BUDGAM — Police have cracked down heavily on drug traffickers and peddlers in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A police spokesperson in a statement said that during the current year, Budgam Police registered 66 FIRs under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act in which 117 persons have been arrested 15 vehicles seized. “Among them, 15 notorious […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said that under Prime Minister’s Development Package, 3,000 government jobs have been created for Kashmiri Pandits with 2,639 migrants appointed in the last 5 years. “2,639 Kashmiri migrants appointed in last 5 years including 841 in 2020-21, 1,296 in 2021-22 and 502 in […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said 180 militants have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir during encounters with security forces this year so far. Nityanand Rai, while informing the Rajya Sabha said that that 62 security forces personnel including 31 civilian were also killed during the current year. […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said the government has a policy of zero tolerance against militancy and that security situation has improved significantly in Jammu and Kashmir. Rai, while informing the Rajya Sabha said there has been substantial decline in militant incidents from 417 in 2018 to 229 […]
Sheikh Nadeem ANANTNAG — Government Middle School Palpora in Anantnag District today celebrated its Annual Day in which Zonal Education Officer Ghulam Hassan Sheikh was the Chief Guest. Zonal Education Plans Officer of the also were present in function. On the occasion various cultural programmes were presented by the students of the institution and […]
BANDIPORA — A 4-year-old girl drowned to death in the River Jhelum in Banyari village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the girl identified as Zehrish Tariq daughter of Tariq Ahmad Dar of Jadalpora Banyari drowned in the River Jhelum. He said after completing medico-legal formalities, […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir produced a challan against three accused persons for producing a fake death certificate to extract insurance money fraudulently. According to a statement, challan was produced in case FIR No. 15/2008 U/S 420, 467,468,471,201,120B RPC before the court of Forest Magistrate Srinagar against Taveen Hussain Shah, […]
SRINAGAR — Cold, dry weather continued in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Wednesday that same conditions are likely to continue. “Cold dry weather with haze is expected to continue during the next 24 hours in J&K and Ladakh. “We are expecting light snowfall […]
JAMMU — Police have launched an investigation after a “blast-like” sound was heard near a checkpoint on a vital bridge here, officials said on Wednesday. The sound was heard late Tuesday night near a bridge over the Tawi river, the officials said. There was no report of any casualty or damage in the “blast”, they […]
SRINAGAR — A senior journalist from South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has been arrested by the Police, officials said here on Tuesday. A top police official told the news agency KNO that the senior journalist Khalid Gul of Anantnag has been arrested. He said he was arrested in an old case filed in 2017. Khalid Gul […]