SRINAGAR — Protection along with removal of encroachments from water bodies had been ordered by Supreme Court, NGT, JK High Court followed by so called State Water Management Act of 2010 & Sec 3 of which is being misused by Revenue bosses to harass innocents over one serious issue followed by State Water Policy issued […]
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ASI arrested while taking bribe in Kathua
JAMMU — An assistant sub inspector of the Jammu and Kashmir police was caught red-handed by CBI while taking bribe in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. ASI Bhuri Singh was trapped by the CBI sleuths following a complaint by a transporter from Punjab, they said. In his complaint, Devinder Singh […]
Five injured in Truck-Sumo collision in Kupwara
KUPWARA — At least five passengers sustained injuries after a platform truck collided with a sumo vehicle in Kralpora area on Sunday evening, official sources said. They said that at about 9:15 PM, a platform truck bearing registration number JK02X-7935 coming from Chowkibal towards Kralpora collided with Tata Sumo bearing registration number JK05A-6618 near NTPHC […]
J&K’s political parties on back foot since August 2019, but situations change: Sajad Lone
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference (PC) chairman Sajad Lone on Sunday said the mainstream political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have been on the back foot since the Centre revoked the erstwhile state’s special status in August 2019, but their time to “play on the front foot” will come soon. Speaking to reporters after vice-chairman of […]
Residential house gutted in Kokernag village
WARIS SHAH ANANTNAG — A residential house was fully damaged on Sunday evening in a massive fire in Khriti Larnoo village of Kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports said a massive fire broke out in a residential house belonging to Molvi Bashir Ahmad Son of Ghulam Mohd Wagay of Khriti Larnoo. Fire tenders with […]
Minor girl among 2 killed as tractor turns turtle in Bandipora
BANDIPORA — Two persons including an eight-year-old girl were killed while another suffered minor injuries after a tractor turned turtle at Badyara-Ashtangoo village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday afternoon. An official told that three persons in a tractor were heading towards their orchard when the tractor turned turtle on the bund of a […]
Nine month pregnant lady dies in mysterious circumstances in Bandipora village, police initiates probe
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir police have started a probe into the “mysterious” death of a pregnant woman in Check Chandegeer village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Family members told that the woman namely Marifa, wife of Muhammad Shaban Dar, was nine months pregnant, died along with her child after allegedly injected a pain […]
Delhi court grants bail to Kashmiri man accused of planning to assassinate head priest in Delhi
SRINAGAR — A local court in New Delhi has granted bail to a Kashmiri man, who was allegedly involved in planning to kill a religious priest in Delhi and was subsequently arrested by the police from a hotel in Paharganj area of New Delhi. In a judgement, court of additional sessions judge New Delhi granted […]
State, Kacharie land worth Rs 35 crore retrieved in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — Continuing drive to retrieve illegally grabbed land in the district, the District Administration Srinagar today launched a massive anti-encroachment drive across the summer capital during which about 40 Kanals of State and Kahcharai land worth approximately Rs 35 crore was retrieved from encroachment of land-grabbers. The drive was conducted by the enforcement wing […]
NIA files supplementary charge-sheet against 7 accused in ‘narco-terrorism’ case
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge-sheet against seven accused in a “narco-terrorism” case related to the recovery of over Rs 20 lakh and two kg heroin from a vehicle in Kupwara district of north Kashmir last year, an agency spokesperson said on Saturday. The NIA had filed the first […]









