SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Anti-Corruption Bureau, (ACB) P/S Srinagar has registered an FIR following a joint surprise check (JSC No. 17/2020) conducted to enquire into the allegations of irregularities and professional misconduct committed during the dredging of the HokerSar Wetland at Narbal. The enquiry conducted has uncovered serious lapses on the part of public officials and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Srinagar, has initiated legal action following a verification (SLK-12/2017) prompted by a complaint from the Intizamia Committee of Masjid Shareef, Gagribal Boulevard. The complaint alleged that illegal construction activities by one Iftikhar Sadiq, S/o Rafiq Sadiq, a resident of Gagribal, who is accused of constructing multi-storey hostel buildings […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday reiterated his government’s commitment to fostering a business-friendly environment and streamlining regulatory frameworks across various sectors in the Union Territory. He was addressing a high-level meeting convened here to review the progress on compliance reduction and deregulation under the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) […]
JAMMU — Seven alleged hardcore criminals were arrested and sharp-edged weapons were seized in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The criminals were roaming in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) when they were intercepted and arrested by police near AIIMS Vijaypur, a police spokesman said. He identified the arrested accused as […]
SRINAGAR — A few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snow while rain lashed the other parts, including the plains, of the valley on Saturday, officials said. Tulail and Gurez in Bandipora district of north Kashmir and Sinthan Top in south Kashmir received fresh overnight snow. Owing to the moderate snowfall, the […]
SRINAGAR — A moderate-intensity earthquake with its epicentre in Afghanistan shook Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said and added there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property. A 5.8-magnitude quake hit the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, with the epicentre at a longitude of 71.20 degrees east and a latitude of […]
BANDIPORA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday attaches property worth lakhs of rupees under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act belonging to an infamous drug peddler in Bandipora. Police has attached a single-storied residential house and Alto Car bearing No JK15B-6476 valuing about Rs 13.62 lakhs, belonging to a chronic drug […]
BUDGAM (KIMS) — In a decisive move to disrupt terror-support networks, Budgam Police has attached a vehicle belonging to a known terrorist associate under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967. The seized vehicle, an Innova bearing Registration No. JK01AT-7604, Engine No. EG4HJ17B4979, and Chassis No. MD626EG40J1H49448, was linked to a terror module and in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir DGP Nalin Prabhat on Friday said the police force is strengthening its counter-terrorism grid and operational capabilities to fight terror in the Union Territory. Addressing a passing out parade at the Police Training School (PTS) Manigam in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, he said, “We are strengthening the counter-terrorism grid and […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claimed that authorities were putting him under house arrest on Fridays to prevent him from speaking up on issues at the weekly congregational prayers. “Every Friday I am put under arbitrary house arrest! Putting pressure on me not to speak up. The ban also aims to weaken […]