SRINAGAR — Major General Tushar Sharma on Saturday took over the command of the Army’s counter-insurgency unit, Kilo Force, responsible for anti-terror operations in north Kashmir. Maj. Gen. Sharma took charge of the unit in north Kashmir as its 21st general officer commanding, succeeding Maj. Gen. Vivek Narang, a defence spokesperson said. An alumnus of […]
NEW DELHI — Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge countered Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday over his claim that Jawaharlal Nehru was not in favour of Kashmir’s accession to India and challenged him to read the correspondence between Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on the issue, and review the Constituent Assembly discussions of the time. In […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday visited the Valley’s first Chrysanthemum Theme Garden at the Botanical Garden here, after it was recently opened for the public. The L-G was accompanied by senior officials, including his Principal Secretary Mandeep Bhandari, Secretary of the Department of Floriculture, Parks and Gardens Zubair Ahmad, […]
JAMMU — In a major drive against ticketless travel, the Northern Railways Jammu Division penalised over 11,000 passengers across various sections last month, realising a revenue of Rs 67 lakh in fines, an official said. He added that intensified checking drives and surprise inspections were carried out to curb revenue loss and ensure compliance with […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu have made it mandatory for all landlords, property owners, and business establishments to disclose details of their tenants, domestic helpers, and employees to the local police within seven days, officials said on Saturday. District Magistrate Rakesh Minhas said the order, issued on Friday under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik […]
JAMMU — Two men, including an alleged cattle smuggler, were detained under the stringent Public Safety Act on Saturday, J-K Police said. Rehman Ali, a resident of Marh tehsil in Jammu district, who was found repeatedly involved in cattle smuggling with multiple FIRs registered against him, has been lodged in the district prison in Poonch […]
JAMMU — Aiming to curb the misuse of courier services for drug trafficking, authorities in Jammu have imposed strict restrictions on transport of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (NDPS) through courier and logistics networks in the district. Invoking powers under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and relevant provisions of the NDPS […]
SRINAGAR — The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday arrested an alleged key handler in a narco-terror case linked to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit, an official said. He said the accused, Basharat Ali, a resident of Tad Karnah area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara, was apprehended by a special team […]
SRINAGAR — Delhi-based Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG) called on Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq here on Saturday. In a first such meeting after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, a CCG delegation led by former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha and comprising retired air vice-marshal Kapil Kak, senior journalist Bharat Bhushan and social activist […]
JAMMU — In a significant development, the long-closed building of the government primary school, Kewal, has been made functional after it was shut in 2000 due to a land dispute, an official said on Saturday. The building was locked by the landowner, and the school was functioning in a rented building with limited space. Taking […]