JAMMU — Police in Samba have busted an inter-state narcotics and illegal arms syndicate with links to Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, arresting 10 persons, including key members of the Gataru gang, officials said on Friday. Police also recovered five pistols, one country-made weapon, 27.66 grams of heroin, 17 rounds of 9mm ammunition, […]
JAMMU — Police have solved a blind murder case in Kanachak area of Jammu within 12 hours, arresting the accused and recovering the weapon used in the crime, officials said. During the intervening night of November 7 and 8, Police Station Kanachak received information about a person found dead with visible injury marks on his […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday returned to the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar after nearly two weeks of house detention and addressed the Friday congregation, expressing concern over repeated restrictions on his religious and public activities. Addressing the gathering, Mirwaiz said such restrictions cause inconvenience to people and amount to […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday inaugurated the 22nd All India Vice-Chancellor T-20 Cricket Tournament for staff members at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-Jammu), bringing together 24 university teams and around 500 participants from across the country. The Chief Minister commended SKUAST-Jammu for hosting the national-level tournament, saying […]
SAMBA — Police have arrested two alleged drug peddlers and recovered approximately 50 grams of heroin-like substance (Chitta) from their possession during a naka checking operation in Vijaypur area of Samba district, officials said on Friday. A police team from Police Station Vijaypur intercepted a scooty bearing registration number JK02DT-6705 at Tarapur Road. The vehicle […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday expressed grief over the killing of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Kishtwar district and strongly condemned the attack. The two deceased personnel have been identified as SPOs Babi Chand and Rashpal Kumar. The Lieutenant Governor said he was deeply grieved by […]
ANANTNAG — Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers in separate operations in Anantnag district and recovered over 4.5 kg of cannabis powder and 4 grams of heroin, officials said on Friday. They said a police team from Police Station Uttrasoo, during routine patrolling at Krad, intercepted a suspicious person carrying a polythene sack. During a […]
RAJOURI — Police have attached immovable property worth approximately Rs 81 lakh belonging to a Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)-based terror handler in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district, officials said on Thursday. The property, comprising 2 kanals and 14 marlas of land falling under Khasra numbers 125, 128 and 160 at village Khablan in Thanamandi, belongs to […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday announced immediate financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh from the Red Cross for each shopkeeper affected by the recent fire incident at Warehouse, Nehru Market and Shiv Market in Jammu. In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor said he visited the affected markets […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested an Assistant Engineer of the Rural Development Department (RDD) and a contractor for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 for clearing pending work bills in Bandipora district, officials said. The accused government employee has been identified as Mohd Rafi Moon, Assistant Engineer posted […]