ANANTNAG — Police have solved a theft case in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district by arresting the accused and recovering stolen gold jewellery worth approximately ₹2 lakh, officials said on Saturday. Police said a complaint was received at Police Station Bijbehara on October 5 from Safe Farooqi, son of Farooq Ahmad, a resident […]
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Three sentenced to life imprisonment in 2022 Srinagar murder case
SRINAGAR — A court in Srinagar has sentenced three persons to life imprisonment in a murder case registered at Batamaloo Police Station in 2022, police said on Saturday. The convicts have been identified as Hafeeza Begum, Parveez Ahmad Dar alias Bilal, and Shahnawaz Ahmad Dar. According to police, the case was registered under FIR No. […]
Encounter breaks out between security forces, terrorists in Kupwara
SRINAGAR — An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday, officials said. However, it is not yet clear whether it was an infiltration attempt, they said. Alert troops noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in the Jumgund area of Keran sector in the north Kashmir district, […]
J&K notifies Circular Economy Policy 2026 to boost waste management, green growth
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has notified the J&K Circular Economy Policy, 2026, aimed at improving waste management, promoting resource recovery and advancing ecological sustainability across the Union Territory. The Chief Minister’s Office announced the development in a post on X, stating that the policy marks a significant step towards green growth and […]
J&K Govt orders inquiry into alleged misconduct by IAS officer
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered an in-depth inquiry into the alleged misconduct of senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan towards junior woman officer Beenish Wani, JKAS, following the incident reported in the media. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department on Friday, Mandeep Kaur, IAS, Commissioner/Secretary to the […]
CBI arrests SMC ward officer in ₹10,000 bribery case
SRINAGAR — A ward officer of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for demanding and accepting a bribe, the agency said on Friday. A spokesperson said the agency registered an instant case against Ward Officer Safakadal on Thursday based on a complaint. “It was alleged that the […]
Police solve sheep theft case in Tral within 24 hours, recover 31 sheep
AWANTIPORA — Police have solved a sheep theft case in Tral within 24 hours, arresting the accused and recovering all 31 stolen sheep, officials said. According to police, Police Post Aripal, falling under Police Station Tral, received a written complaint from Ghulam Ahmad Hajam, a resident of Satoora, Aripal, on October 15, alleging that 31 […]
Five held in Anantnag drug crackdown, charas recovered
ANANTNAG — Police in Anantnag apprehended five persons and recovered charas-like substances from their possession during separate naka checking operations across the district, officials said on Friday. In the first operation, police intercepted two persons, identified as Azan Nabi and Majid Ahmad Dar, both residents of Mir Danter, during naka checking in the area. Police […]
NCW takes suo motu ognizance of viral video showing abuse of woman JKAS officer
NEW DELHI — The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of a viral video allegedly showing senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan verbally abusing, humiliating and threatening junior woman officer Beenish Wani, an Assistant Director of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS), during an official review meeting. In a statement, […]
CM takes up IAS officer’s conduct with CS, assures protection to JKAS officer
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said he had taken up the conduct of a senior IAS officer with the Chief Secretary in the strongest possible terms after a video of an online government meeting surfaced on social media. Reacting to the circulating video, Omar said the officer’s conduct was […]









