SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review preparations for the upcoming Darbar Move, directing departments to ensure smooth arrangements and provide necessary facilities to employees shifting to Jammu. Emphasising the convenience and safety of employees during the move, the Chief Minister called for seamless coordination among departments, comfortable transportation, […]
SRINAGAR — Higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains on Tuesday, with the meteorological department forecasting a wet spell over the next 48 hours, officials said here. Many areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received light to moderate snowfall as the valley came under the influence of […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested nine alleged drug peddlers in separate anti-narcotics operations across Anantnag, Kulgam and Ganderbal districts, recovering charas, heroin-like substances, ganja-like substances and ganja powder, officials said on Tuesday. In Anantnag, police arrested three persons during separate naka-checking operations at Khanabal, Mattan and Nowgam. Around 120 grams of charas […]
SRINAGAR — Member of Parliament from Srinagar Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has opposed the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board’s reported move to introduce uniform Friday sermons at mosques across the Union Territory, calling for the order to be withdrawn immediately. In a post on X, Ruhullah said the pulpit would lose its essence and institutional […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday criticised the proposed move to introduce uniform Friday sermons at mosques across the Union Territory, accusing the BJP of interfering in the religious affairs of Muslims. In a post on X, Abdullah termed the move “an unacceptable attempt” to interfere in Muslim religious affairs […]
BARAMULLA — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Baramulla have solved a theft case and recovered stolen gold earrings from a domestic helper using technical analysis and CCTV footage, officials said on Tuesday. According to police, a written complaint was received at Police Station Baramulla on October 12 from Fayaz Ahmad Khan, a resident of Kanlibagh, […]
HANDWARA — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu and Kashmir on Monday arrested a senior assistant posted in the Sub-Division Agriculture Office, Handwara, after allegedly catching him red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹40,000 for the release of a tractor subsidy bill. The accused has been identified as Irshad Ahmad Peer, according to an […]
ANANTNAG — Anantnag Police have arrested six alleged drug peddlers and recovered charas in separate anti-narcotics operations across the district in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. Police said six FIRs have been registered in connection with the cases, while further investigations are underway. During a naka checking at Kha Bazar, Anantnag, a […]
SRINAGAR — A woman died after she jumped from the second floor of a house which caught fire in the Noorbagh area here, officials said on Sunday. As the intensity of the flames grew, Haleema Sheikh jumped from the second floor of the residential house at Jehangir Mohalla, they said. She was rushed to a […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday condemned the alleged use of force by Delhi Police against CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas, calling the incident unacceptable and indefensible. In a post on X, Omar said beating an unarmed protester was unacceptable under any circumstances, irrespective of the fact that the […]