SHOPIAN — Socio-political activist Er. Maroof Ahmad Wani on Saturday interacted with street vendors in Shopian to assess the difficulties they are facing at the newly allotted vending market following their relocation. During the interaction, the vendors highlighted the lack of basic amenities at the new site, saying they had shifted to the designated market […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against a man accused of allegedly defrauding people of around ₹2 crore by promising monthly returns of 10 per cent on investments. The chargesheet has been filed against Junaid Ul Islam, son of Nazir Ahmad Baba, a resident of […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, Sujit Kumar, on Saturday reviewed crime disposal, security preparedness and policing measures across Kashmir, stressing time-bound investigations, intelligence-based policing and adequate winter arrangements for police personnel. The meeting was held in hybrid mode and attended by all three Range DIGs and district SSPs of Kashmir Zone. […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday flagged off the third edition of the Kashmir Marathon here. More than 1,800 athletes from across the country and abroad are taking part in the event, officials said. The Kashmir Marathon has become one of the elite athletics events of the country. The prize […]
PULWAMA — The District Administration Pulwama has intensified anti-encroachment drives, retrieving encroached migrant land and removing illegal occupation from a cremation ground in the district. According to an official statement issued on Saturday, migrant land measuring 7 kanals and 14 marlas in estate Ladhoo, Tehsil Pampore, along with land at estate Shar Shali, was retrieved […]
SRINAGAR — A person has been booked in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama for allegedly impersonating a government official and duping a man and his son of Rs 28 lakh in a land compensation case, officials said on Saturday. Pulwama Police have registered a case under Sections 319 and 336(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) […]
BANDIPORA — Bandipora Police have claimed to have busted an alleged clandestine module linked to the banned organisation Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen, which was reportedly operating under the directions of a Pakistan-based handler and allegedly targeting women to propagate separatist ideology. According to a police press release, the investigation has uncovered suspected links involving prison-based coordination, covert meetings […]
NEW DELHI — A court here has ordered trial of jailed separatist leader Yasin Malik, Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, alias Engineer Rashid, and five others in a money laundering case linked to alleged funding from Pakistan through hawala channels for secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. Special Judge Prashant Sharma ordered framing of charges […]
SRINAGAR — The Government of India has appointed Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav as the new Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir. According to an order issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday, Yadav has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu and Kashmir and will assume the charge with effect from November 1, […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday threw open the Chrysanthemum Garden, also known as Bagh-e-Gul-Dawood, to the public in Srinagar, marking a new milestone in promoting autumn tourism in Kashmir. Developed as Kashmir’s premier autumn attraction, the garden features 3.5 lakh locally produced plants representing over 70 varieties, expected to bloom into nearly […]