JAMMU — Half a century after transferring over 10,122 acres of land to the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), the Jammu and Kashmir government is yet to demarcate and hand over possession of 1,075 acres of prime land to the authority. The demarcation still ongoing, said government officials. According to a government document, “The JDA has […]
KATHUA — Security forces have apprehended a Pakistani intruder along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police sources said on Thursday. Security personnel detected suspicious movement of a person attempting to cross the border in the Hiranagar sector on Wednesday night, the sources said. The forces fired a few warning […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said a panel has been formed to address the issue of regularisation of daily wagers in the Union Territory, which will submit its recommendations to the government in six months. The chief minister also said the National Conference government is committed to ensuring speedy […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday booked a hardcore criminal under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) at Police station Ranbir Singh Pura Jammu. He have been identified as Balwinder Kumar S/o Daya Ram R/o Chakrohi Tehsil Suchetgarh District Jammu has been booked under Public Safety Act for his continuous involvement in criminal […]
JAMMU — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Para on Wednesday strongly advocated treating the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits as a matter of “dignity” rather than merely that of “relief or consumer issue”. He also called for the formation of district-level nodal agencies to resolve their problems. He further urged the government to formulate […]
DODA — Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Doda Mehraj Malik has responded to the non-bailable warrant issued against him by a Jammu court, stating that it is a personal issue and he is focused on his duties in the assembly. “I am an MLA; you may ask me about what is going on in the […]
JAMMU — A court in Jammu city has issued a non-bailable warrant against Mehraj Malik, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from the Doda Assembly constituency. Special excise mobile magistrate Jammu has directed police to arrest the MLA and produce him before the court on May 14, the next date of hearing in the case. Former […]
JAMMU — The J&K government on Wednesday said an investigation is underway by the home department into the recent mysterious deaths of 17 people in Badhaal village in Rajouri district, with clinical reports and laboratory investigations detecting presence of insecticides in the visecra samples of the deceased. The government was responding to the demands of […]
UDHAMPUR — Police on Wednesday arrested a drug peddler and seized 40 kg of poppy from his possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said. A police team intercepted a vehicle during a routine check at the Jakhani Naka on the highway, they said. During search, two plastic gunny bags were found concealed inside […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday conducted searches at 12 locations across Jammu, including premises of terrorist sympathisers, as part of its probe into infiltration by terrorists from across the border. Among the premises which were raided include the homes of overground workers (OGWs) linked to the newly-formed offshoots and affiliates of […]