SRINAGAR — The security grid in Srinagar city will be strengthened as part of the winter strategy, a review meeting chaired by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir was held on Monday, police said. The meeting was attended by DIG Central Kashmir Range (CKR), DIG South Kashmir Range (SKR), Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) of […]
BARAMULLA — A surprise inspection at Government Degree College (Boys), Baramulla, on Monday found 80 out of 179 staff members absent from the institution before the prescribed closing time of 3:45 PM, prompting the District Administration to seek biometric attendance records for verification. The inspection was conducted by a team of the District Administration headed […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Zone Police have booked over 3,000 traffic violations since October 17 as part of an ongoing enforcement drive aimed at ensuring road safety and preventing road accidents across the Valley. According to police, action has been taken in nearly 2,000 cases of riding without helmets, while around 1,800 vehicles have been seized. […]
BARAMULLA — Police in Baramulla have solved a major theft case within 24 hours, arresting four accused persons and recovering all eight stolen deep freezers, besides seizing the vehicle allegedly used in the crime. The case was registered at Police Station Baramulla following a complaint by Nazir Ahmad Kanroo, owner of Kanroo Enterprises, regarding the […]
BARAMULLA — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Baramulla traced a missing minor girl from Uttar Pradesh within two hours of receiving information about her whereabouts and handed her over to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for care and protection, officials said on Monday. According to police, PCR Baramulla received information that the girl, who had […]
ANANTNAG — Police in Anantnag have detained four persons for questioning following a stone-pelting incident at Pehroo Sherbagh during Isha prayers, officials said. According to police, an altercation broke out over the offering of prayers at a house converted into a place of worship, following which some miscreants allegedly pelted stones, causing minor damage. Police […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday assigned the additional charge of Chief Secretary to Shailendra Kumar, IAS, till the joining of Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav in the Union Territory. According to a government order issued by the General Administration Department, Kumar, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Finance Department, who also holds the […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court has upheld the bail granted to a Kashmiri youth in a case under the anti-terror law concerning an alleged conspiracy to spread terror in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Arun Bhardwaj dismissed the National Investigation Agency (NIA)’s appeal against the trial court’s May […]
BARAMULLA — A residential house was damaged in a fire incident at KP Payeen area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday, officials said. Police personnel promptly reached the spot after receiving information and joined Fire and Emergency Services personnel and local residents in firefighting efforts, helping bring the blaze under control and prevent it […]
BANDIPORA — Security forces on Sunday conducted a joint mock anti-terror drill at a school in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district to assess their preparedness and coordination in handling emergency situations, officials said. The Cordon, Intervention and Rescue (CIRS) exercise was conducted at PM High School, Gundgahagir, by Bandipora Police, Army’s 13 Rashtriya […]