JAMMU — A Class 7 student was allegedly raped by a cab driver and his friend in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. Both accused were arrested and booked under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including those pertaining to gangrape, kidnapping and wrongful confinement, as well as under the […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday trapped and arrested a Treasury Office clerk in Kalakote, Rajouri, for allegedly demanding and accepting a ₹20,000 bribe from a retired government employee, officials said. The accused was identified as Khadam Hussain, posted as a clerk at the Treasury Office, Kalakote. According to the […]
JAMMU — A shopkeeper was seriously injured after he was allegedly assaulted with lathis by four people in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. All four accused have been arrested. Three of them were arrested from Jalandhar in Punjab on Wednesday. On Sunday, the accused barged into Sachin Puri’s shop in […]
BHADERWAH — In a major crackdown on illegal felling and timber smuggling, the Forest Protection Force on Wednesday seized hundreds of illegally extracted deodar and green kail sleepers in Bhaderwah forest division of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, a senior official said. Divisional Forest Officer, Bhaderwah, Devinder Kumar said six labourers found extracting timber were […]
JAMMU — Rail traffic on the Jammu-Kathua link was disrupted for several hours on Wednesday after a wagon of a goods train derailed at Chhan Arorian railway station in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The derailment occurred around 9:30 am. The vital route connects Jammu and Kashmir with other parts of the […]
JAMMU — A 32-year-old man died after he allegedly fell unconscious at a border police post in R S Pura sector near here early Wednesday, official sources said. The deceased, Uttam Chand, a resident of Rakh village, was called to the Chakroi police post following a complaint filed by a woman neighbour over a property […]
DODA — The Sessions Court, Bhaderwah, has convicted a drug trafficker in an NDPS case registered at Police Station Gandoh and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of ₹1 lakh, police said. The convict, identified as Abdul Qayoom, son of Lassa Zargar and a resident of Sham Dalian in […]
JAMMU — Security agencies have drawn up a comprehensive plan to replace Army troops with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for counter-terrorist operations across select locations in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. Under the proposal, about 21 locations in Udhampur and Kathua districts in Jammu region have been […]
JAMMU — The high court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has directed authorities to consider the plea of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik seeking restoration of his security cover, including escort vehicle, and take an appropriate decision within six weeks. Justice Sanjay Dhar passed the directions on Monday while disposing of Malik’s petition, filed through […]
JAMMU — Jammu Police have launched action against public drinking and serving of liquor in RS Pura, apprehending three persons and seizing liquor bottles from the spot, officials said on Tuesday. Police Station RS Pura took action after receiving information about liquor being served and consumed at a meat shop in the area. According to […]