PULWAMA — Police in Pulwama solved an apple theft case within 24 hours, recovering all 30 stolen crates of apples and arresting three minors allegedly involved in the crime, officials said on Monday. The case came to light after a complaint was lodged at Police Station Rajpora regarding the theft of 30 crates of apples […]
SRINAGAR — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 10.63 crore in connection with an alleged fraud involving the misuse of the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) loan scheme in Jammu and Kashmir. The attached properties include 11 assets comprising land and buildings in Srinagar and Bandipora districts, which were […]
ANANTNAG — Police in Anantnag booked a man described as a notorious fraudster under the Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, for his alleged involvement in activities prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, officials said on Monday. The accused, identified as Raoof Ahmad Wani, alias Dr Fahim and Raoof Kasab, a resident of Khudhamam, Dooru, […]
GANDERBAL — Police in Ganderbal busted an alleged gambling racket during a raid at a residential house in Rangil Nagbal area and apprehended four persons, officials said on Sunday. They said police acted on credible information regarding gambling activities at the house and registered an FIR (No. 177/2026) under relevant sections of the Gambling Act […]
KULGAM — Police arrested two persons and recovered a pistol, ammunition and two live hand grenades during a naka checking operation in Kulgam district on Sunday, officials said. The arrests were made around 11:30 am by a joint team of Police Station Kulgam, Army’s 9 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and CRPF’s 18th Battalion during naka checking, […]
SRINAGAR — Police have registered a case and taken an accused into custody following an alleged incident of intimidation and threatening involving the brandishing of an official weapon at Saderbal area of Hazratbal in Srinagar, officials said on Sunday. Police said they took cognizance of a complaint filed by Hilal Ahmad Mir, son of Mohd […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested four alleged drug peddlers in Anantnag and Handwara and recovered heroin and charas from their possession, officials said on Sunday. In Anantnag, a police party from Police Station Mattan intercepted a motorcycle during naka checking at Gopalpora Crossing. Two persons travelling on the motorcycle were identified as […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA from Pulwama Waheed Para on Saturday raised concerns over the age criteria in the latest Jammu and Kashmir Bank recruitment notification for Probationary Officers (PO) and Banking Associates, demanding an increase in the upper age limit to 40 years. In a post on X, Para termed the existing […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has sanctioned a 5 per cent annual increment for eligible contractual employees engaged under the National Health Mission (NHM) for the financial year 2026–27, Health Minister Sakina Itoo said on Saturday. In a post on X, the minister said the decision fulfils the government’s promise and recognises the […]
SHOPIAN — Police in Shopian arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered 221 grams of a charas-like substance and ₹31,500 in cash from his possession, officials said on Saturday. They said a police team from Police Post Turkwangam apprehended a person during naka checking at Maldera Link Road after he was found moving under suspicious […]