SRINAGAR — Police on Monday produced a chargesheet against five accused persons including three killed militants for kidnapping and murdering an armyman in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An armyman Mohammad Sameer Malla on leave was kidnapped and murdered at Lokipora Khag village in Budgam district in March this year. The persons who have been chargesheeted […]
SRINAGAR — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested four more persons including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police in connection with Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub-Inspector recruitment scam case. With the arrest of 4 more persons, a total of 13 arrests have been made by the CBI in […]
SRINAGAR — Mughal road remained closed for vehicular movement for the second consecutive day due to snowfall, officials said on Monday. The Mughal road, connecting twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri with Shopian was closed for traffic on early Sunday after snowfall at several places enroute including Pir Ki Gali (PKG), Mansar Mohre and Posha, […]
SRINAGAR — A mentally-challenged man from Srinagar was found dead in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. An official said that some passersby spotted a body lying in Kadlabal area of Pampore and informed the police. He said that soon after getting the information, a police party rushed to the spot and […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was inclement in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Sunday that widespread light to moderate rain/snow is likely to occur during the next 24 hours. “Widespread light to moderate rain/snow is likely to occur in J&K during the next 24 hours,” an office of the MeT […]
ANANTNAG — A youth was arrested in Anantnag district following a video in which he was seen thrashing a school-going girl went viral on social media on Saturday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a Class 11th student (name withheld), a resident of Zadipora Khanabal has been arrested by Anantnag Police […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police has granted promotion to the next rank to 625 head constables and constables, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. “On the recommendations of Departmental Promotion Committee, ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar has approved the promotions of 206 Head Constables and 419 Constables to the rank of ASI and Selection grade […]
KULGAM — Police in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district have booked five notorious drug peddlers under PIT NDPS act and have been lodged in Baderwah and Rajouri district jails. In a statement, a spokesperson said that in its continuous offensive against drug peddling and its propagators, to eradicate the menace of drugs completely from the society, […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was partly cloudy in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Saturday that widespread rain/snow is likely to occur during the next 24 hours. “Widespread rain/snow is expected to occur in J&K during the next 24 beginning Saturday afternoon”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar […]
SOPORE — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two active hybrid militants along with arms and ammunition in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a joint team of Police, Army’s 22 RR and CRPF 179 BN during a cordon and […]