MENDHAR — Army troops on Thursday detected and destroyed a landmine along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar subdivision of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The landmine was detected during routine patrolling in Balakote forward area and subsequently destroyed by a bomb disposal team, they said. As part of an anti-infiltration obstacle […]
BANIHAL — Two persons were killed and seven others critically injured when an SUV skidded off the road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Thursday. The accident took place on Wednesday night when the vehicle carrying nine persons was going towards Chunthan. The deceased were identified as the driver of the vehicle, […]
JAMMU — Jammu is set to get 75 new seven-metre air-conditioned smart electric buses under the PM-eBus Sewa programme, further expanding the city’s electric public transport network, officials said. The bidding process for the buses has been completed, with PMI Electro Mobility Solutions Private Limited emerging as the lowest bidder (L-1) for the Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — More than 46,000 rooftops of residential houses in Jammu and Kashmir have solar electric panels installed under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojna, officials said here on Wednesday. “J&K has achieved 55.24 per cent of its target under PM Surya Ghar, with 46,133 residential rooftops installed against the UT target of 83,500 […]
KULGAM — Police, along with Army’s 9 Rashtriya Rifles and 18 Battalion CRPF, arrested five alleged terrorist associates in Kulgam district on Wednesday and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession, officials said. Acting on credible information, the joint security forces apprehended the five at Khrewan Chadder area and recovered two pistols, three magazines, 40 […]
JAMMU — A special NIA court here has rejected the bail application of separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah in connection with a case arising from a 1996 FIR relating to violence, stone-pelting and firing on police personnel during a funeral procession in Srinagar. While rejecting the bail plea, Special Judge Prem Sagar held that the […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday inaugurated world-class sports facilities at the Sher-i-Kashmir Multi-Sports Activity Centre, Gindun, Rajbagh, Srinagar, giving a major boost to sports infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir. Developed at a cost of over ₹30 crore, the newly inaugurated facilities include an Olympic-sized 10-lane swimming pool measuring 50×25 metres, an all-weather […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces busted an old terrorist hideout in NagdaNar forest area of Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, officials said on Wednesday. Based on specific input, a joint team of Handwara Police, 21 Rashtriya Rifles and 92 Battalion CRPF conducted a search operation […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday conducted a conference of Departmental Vigilance Officers (DVOs) at its headquarters in Peerbagh, Srinagar, to review pending vigilance matters and strengthen departmental mechanisms to curb misconduct. The conference was inaugurated and chaired by ACB Director Shakti Pathak, IPS, and attended by 51 DVOs from Kashmir-based departments, besides […]
ANANTNAG — Police in Anantnag arrested seven alleged drug peddlers in five separate NDPS cases and recovered over 3.3 kg of contraband substances during intensified naka checking and surveillance across the district, officials said on Wednesday. Police said a team from Police Station Srigufwara intercepted Riyaz Ahmad Hajam of Sirhama at Nowshera Crossing and recovered […]