JAMMU — A revenue official was suspended and an inquiry was ordered after a video, purportedly showing him taking bribe, went viral on social media in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, an official said on Tuesday. Kishtwar Deputy Commissioner Devansh Yadav ordered the immediate suspension of Patwari Vineet Kumar following a preliminary report submitted by […]
SRINAGAR — The CBI on Tuesday conducted searches at several locations in Jammu and Haryana in connection with Jammu and Kashmir Police sub-inspector recruitment scam case. According to a statement, CBI today conducted searches at 07 locations including Jammu, Pathankot, Rewari & Karnal, (both in Haryana) in the ongoing investigation of a case related to […]
POONCH — A 3-storey house was gutted in an overnight fire in Sib Mohalla Dargam in Poonch district, officials said on Tuesday. They said fire suddenly broke out in the house and the 3-storey structure was completely gutted by the time fire was brought under control. A police officer who was part of the rescue […]
SRINAGAR — Manpreet Singh Mani, all India Youth Congress Joint Secretary on Monday wished people of Jammu and Kashmir a very happy Gurupurab. Manpreet in a statement said, “Guru Nanak always preached humanity, so on the auspices occasion lets all pledge that we all irrespective of religion and caste will walk on the path of […]
SRINAGAR — Surinder Singh Channi greeted people on the auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak Ji jayanti. Guru Nanak Ji jayanti or Gurpurab is will be observed as the 553rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev on November 8 (Tuesday). The JKPCC General Secretary in his message to people said, “I convey my hearty greetings and […]
JAMMU — Two sisters, reported missing from their village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, were rescued from Punjab and four people allegedly involved in their abduction arrested, police said on Saturday. Senior Superintendent of Police, Poonch, Rohit Baskotra had constituted a special investigation team following a complaint lodged by the mother of the duo […]
JAMMU — A criminal involved in looting train passengers was detained on Thursday after being slapped with the Public Safety Act (PSA) here, officials said. A dossier was prepared by the railway police in Jammu incorporating detailed summary of all the unlawful activities carried by the criminal, Angoor Choudhary. Subsequently, the district magistrate slapped PSA […]
JAMMU — The Kashmiri Pandit (KP) employees serving in valley sat on a dharna here with placards carrying their demand, ‘only solution relocation’, as their strike entered 180th day Thursday. They said that they are not only protesting the “selective and targeted killings” in Kashmir but also against “ignoring their plight” by Lieutenant Governor administration. […]
POONCH — A 40-year-old woman and her 12-year-old daughter were killed and two male members of their family were injured after a landslide hit their house at Baffliaz area on DKG road in Poonch on Friday. Official sources told GNS that the landslide occurred during wee hours and swept away the house of one Mohammad […]
POONCH — The army on Thursday foiled an infiltration bid and gunned down a militant in an encounter along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. ”At about 1000 hours today, alert soldiers of the army observed suspicious movement of some individuals along the Line of Control in the Poonch […]