SRINAGAR — Weather was cold and dry in J&K and Ladakh during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Thursday that dry weather with hazy mornings is expected to continue. “Dry weather with hazy mornings is expected in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Three family members killed, two injured in Kathua road accident
KATHUA — Three members of a family were killed when the car in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Wednesday night, police said. Two other members of the family were injured in the accident, they said. After skidding off the […]
Ak-47 rifle, pistol recovered from absconding OGW’s house in Kupwara: Police
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday recovered an Ak-47 rifle and a pistol along with magazine and bullets from the house of an absconding Overground Worker (OGW), officials said. “In a joint operation, Kupwara Police and Army recovered arms and ammunition from the house of an Overground Worker (OGW) who is absconding since last many days,” […]
FAA Recruitment Scam: CBI raids 13 locations in Jammu, Samba
JAMMU — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday carried out raids at 13 places in J&K’s Jammu and Samba districts. The officials said the raids were a part of the CBI investigation into the question paper leakage of financial accounts assistants (FAAs) recruitment exam. The exam was cancelled by the government after reports […]
Arms, ammunition recovered in Poonch, says police
POONCH — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a militant hideout at Nabna village in Surankote area of Poonch district and recovered arms and ammunition. Police said that the hideout was busted after joint team of police and army launched an operation in the upper reaches of Nabana village in […]
Govt suspends DySP Crime Branch Jammu
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday suspended Varinder Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP), Crime Branch, Jammu. He has been placed under suspension with effect from 11th November 2022, the date of his arrest in case No. FIR No.15/2022, U/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, in P/S Anti Corruption Bureau, […]
Parents urge authorities to prepone winter vacations in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — Parents on Wednesday urged authorities to prepone winter vacations for at least upto 10th standard students in wake of the freezing cold conditions and absence of heating arrangements in educational institutions in Kashmir Valley. While classes upto 5th standard have been ordered to observe the winter vacations from December 1 (tomorrow), the vacations […]
Min temps continue to remain below freezing point in J&K: MeT
SRINAGAR — Weather was dry and cold in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Wednesday that dry weather with hazy mornings is expected to continue. “Dry weather with hazy mornings is expected in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours. Due to clear […]
Kashmir consumes Heroine worth Rs 9 lakh a month
KULGAM — Even as Heroin abuse is tremendously rising across Kashmir, the southern district of Kulgam has topped the list as the district spends Rs 1 lakh on the use of the substance, official figures revealed revealed Tuesday. Figures suggest that Kulgam district spends Rs 1,01,660 on heroin monthly which is highest in the whole […]
Two detained after drone covering wedding flies near Raj Bhavan in Jammu
JAMMU — Two persons were detained on Monday after the drone they were using to cover a wedding flew near the Raj Bhavan, a designated ‘no-fly zone’ here, officials said. The drone has been seized and the duo is being questioned, they said on Tuesday. “There was a (wedding) party going on in Hari Niwas […]









