SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government, headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has approved land for the installation of BSNL mobile towers in underserved areas to strengthen telecom connectivity in remote and border villages, officials said. The towers will be installed under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) in areas including Uri, Tangmarg, Karnah, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Monday said that 150 Bangladeshi nationals, who were staying illegally in the Union territory, were being deported. They were taken on a special Indian Air Force plane to Bagdogra, where they were handed over to Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, Srinagar police said. Another batch of 150 Bangladeshis […]
SRINAGAR — The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday carried out searches at a house in Anantnag district and seized two mobile phones as part of a terror probe. Led by a Deputy Superintendent of police, the team conducted searches at the residence of a woman suspect at Janglat […]
SRINAGAR — The EOW wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch has filed two chargesheets against a person accused of fraud and impersonation, a spokesperson of the probe agency said on Sunday. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) submitted the chargesheets before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, against Abdul Majeed Mir, a resident […]
BUDGAM — Police in Budgam have recovered a bag containing medicines and eatables from the vicinity of Palmaidan in Doodhpathri, where Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Hashim Moosa was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces on September 29, officials said. Police suspect that the recovered items may have been intended for the use of the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir has made a good start under the central government’s rooftop solar scheme and is expected to see rapid progress once the momentum builds, secretary in the Union power ministry Pankaj Agarwal said on Saturday. Agarwal visited the Seva Setu Abhiyan Camp organised under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana […]
BARAMULLA — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Baramulla have recovered ₹6.70 lakh out of ₹11.70 lakh allegedly defrauded from a victim in an online financial fraud case, officials said on Saturday. The recovery was made in connection with FIR No. 03/2026 registered under relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita […]
BANDIPORA — Police in Bandipora have arrested two accused persons in connection with a theft case registered at Police Station Sumbal and recovered the stolen property, officials said on Saturday. The case was registered after police received a complaint on September 18 regarding the theft of various items at Ganastan, Nowgam. Accordingly, FIR No. 209/2026 […]
SHOPIAN — Police have arrested a man in Shopian district for allegedly impersonating a government employee and cheating the family of a cancer patient of ₹9,999, officials said on Saturday. Police said the complaint was received at Police Station Shopian from Farooq Ahmad Sofi of Manghama, who had posted an appeal on social media seeking […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government has notified the Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) Policy 2026, providing a comprehensive framework for converting organic waste into clean fuel and high-quality bio-fertilisers, an official spokesperson said here on Friday. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has termed the policy as a major step towards promoting clean energy, strengthening the circular […]