JAMMU — Authorities in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir have ordered a magisterial probe into the recent killing of a man in alleged police firing, an official said on Monday, adding cops have also constituted a team to investigate the incident. Aarif Hussain, a resident of Cheeka village, was killed when he allegedly tried […]
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Admin orders magisterial inquiry into Shopian encounter
SRINAGAR — A magisterial probe has been ordered into the circumstances of the encounter in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, earlier this month, in which one terrorist was killed, officials said. The magisterial probe was ordered on Thursday by the Deputy Commissioner of Shopian, directing the Additional Deputy Commissioner to investigate the cause and circumstances leading […]
Ramban school staff suspended after student locked inside school; Inquiry ordered
JAMMU — A Class seven student was accidentally locked inside a government middle school after he fell asleep in his classroom on the last working day before the 15-day summer vacation in Ramban district last week, prompting authorities to conduct an inquiry and suspend the entire nine-member staff of the school, officials said on Monday. […]
Woman discharged from hospital delivers baby on roadside; probe ordered
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district have ordered an inquiry to examine the circumstances leading to an alleged roadside delivery of a patient after being discharged from a hospital, officials said on Saturday. The family of Hafeeza Begum, a resident of north Kashmir’s Chechinar Aloosa area, have alleged that she delivered a […]
Inquiry finds patients with normal hearts underwent cardiac surgery; doctor suspended
SRINAGAR — A doctor was suspended on Saturday after an inquiry into alleged large-scale procedural irregularities at the Anantnag Government Medical College revealed that nearly 50 per cent of his evaluated patients who underwent advanced cardiac surgical procedures did not even require them. The Jammu and Kashmir Health and Medical Education Department revealed fraudulent insurance […]
Probe launched into charges of misconduct by police in Baramulla
SRINAGAR — An inquiry has been ordered into an alleged misconduct by police personnel in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police spokesman said on Friday. The spokesman said that on June 10, a police team from the Kunzer station, while carrying out a status-quo order issued by the JMIC Tangmarg, initiated legal and […]
Govt forms 5-member committee to probe Gulmarg cable car malfunction
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday formed a five-member committee to inquire into circumstances that led to the malfunctioning of Gulmarg cable car services last month. The General Administration Department (GAD) appointed the Managing Director of Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, Mahmood Shah, as chairman of the committee, which has been asked to […]
Probe ordered after pregnant woman forced to walk for medical aid in Ramban
JAMMU — Authorities have ordered an inquiry after a pregnant woman was allegedly forced to walk to seek medical assistance due to the non-availability of an ambulance in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. Ramban Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Kamal G Zadoo has ordered an inquiry following allegations that an ambulance driver refused to travel […]
Army orders inquiry after university professor claims assault by troops in Rajouri
RAJOURI — The Army on Friday ordered an inquiry after a university professor accused the troops of assaulting him during a checking of vehicles in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The professor, Liaqat Ali, suffered head injuries in the alleged assault near the border village Laam late Thursday night […]
Police orders inquiry into officer’s conduct against woman protester in Kulgam
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday ordered an inquiry after a video surfaced purportedly showing a police officer kicking a woman protester in Kulgam district. “A video has surfaced on the social media regarding a police officer’s conduct with the public in Kulgam. We have taken cognisance of the yesterday’s incident and the allegations regarding the […]





