SRINAGAR — Security forces arrested two overground workers (OGWs) of terrorists and recovered arms and explosives from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Thursday. A joint team of police and Army conducted searches in the Delina area of Baramulla district on Wednesday and apprehended two suspects, identified as Waseem Ahmad […]
BARAMULLA — Police have booked six persons associated with trade and tourism activities for allegedly creating a public nuisance and disturbing public peace in the Gulmarg tourist resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to police, the action was taken by Police Station Gulmarg under Section 36 of the Police Act to maintain public order, […]
PULWAMA — President of the Jammu and Kashmir Fruits & Vegetables Processing and Integrated Cold Chain Association (JKPICCA), Bashir Ahmad Naik, on Wednesday met and congratulated Kuldeep Krishan Sidda on assuming charge as Deputy Commissioner of Pulwama. Naik welcomed the new Deputy Commissioner and expressed hope that his leadership and administrative experience would contribute to […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday chaired a comprehensive review meeting at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar to assess winter preparedness across Kashmir and Jammu divisions. The meeting reviewed snow clearance arrangements, advance stocking of essential food supplies, fuel and medicines, and the round-the-clock readiness of emergency services and control rooms. Emphasising proactive […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has increased the monthly stipend for MBBS and BDS interns, including Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs), from ₹12,300 to ₹25,000. According to an order issued by the Health and Medical Education Department on Wednesday, the enhanced stipend will be effective retrospectively from October 1, 2026. The order states that […]
SOPORE — Sopore Police have recovered a missing girl from Laiser area of Rafiabad within 36 hours of receiving a complaint, officials said on Wednesday. According to police, Police Station Dangiwacha received a complaint on October 19 regarding the girl’s disappearance. Acting promptly, a police team was constituted to trace her. With the help of […]
ANANTNAG — Anantnag Police in challaned 244 vehicles and seized 166 others during a special traffic enforcement drive across the district on Tuesday. According to officials, a total of 410 vehicles, including two-wheelers, were dealt with for various traffic violations during the drive. The enforcement campaign was aimed at ensuring compliance with traffic rules, improving […]
KULGAM — Jammu and Kashmir Police have solved a hit-and-run case in Kulgam district with the arrest of the accused following an investigation and technical analysis of CCTV footage. According to police, the incident took place on October 7, when a motorcycle hit a pedestrian, Hilal Ahmad Laloo, 55, son of Ab Salam Laloo, a […]
SRINAGAR — Medical interns in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday resumed their strike over the government’s failure to fulfil its commitment to increase their monthly stipend. The interns had gone on strike in September to press for a stipend hike. On September 8, the government had asked them to call off their agitation and give […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested six alleged drug peddlers in Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag districts and recovered charas-like substances, cannabis and heroin from their possession, police said on Tuesday. In Shopian, police arrested two persons during naka checking at Circuit House, Heerpora, and recovered 60 grams of a charas-like substance from each of […]