SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir has arrested a businessman here in connection with an over Rs 4 crore cheating case, officials said on Tuesday. The EOW has arrested Mudasir Ahmad Wani, a resident of Badamwari, Hawal locality of the city here in connection with the case registered under […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday detained over 50 people for their alleged involvement in anti-state activities, an officer said. The detentions were made in raids in Budgam, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama, and Shopian districts of the valley. Police in Budgam in central Kashmir cracked down on the separatist network of […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday initiated legal proceedings for the cancellation of bail to more than 30 accused persons facing trial under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. A police spokesperson said the action is aimed at dismantling terror ecosystem in the valley. The legal proceedings have been started in Shopian, Anantnag, […]
JAMMU — A policeman was transferred after a video allegedly showed him slapping a Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officer in Jammu. The action was taken after a video showed up on social media on Monday, drawing widespread criticism from the public and political leaders. The incident occurred in the Gandhi Nagar area when […]
JAMMU — The police in Ramban district have intensified their crackdown on sympathisers and over ground workers (OGW) linked to Jammu and Kashmir natives based in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, officials said on Monday. In a bid to bolster security in the region, police have stepped up scrutiny of SIM card vendors and strengthened security measures along […]
JAMMU — A porter engaged with the Border Security Force (BSF) died on Monday after falling into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The incident took place in the Sawjian border area when 30-year-old Mushtaq slipped from a hill and fell into a gorge, dying on the spot, they said, adding […]
JAMMU — An Army jawan was injuried in a mine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, officials said. The incident took place in the Tain Mankote forward area of Mendhar tehsil when the jawan reportedly stepped on a mine during routine patrolling, triggering the explosion, they […]
JAMMU — The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday produced Pakistan-linked narco-terror kingpin Mohammed Arshad in a court in Jammu, and he was sent to judicial custody. The SIA on Saturday achieved a major breakthrough with the arrest of Arshad, the alleged kingpin of a narco-terror module, at Mumbai airport. Mohammad […]
JAMMU — Police on Monday foiled a protest march by hundreds of daily wage employees of the Jal Shakti Department who had taken out a rally to gherao the Civil Secretariat here, demanding the regularisation of their services and the release of pending wages. The employees reportedly shut down the water supply to several VIP […]
JAMMU — A 55-year-old man was allegedly found engulfed in flames on the outskirts of Jammu on Monday, prompting police and locals to rush him to hospital, officials said. The victim, identified as Puran Chand — resident of R S Pura — was completely on fire when he was spotted by locals near Ring road […]