NEW DELHI — With an aim to prevent arms transportation in the Jammu and Kashmir, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is set to import vehicle scanning machines from the US, officials said. The Multi-Mode Passive Detection System (MMPDS) is an advanced version of the scanning system which is not based on X-Ray and it […]
BARAMULLA — Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in Baramulla district and seized arms and ammunition from his procession. The police spokesperson in a statement said, “Acting on specific information regarding movement of anti-national elements, a cordon and search operation was launched by security forces in Karhama, […]
JAMMU — The central government has again shelved the 223-km Jammu-Poonch railway line project for being “financially unviable”, an activist said on Thursday citing RTI responses from the authorities. The Ministry of Railways gave the information in response to two applications filed by Jammu-based activist Raman Sharma under the Right To Information (RTI) Act. The […]
JAMMU — A 17-year-old girl, who was abducted, was rescued in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. A man from Batote lodged a complaint at police post Patnitop claiming that his minor daughter went missing on March 3 when she had gone to Higher Secondary School Sanasar, a police official said. […]
SRINAGAR — Press Information Bureau (PIB) Srinagar organized a one day Media Workshop on Thursday at Conference Hall DC Office Pulwama aimed at sensitization and capacity building of journalists from Pulwama and Shopian about various Centrally Sponsored Schemes and their role to bring awareness among common people. The programme was conducted in collaboration with district […]
NEW DELHI — There is “definitely” a periodic spurt in militant incidents in Jammu and Kashmir but these are immediately contained by security forces, CRPF director general (DG) Kuldiep Singh said on Thursday. The months of December and January have been “very good” for security forces and their success rate has been high and there […]
SRINAGAR — Asia’s largest Tulip garden on the foothills of Zabarwan in Srinagar will be thrown open for the general public on 23 March this month. Director, Department of Gardens, Parks and Floriculture, Farooq Ahmed Rather told news agency Kashmir News Trust that this season 1.5 million tulips with 68 varieties and different species of […]
SRINAGAR — With many employees failing to submit property return details, the government on Thursday decided to give “last and final opportunity” to the defaulting workforce. The defaulting employees can now submit details through online mode on the Property Returns System (PRS Portal) from March 22 to 28, according to a government notification issued here, […]
HANDWARA — A driver was killed on Thursday after a tractor he was driving turned turtle at Kunnel-Ashpora area Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official said that a tractor turned turtle at Kunnel-Ashpora area of Handwara this afternoon, resulting in on spot death of the driver. The official identified the deceased driver as […]
POONCH — A 37-year-old man from Qasba village of Poonch, who was missing from last 15 months, has been repatriated by Pakistani Army, who according to them was found in area on the other side of Line of Control. Officials said that Mohammad Javed, son of Nazar Din went missing in second week of December […]