JAMMU — A fake Facebook account impersonating Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Anand Jain has been created, prompting the Jammu and Kashmir Police to launch a thorough investigation and take strict legal action against those involved. “It has come to our attention that a fake Facebook account has been created using the name of […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the stand of the NIA on Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer’s plea on the issue of granting him bail in a terror-funding case. Justice Vikas Mahajan asked the agency to file its response and listed the matter for further hearing on January 30. Senior […]
SRINAGAR — A “Digital Tree Aadhaar” programme has been launched by the Jammu and Kashmir government for conservation of the majestic Chinars which will see creation of a comprehensive database of the tree facing threats due to rapid urbanisation. Under the initiative, the chinar trees — a cultural and ecological symbol of J&K — are […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday recovered 290 bottles of Codeine Phosphate from a residential house in Panthachowk area of Srinagar district. “290 bottles of Codeine Phosphate were recovered after a team of Police Station Panthachowk conducted a search operation based on credible information at a the residence of Irfan Ahmad Ganie, […]
JAMMU — The cabinet sub-committee on reservation rules convened its meeting here on Wednesday and examined the grievances and issues raised by sections of aspirants and students regarding different aspects of existing reservation policy, an official said. The cabinet sub-committee, which met under the chairpersonship of Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and […]
JAMMU — Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday registered two separate cases against six people, including a bank employee, here for duping 15 youth of Rs 1.34 crore on the pretext of providing jobs, a senior officer said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch Jammu, Benam Tosh said the FIRs under relevant […]
KATHUA — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday inaugurated the vital Nora bridge along Lakhanpur-Thein road in Basohli area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. The 191-metre long double-lane bridge, constructed at a cost of over Rs 16.46 crore, meets a long-pending demand of the public who will no longer have to face inconvenience while […]
RAJOURI — Four people, including three sisters, have been shifted to hospitals from Badhaal village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district where a mysterious illness has claimed 17 lives over the past one-and-a-half months. A central team continued its investigation into the cause of the deaths, which took place in three families, on Wednesday. A […]
KUPWARA — An Army soldier died after he was hit by a bullet fired from his service rifle in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. It was not immediately clear if it was a case of suicide. The jawan, hailing from Punjab, was hit by the bullet in his head and […]
NEW DELHI — A delegation led by Umar Farooq, the Mirwaiz of Kashmir and the head of the Mutahida Majlis-E-Ulema (MMU), will on Friday meet Jagdambika Pal, who chairs a joint committee of Parliament examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, officials said on Wednesday. They said the Mirwaiz, who also heads the separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference, […]