SRINAGAR — Authorities have announced traffic restrictions on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway (NH-44) for two days this weekend to facilitate smooth and hassle-free movement of the convoy of secretariat employees in view of the ‘Darbar Move’, officials said on Thursday. The Jammu and Kashmir government will move to winter capital Jammu in the first week […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against five accused persons in a case involving alleged cheating, forgery and fraudulent sale of migrant property in the Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The chargesheet in FIR No. 34/2017 under Sections 420, 419, 467, […]
ANANTNAG — The District Magistrate Anantnag has declared the District Bar Association Anantnag elections held on October 27, 2026, null and void, citing violation of official orders and non-fulfilment of mandatory conditions. According to an order issued by the Office of the District Magistrate on Wednesday, the election process of the association had earlier been […]
BARAMULLA — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Baramulla have registered a cyber fraud case against two persons for their alleged involvement in using mule bank accounts to receive and transfer illicit funds, officials said on Thursday. The FIR (No. 05/2026) has been registered at Cyber Police Station Baramulla under Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of the […]
SRINAGAR — Top security brass in Kashmir on Wednesday reviewed the ongoing operations in the Valley, police said. The operations in south Kashmir were reviewed at a meeting attended by Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat, and General Officer Commanding of Srinagar-based XV Corps (also known as Chinar Corps) Lt Gen Balbir Singh, and others, […]
BANDIPORA — District Police Bandipora on Wednesday conducted an anti-fidayeen mock drill at the District Police Lines (DPL) to assess operational preparedness, inter-agency coordination and emergency response mechanisms in the event of a simulated terrorist attack. The exercise was conducted with the participation of personnel from SOG Bandipora, DPL Bandipora, the 3rd Battalion of the […]
BANDIPORA — Police in Bandipora have arrested an absconder who had been evading arrest for the past 16 years in connection with a cheating and forgery case registered at Sumbal police station in 2010, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Riyaz Ahmad Awan alias Jat, son of Raj Mohammad Awan, a resident of […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has accorded administrative approval for the development of a new industrial estate at Barsoo in Ganderbal district at an estimated cost of ₹17.24 crore. The Chief Minister’s Office announced the decision in a post on X, describing it as a significant step towards strengthening industrial infrastructure and creating […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has directed all government departments and organisations to strengthen cybersecurity and protect government IT infrastructure against emerging cyber threats. In a circular, the General Administration Department (GAD), Commissioner-Secretary, M Raju, directed all government departments and organisations to implement upgraded versions of Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) and Endpoint Detection […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the Kashmir chapter of the Centre for Regional Studies, Culture, Dialects and Emotional Intelligence of the University of Jammu. “I believe this unique initiative will preserve our languages, cultural heritage and knowledge traditions while promoting interdisciplinary research and emotional intelligence,” Sinha said […]