SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested four alleged drug peddlers in Anantnag and Handwara and recovered heroin and charas from their possession, officials said on Sunday. In Anantnag, a police party from Police Station Mattan intercepted a motorcycle during naka checking at Gopalpora Crossing. Two persons travelling on the motorcycle were identified as […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday extended Diwali greetings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and others celebrating the festival across the country and abroad. In a message posted on X, the Chief Minister expressed hope that the festival of lights would bring happiness, peace and prosperity […]
SOPORE — Police in Sopore solved a theft case within hours of its registration and recovered the entire stolen gold property, officials said on Saturday. Police Station Tarzoo received a written complaint from Dr Sarfaraz Ahmad, son of Abdul Hamid Bhat, a resident of Baba Raza, Sopore, alleging that unidentified thieves had stolen gold ornaments […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA from Pulwama Waheed Para on Saturday raised concerns over the age criteria in the latest Jammu and Kashmir Bank recruitment notification for Probationary Officers (PO) and Banking Associates, demanding an increase in the upper age limit to 40 years. In a post on X, Para termed the existing […]
SHOPIAN — Police in Shopian arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered 221 grams of a charas-like substance and ₹31,500 in cash from his possession, officials said on Saturday. They said a police team from Police Post Turkwangam apprehended a person during naka checking at Maldera Link Road after he was found moving under suspicious […]
BANDIPORA — Police arrested four persons in two separate narcotics-related cases in Bandipora district and recovered approximately 6.5 kg of charas-like substance from their possession, officials said on Saturday. In the first incident, Police in Bandipora apprehended two persons during naka checking at Kangri Chowk and recovered approximately 4–5 kg of charas-like substance from them. […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has notified the Private Universities Rules, 2026, providing for streamlined approval procedures and 25 per cent reservation for J&K domiciles in admissions and employment, officials said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated Education Minister Shamim Fidrous on the notification, describing it as an important milestone in strengthening the higher […]
SRINAGAR — Police arrested five alleged drug peddlers in separate operations in Anantnag district and recovered heroin and charas from their possession, officials said on Saturday. They said the arrests were made during operations conducted by Police Posts Sangam, DK Pora and Dialgam as part of an ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking. At Sangam, police […]
SRINAGAR — Police in Bandipora and Sopore on Friday conducted two joint inter-district area domination exercises along the Wullar axis to strengthen security and enhance coordination in vulnerable areas adjoining the water body. According to police, the exercises were conducted at the Haritar-Kanyari axis and Zurimanz area as part of measures to strengthen area domination […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday welcomed the inscription of Kalhana’s 12th-century manuscript Rajatarangini, along with the Mahabharata and Arthashastra, in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register. In separate posts on X, the two leaders described the recognition as a proud moment for Jammu and Kashmir […]