JAMMU — The mercury continued its upward trend in Jammu on Saturday with the maximum temperature settling at 41.6 degrees Celsius, over three notches above the season’s average, the meteorological department said. However, the minimum temperature recorded in the winter capital city was near normal at 23.9 degrees Celsius, the official said. Jammu is reeling […]
JAMMU — A former police officer has been arrested under the Official Secrets Act for publishing ‘sensitive information’ in his recently released book here, officials said on Saturday. Retired Superintendent of Police Mohammad Aslam Sheikh was arrested from his residence at Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu city late Friday night, the officials said. They said […]
JAMMU — The J&K State Investigation agency on Friday filed a supplementary charge-sheet against two militants involved in multiple attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. It was filed in a special court in Jammu, they said. The charge-sheet names Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Mohd Qasim alias ‘Salman’ alias ‘Waseem’, who exfiltrated to Pakistan […]
JAMMU — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday charged four people, including two revenue officials, under the Prevention of Corruption Act for the illegal transfer of a piece of land in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. A case was registered against Balwant Singh, former Tehsildar of Rajouri and Mohd Rafiq, former Patwari of Rehtal, along […]
JAMMU — Two men were arrested and booked under relevant sections of the law for allegedly raping a woman and molesting a five-year-old girl in two separate incidents here, police said on Wednesday. According to the statement, an FIR was filed under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 7 and 8 […]
JAMMU — A man, named in multiple criminal cases, was booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) here in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Arun Kumar, a resident of Akhnoor, was detained under the administrative law that allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years in some cases. A […]
JAMMU — A joint security review meeting with a focus on counter-militancy operations in the Jammu region was held in view of the recent militant attacks on an IAF convoy in Poonch, officials said. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based 16 Corps (also known as White Knight Corps) Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva chaired the meeting […]
JAMMU — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has listed one more accused in its charge sheet for his role in delivering arms and weapons from Pakistan to militants of banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) by drones, the agency said on Wednesday. Zakir Hussain alias Sonu is the tenth accused against whom charges have been filed in a […]
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has paved the way for the construction of key police projects involving national security matters, modifying an interim order passed in March last year. The interim order had stalled important police projects such as the construction of a battalion headquarters in Kishtwar and an […]
JAMMU — Located just 600 meters from the Line of Control (LoC), the Dabbi village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district comes alive after dusk, thanks to the army which has installed solar-powered lights to provide succour to the villagers. The project was undertaken under operation ‘Sadhbhavana’ (goodwill) and was completed in a short period, […]