RAMBAN — District Police Ramban have arrested an absconder who had been evading arrest for nearly a decade in a narcotics-related case registered at Police Station Batote in 2015. The accused, identified as Aijaz Ahmed, son of Mohd Shabir Bhat, a resident of Churath in Kulgam district, was wanted in connection with FIR No. 68/2015 […]
JAMMU — Police have traced a missing woman and a missing girl in two separate cases in Pallanwala and Chowki Choura areas of Jammu, with both missing reports subsequently closed. In the first case, a woman from Millen Di Khui was traced by Police Post Pallanwala on October 15. Her missing report had been entered […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has banned fuel-powered motorboats and jet skis from being plied on Dal Lake till further order. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Rajesh Sekhri on Wednesday issued the order on a petition filed by Mohammad Rafiq Mir. “In the […]
GANDERBAL — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for development projects worth over ₹58 crore in Ganderbal district, aimed at improving road connectivity, educational infrastructure and market facilities. According to a post by the Chief Minister’s Office on X, the key projects include the Fatehpora–Gadoora Bridge road, Tehsil Bagh to […]
SHOPIAN — Socio-political activist Er. Maroof Ahmad Wani on Thursday met the Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO), Shopian, and discussed various issues confronting the transport community. During the meeting, Wani highlighted concerns related to the welfare of transporters and stressed the need for effective coordination between the concerned authorities and transport representatives to address their […]
KATHUA — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Kathua has detained a habitual drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, 1988, and lodged him in jail. According to police, a team from Police Station Hiranagar executed the detention warrant on October 14 against Ranja, son of Nashar […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar has frozen and attached residential properties and a vehicle worth over ₹13.43 crore in a major crackdown on drug trafficking and its financial networks under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. According to a police statement, the action was carried out by police stations […]
SRINAGAR — Overnight rain lashed most parts of Kashmir, with some areas in the higher reaches receiving fresh snowfall, as the authorities pressed men and machinery into service to clear the snow from the vital roadways, officials said on Thursday. Widespread rain lashed the region, including Srinagar, during the night and continued till Thursday morning, […]
RAJOURI — Police in Rajouri have arrested the main accused in a case of arson and property damage following a fatal minibus accident in Moughla area of Teryath on October 9. The accused has been identified as Shubham Rajput, 23, son of Kamal Singh, a resident of Moughla, Teryath. He was arrested in connection with […]
KATHUA — The District Administration Kathua on Wednesday demolished a residential structure belonging to an alleged drug peddler at Prithi Chak (Chack Drab Khan), citing illegal construction on government land. According to an official statement, the demolition drive was carried out under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan with the assistance of the Revenue Department and […]