir Police Chief
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police Thursday said only those who have family history of militancy, stone pelting background and those who come under the influence of online propaganda, pick up arms. Police also said that families whose children go missing have great faith in police as they directly approach the police station for lodging […]
Three persons including 2 cops injured in Sumbal road mishap
BANDIPORA — Three persons including two cops were injured in a road mishap in Sumbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday. An official said that an accident took place between Police sumo of Police Station Sumbal bearing registration no. JK15A/1097 and Maruti Cruze bearing registration no. HR51AQ/2253 in Sumbal area. He said in […]
LG Sinha re-constituted Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board
JAMMU — Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, the Chairman of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, has re-constituted the board and nominated eight members for three years. The new members are Mahamandleshwar Swami Vishveshvaranand Giriji Maharaj of Mumbai; Neelam Sareen of Jammu; former IPS Ashok Bhan; former IAS Baleshwar Rai; K.K. Sharma of AIMIL Pharmaceuticals Ltd; […]
CRPF to import vehicle scanner from US to prevent arms transportation in J&K
NEW DELHI — With an aim to prevent arms transportation in the Jammu and Kashmir, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is set to import vehicle scanning machines from the US, officials said. The Multi-Mode Passive Detection System (MMPDS) is an advanced version of the scanning system which is not based on X-Ray and it […]
LeT militant associate arrested in Baramulla: Police
BARAMULLA — Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in Baramulla district and seized arms and ammunition from his procession. The police spokesperson in a statement said, “Acting on specific information regarding movement of anti-national elements, a cordon and search operation was launched by security forces in Karhama, […]
Amit Shah to begin 2-day Jammu visit today
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be reaching Jammu on Friday for his two-day visit to the union territory. The Minister will participate in the Raising Day of CRPF and also review the security situation in view of the delimitation exercise, Amarnath Yatra, and the proposed assembly elections. According to inputs, Amit […]
Jammu-Poonch railway line project shelved for being ‘financially unviable’
JAMMU — The central government has again shelved the 223-km Jammu-Poonch railway line project for being “financially unviable”, an activist said on Thursday citing RTI responses from the authorities. The Ministry of Railways gave the information in response to two applications filed by Jammu-based activist Raman Sharma under the Right To Information (RTI) Act. The […]
17-year-old girl rescued in Ramban, abductor arrested: Police
JAMMU — A 17-year-old girl, who was abducted, was rescued in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. A man from Batote lodged a complaint at police post Patnitop claiming that his minor daughter went missing on March 3 when she had gone to Higher Secondary School Sanasar, a police official said. […]