SRINAGAR — A ward officer of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for demanding and accepting a bribe, the agency said on Friday. A spokesperson said the agency registered an instant case against Ward Officer Safakadal on Thursday based on a complaint. “It was alleged that the […]
ANANTNAG — Police in Anantnag apprehended five persons and recovered charas-like substances from their possession during separate naka checking operations across the district, officials said on Friday. In the first operation, police intercepted two persons, identified as Azan Nabi and Majid Ahmad Dar, both residents of Mir Danter, during naka checking in the area. Police […]
NEW DELHI — The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of a viral video allegedly showing senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan verbally abusing, humiliating and threatening junior woman officer Beenish Wani, an Assistant Director of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS), during an official review meeting. In a statement, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said he had taken up the conduct of a senior IAS officer with the Chief Secretary in the strongest possible terms after a video of an online government meeting surfaced on social media. Reacting to the circulating video, Omar said the officer’s conduct was […]
SRINAGAR — Senior IAS officer in Jammu and Kashmir Kumar Rajeev Ranjan has courted controversy after he allegedly used abusive language against a woman JKAS officer and threatened to recommend her dismissal from service. The heated argument, which came to light through a purported video, took place between Ranjan and Assistant Director Beenish Wani over […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has banned fuel-powered motorboats and jet skis from being plied on Dal Lake till further order. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Rajesh Sekhri on Wednesday issued the order on a petition filed by Mohammad Rafiq Mir. “In the […]
GANDERBAL — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for development projects worth over ₹58 crore in Ganderbal district, aimed at improving road connectivity, educational infrastructure and market facilities. According to a post by the Chief Minister’s Office on X, the key projects include the Fatehpora–Gadoora Bridge road, Tehsil Bagh to […]
PULWAMA — The Jammu and Kashmir Fruits & Vegetables Processing and Integrated Cold Chain Association (JKPICCA) has sought sector-specific banking reforms from Jammu and Kashmir Bank to support the horticulture and cold-chain industry, besides proposing ₹5 crore in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assistance for the beautification and environmental development of SIDCO Industrial Growth Centre, Lassipora. […]
SHOPIAN — Socio-political activist Er. Maroof Ahmad Wani on Thursday met the Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO), Shopian, and discussed various issues confronting the transport community. During the meeting, Wani highlighted concerns related to the welfare of transporters and stressed the need for effective coordination between the concerned authorities and transport representatives to address their […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar has frozen and attached residential properties and a vehicle worth over ₹13.43 crore in a major crackdown on drug trafficking and its financial networks under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. According to a police statement, the action was carried out by police stations […]