JAMMU — Four alleged criminals, including the son of an ITBP officer, were arrested along with a country-made pistol and several sharp-edged weapons in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. An investigation into a recent case related to criminal intimidation and weapon brandishing by a gang at Nathwal in Vijaypur led […]
JAMMU — An old anti-tank mine was detected near the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said on Saturday. The rusted mine was found by a Border Security Force patrolling party along the banks of the Basantar river near Mawa village late on Friday, a police official said. The bomb disposal squad […]
JAMMU — A government school teacher in Ramban district was suspended on Friday for criticising government policies on social media, officials said. Joginder Singh, a teacher at a school in Chanderkot, was running four Facebook pages as a socio-political activist to conceal his real identity, they said. He was criticising government policies and posting anti-government […]
GOOL — Immovable properties of three persons who were allegedly involved in the militant activity were attached by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday. The accused were booked for allegedly hurling a grenade at the Police Post, Gool on August 2, 2022, officials said. The immovable properties include a […]
RAMBAN — Days after Chief Secretary warned employees against misuse of social media, a teacher in J&K’s Ramban district has been suspended for a Facebook post allegedly critical of the government. The suspension order to this effect has been issued by District Magistrate Ramban, Mussarat Islam. “Pending enquiry and for violations of directions passed by […]
JAMMU — The Jammu chapter of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association on Wednesday announced a one-day suspension of work against the decision of the administration to impose property tax in the Union Territory. Bar association president M K Bhardwaj said the decision to suspend work on Thursday was taken at a meeting which […]
JAMMU — Authorities on Wednesday terminated the services of a policeman for remaining absent from duty for more than a year in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The orders to this effect was issued by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Samba, Benam Tosh. The Selection Grade Constable ( SgCT ) Amar Singh […]
JAMMU — A 28-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by his friend after the two had a heated argument over a trivial issue at a marriage function on the outskirts of Jammu, officials said on Wednesday. Arvind Singh Jamwal died on the spot after being shot by Lakhan Pratab Singh using his father’s licensed 12-bore […]
JAMMU — The track laying work commenced on Tuesday on the Chenab railway bridge, located 359 metres above the riverbed, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The 1.3-kilometre-long bridge, which is 35 metres higher than the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, forms a crucial link in the 111-km stretch from Katra to […]
JAMMU — Police arrested four people, including two women, who were involved in human trafficking and rescued five minor girls here, officials said on Monday. A police team received input about some minor girls standing near a bus stand. During questioning, the police found that the girls were being trafficked, they said. The police teams […]