JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district have imposed restrictions on trekking, hiking, camping and other adventure activities across Bhaderwah subdivision, citing security concerns and potential natural hazards. Additional Deputy Commissioner, Bhadarwah, Sunil Kumar Bhityal issued the order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), an official said on Wednesday. […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday registered two fresh FIRs in connection with an alleged Custodian land scam in Jammu, accusing revenue officials, Form Alaf holders and beneficiaries of fraudulently grabbing government land through forged documents and illegal mutations. According to an ACB statement, the cases relate to the alleged illegal alienation […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district have suspended four teachers for alleged irregularities in the annual Amarnath yatra duties, officials said on Wednesday. “District Administration Ganderbal has taken cognisance of certain irregularities which occurred in connection with the on-spot registration process for Shri Amarnathji Yatra pilgrims at the Manigam Transit Camp,” an […]
SRINAGAR — Three over-ground workers of terrorists were apprehended in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district with the help of Facial Recognition System (FRS) deployed for the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, police said on Wednesday. The FRS installed by Anantnag Police generated timely alerts regarding three suspicious individuals while they were passing through the Sarbal area, demonstrating […]
SRINAGAR — Former chairperson of the District Development Council (DDC) Baramulla, Safina Baig, on Wednesday joined the ruling National Conference here. Safina Baig is the wife of former deputy chief minister, and PDP co-founder Muzaffar Hussain Baig. She joined the National Conference (NC) in the presence of party president Farooq Abdullah, and Chief Minister Omar […]
SRINAGAR — A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander was killed on Wednesday in an anti-terror operation by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. Security forces had launched the search operation in a dense orchard in the Meemandar area, which comprises seven villages, in the south Kashmir district on July 3. “You Can Run […]
SRINAGAR — Thousands of passengers, including tourists, were stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Wednesday after authorities stopped Jammu-bound vehicles near the Navyug tunnel in Kulgam district. Though traffic authorities did not disclose the reason for the prolonged halt, traffic is usually stopped in the morning on the stretch to facilitate the movement of […]
JAMMU — A fresh batch of 9,837 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for the annual Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir, amid tight security on Wednesday, officials said. They said this is the largest batch of pilgrims so far this year, comprising 7,004 men, 2,810 women, 21 children and two transgender persons. While 4,480 […]
TOKYO — Oil prices climbed nearly 2% on Wednesday after the U.S. military launched airstrikes against Iran and reimposed crude sales sanctions, raising fears their fragile truce was unravelling and Middle East supplies could be disrupted again. The U.S. airstrikes were in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Tuesday recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition, including two automatic rifles and hand grenades, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. Acting on specific intelligence about the presence of arms and ammunition in Hathlanga forest in Uri sector of the north Kashmir district, security forces launched a […]