BUDGAM — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for civic and road infrastructure projects worth ₹14.33 crore in Beerwah area of Budgam district. The Chief Minister inaugurated a two-span truss girder bridge over Nallah Sukhnag, with each span measuring 35 metres. He also laid foundation stones for the beautification of […]
BUDGAM — Budgam Police have arrested three more accused in an alleged fake job and financial fraud syndicate, taking the total number of arrests in the case to five. The newly arrested accused have been identified as Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat and Saleem Ali Bhat, all residents of Bandipora district. Police said Zahoor […]
BUDGAM — Police in Budgam have recovered a bag containing medicines and eatables from the vicinity of Palmaidan in Doodhpathri, where Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Hashim Moosa was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces on September 29, officials said. Police suspect that the recovered items may have been intended for the use of the […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit has suffered a “serious blow” with the killing of its senior commander Mohd Asif alias ‘Musa’ during an encounter in higher reaches of Budgam in central Kashmir, a spokesman of the Union Home Ministry said on Wednesday. In an intelligence-led joint operation by security forces, Musa, also known […]
SRINAGAR — A most wanted terrorist belonging to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed on Tuesday in an encounter with the Rashtriya Rifles in the higher reaches of Budgam district in central Kashmir, security officials said. While Kashmir-based Chinar Corps did not reveal the identity of the slain terrorist, officials identified him as Sulaiman Shah alias […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has arrested a man in connection with a Rs 93 lakh land and property fraud case, officials said on Friday. They said the Economics Offences Wing (EOW) arrested Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Dar, a resident of Jawalapora, Samson Budgam, for his involvement in a major multi-lakh financial […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested a Patwari after allegedly catching him red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 from a complainant in Budgam district. The accused public servant has been identified as Bashir Ahmad Dar, Patwari Halqa Gund Ali Nayak, Waterrehal, Tehsil Khansahab, District Budgam. According to the ACB, […]
SRINAGAR — A terrorist gunned down by the Indian Army in the higher reaches of Yusmarg in central Kashmir has been identified as Yasir, a Pakistani national working for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, with involvement in the ambush of an IAF convoy in Poonch and an attack on army and civilian workers in 2024, officials said […]
SRINAGAR — A terrorist was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces during a joint search operation in the Ashdar Gali area of Budgam district on Friday, the Army said. According to Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, the operation was launched by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF based on specific intelligence […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against five persons in a case involving alleged fabrication of official documents and fraudulent adjustment of three individuals as teachers in Zone Nagam of Budgam district. The chargesheet in FIR No. 36/2021 under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 201 […]