SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday attached two plots of land in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), officials said. The plots measuring 7.5 marla (2,050 square feet) and 6 marla (1,632 square feet) in Kanispora belong to Shaheen Ahmad Lone, an accused in […]
SRINAGAR — Four tourists were among five people injured on Wednesday when a bus overturned in Tangmarg in Baramulla district, officials said. The accident occurred in the main market in Tangmarg, which is near the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in the north Kashmir district. They said at least four tourists and a local driver […]
JAMMU — Authorities are preparing detailed project reports (DPRs) for 60 km of road works worth Rs 3,500 crore to strengthen infrastructure along the Amarnath Yatra route in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said on Tuesday. The Amarnath road projects form part of a wider initiative to upgrade pilgrimage and tourism infrastructure in the […]
JAMMU — Jammu Police Crime Branch on Tuesday booked three directors of a Greater Noida-based company for allegedly duping people by promising high returns on investment. Acting on a written complaint from two individuals, the Special Crime Wing registered a formal case against Sanjay Bhati, Pawan Bhati and Sachin Bhati, all sons of Rattan Singh […]
JAMMU — The Jammu Development Authority (JDA) launched a demolition drive near Jammu railway station on Wednesday, clearing over 30 illegal structures and reclaiming encroached land valued at Rs 10 crore, officials said. The early morning action targeted unauthorised commercial units, including dhabas and shops, occupying prime urban land, the officials said. Teams of the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday laid foundation stones for two sewage treatment plants to improve sanitation and safeguard water bodies in the city. Foundation stone was laid for the 2.5 MLD (million litres per day) Sewage Treatment Plant at Chattabal and augmentation of the 17.08 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant […]
SRINAGAR — Seven people have been booked in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir for the consumption of banned drugs, police said on Tuesday. In Bijbehara, police, in coordination with a medical team, conducted tests using a rapid drug detection kit, a police spokesperson said. During the exercise, five people tested positive for drug consumption […]
JAMMU — Four Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, were injured in an explosion near the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The blast was caused by accidental activation of a landmine during area domination patrol by Army personnel in forward Kalal area of Nowshera sector, […]
JAMMU — The ongoing anti-drug crackdown across Jammu division has yielded significant results, with more than 700 drug peddlers arrested and assets worth over Rs 45 crore attached or demolished, an official said on Tuesday. Authorities have also recovered large quantities of narcotics, dismantled drug trafficking networks and intensified rehabilitation efforts under the ‘Nasha Mukt […]
RAJOURI — A suspected Pakistani drone was sighted over a forward village along the International Border in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The drone-like object with a blinking light was seen moving from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir side into Indian side in Sunderbani sector late Monday night, the officials said. They said […]