JAMMU — The Special Investigation Agency (SIA) has arrested two more persons, including a policeman, for allegedly being part of a cross-border narcotic syndicate involved in militant funding here, officials said on Wednesday. The arrest of Selection grade constable Saif-ud-din of Jammu and former sarpanch Farooq Ahmad Jungal of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district […]
NEW DELHI — Truck drivers and several transport associations, which launched a protest in various parts of the country, called off their agitation on Tuesday after Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla assured them that their views would be considered before the implementation of a new law regarding hit-and-run cases. The Home Secretary met representatives of […]
SRINAGAR — Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bhiduri Tuesday urged people not to create panic by rushing to petrol pumps with vehicles and bottles stating that there was enough stock of petrol, kerosene and LPG in the Valley for almost a month. Divisional Commissioner Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said that people thronging the petrol pumps with […]
SRINAGAR — The enforcement wing of agriculture seized 400 bags of duplicate spurious fertilizers at Ladgoo area of Kulgam district on Tuesday morning, officials said. An official said, “Enforcement team headed by Director Agriculture Kashmir Choudhary Mohammad Iqbal seized bags of duplicate spurious fertilizers at Ladgoo early morning today.” He said during the operation, team […]
JAMMU — Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will participate in the 8th convocation ceremony of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) here Thursday and confer medals and degrees to meritorious students. An official spokesman said Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will preside over the function. Dhankhar will lead the academic procession and […]
NEW DELHI — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday said to have filed a chargesheet against 15 accused in an ongoing investigation of a case pertaining to irregularities in written examination of JE (Civil), Jal Shakti Department, J&K. The chargesheet has been filed against the then Assistant Sub Inspector of J&K Police; then […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police chief R R Swain on Monday said there has been a decline in militancy in Jammu and Kashmir but it has not been completely wiped out. In his New Year message to police officials, Swain said the challenge for 2024 is not to let the dismantled militant ecosystem “take […]
NEW DELHI — Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday refused to fuel any further the controversy over the Supreme Court’s unanimous verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, saying tersely the judges decide a case “according to the […]
NEW DELHI — Gangster Goldy Brar, the mastermind behind the brutal murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, was on Monday declared a designated terrorist by the Centre under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). A key member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, Brar had claimed responsibility for the murder of Moosewala, who was killed in […]
NEW DELHI — UN Chief Antonio Guterres has condemned the epic human suffering and collective punishment of Palestinian civilians, media reports said. Reports said that he and other world leaders have repeatedly called for a ceasefire while Israel has vowed to push on until Hamas is defeated, a position backed by its powerful ally the […]