JAMMU — Secretary, Tourism, Avny Lavasa, on Friday visited Kud, Patnitop and Sanasar areas falling under the jurisdiction of Patnitop Development Authority (PDA) to review ongoing tourism infrastructure projects and assess the functioning of the Authority. During the tour, Lavasa reviewed key projects, including the Tulip Garden at Sanasar, golf course, beautification of Sanasar Lake, […]
JAMMU — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Jammu has filed a chargesheet against a man and his wife in an alleged ₹3.55 crore property fraud case involving a residential plot and house in Sainik Colony, officials said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Peary Lal Koul and his wife Nirmala […]
SRINAGAR — Police in Bandipora and Sopore on Friday conducted two joint inter-district area domination exercises along the Wullar axis to strengthen security and enhance coordination in vulnerable areas adjoining the water body. According to police, the exercises were conducted at the Haritar-Kanyari axis and Zurimanz area as part of measures to strengthen area domination […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday welcomed the inscription of Kalhana’s 12th-century manuscript Rajatarangini, along with the Mahabharata and Arthashastra, in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register. In separate posts on X, the two leaders described the recognition as a proud moment for Jammu and Kashmir […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered an FIR against a then Naib Tehsildar, a Patwari and two private persons for their alleged involvement in facilitating the wrongful occupation of State land at Gurha Brahmana village in Jammu. According to the ACB, the case was registered following Verification No. 02/2024, initiated […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has remained under house arrest for nearly a week and was prevented from attending Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Friday, his office said. In a post on X, the Mirwaiz office said police personnel were deployed outside his residence in Nigeen and […]
SRINAGAR — Police in Bandipora have arrested two more persons in connection with an alleged prison-linked module of a banned organisation, which is under investigation for allegedly targeting women to propagate separatist ideology and propaganda, officials said on Friday. The module was earlier busted by Bandipora Police, and investigators are probing its alleged links, network […]
KULGAM — Police arrested three persons, including a husband-wife duo, and recovered around seven grams of heroin-like substance from a vehicle during naka checking on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Kulgam district on Thursday, officials said. The vehicle, bearing registration number PB-01-B-2046, was intercepted near the North Portal of the Navyug Tunnel while travelling from […]
KATHUA — Police in Kathua have solved four theft cases registered at Police Stations Kathua, Billawar and Hiranagar, arresting 10 accused persons and recovering stolen property worth approximately ₹17.50 lakh, officials said on Thursday. The recoveries include around 113 grams of gold jewellery, 52 grams of silver jewellery and an Activa scooty, police said. In […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday visited the residence of Lal Chowk MLA Ahsan Pardesi to offer condolences on the demise of his father, Ghulam Qadir Pardesi, a former Member of the Legislative Council (MLC). During the visit, the Chief Minister paid rich tributes to the deceased for his dedicated public service and […]