SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of two lives in a massive fire at Durbal locality of Bemina in Srinagar and announced an ex-gratia relief of ₹2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. In a post on X, the Chief Minister extended his heartfelt […]
SRINAGAR — Senior National Conference leader and former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council, Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi, died here after prolonged illness, family sources said on Wednesday. The 88-year-old NC leader passed away on Tuesday night. He is survived by his wife and son Ahsan Pardesi, who is the current NC MLA […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against a Pulwama resident in an alleged Rs 35 lakh cheque fraud case before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pulwama. The chargesheet has been filed against Mushtaq Ahmad Yatoo, son of Ali Mohammad Yatoo, a resident of Chanpora, […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday opposed a plea by Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid in the Delhi High Court for bail in a terror funding case, alleging that he has influenced some of the prosecution witnesses. The probe agency contended that two of the prosecution witnesses, who are […]
HANDWARA — Police have attached a residential property worth ₹10.18 lakh belonging to an alleged drug trafficker in Langate area of Handwara as part of their ongoing crackdown against drug trafficking, officials said. The property belongs to Mehraj-Ud-Din Gojree, a resident of Langate, and was allegedly renovated using proceeds generated through illicit narcotics trafficking, police […]
SRINAGAR — The process to appoint the next Vice-Chancellor of the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora, has reached a decisive stage, with the selection committee completing interactions with shortlisted candidates in New Delhi. According to sources familiar with the development, nearly 80 applications were received following a fresh advertisement issued by the […]
BARAMULLA — Two cowsheds were partially damaged in a fire incident in Khimbyar village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday, officials said. Baramulla Police, along with Fire and Emergency Services, rushed to the spot after receiving information about the incident and launched firefighting operations. The fire was brought under control, preventing it from […]
ANANTNAG — Police arrested four alleged drug peddlers and recovered over 17.6 kg of contraband substances in four separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said on Tuesday. The operations were carried out by teams from Police Station Bijbehara, Police Post Sangam and Police Post DK Pora as part of the ongoing crackdown […]
SRINAGAR — The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir in a money laundering case linked to an alleged terror funding case, officials said. At least four premises in Srinagar were raided under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the case involving Umar Adil […]
BANDIPORA — Police in Bandipora arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered 10.130 kg of charas-like substance from his possession during a naka checking in Hajin area on Monday, officials said. The accused was apprehended at Hakbara-Chandergair crossing and has been identified as Tariq Ahmad Mir, son of Mohammad Sabir Mir, a resident of Hakbara. […]