PULWAMA — The District Administration Pulwama has intensified anti-encroachment drives, retrieving encroached migrant land and removing illegal occupation from a cremation ground in the district. According to an official statement issued on Saturday, migrant land measuring 7 kanals and 14 marlas in estate Ladhoo, Tehsil Pampore, along with land at estate Shar Shali, was retrieved […]
SRINAGAR — A person has been booked in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama for allegedly impersonating a government official and duping a man and his son of Rs 28 lakh in a land compensation case, officials said on Saturday. Pulwama Police have registered a case under Sections 319 and 336(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) […]
PULWAMA — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Pulwama have seized 23 dumpers/tippers and one excavator during a crackdown on illegal mining in the district, officials said on Friday. Acting on the directions of SSP Pulwama, police conducted early-morning raids at multiple locations across the Rohmu belt to curb the illegal extraction of soil and minerals. […]
PULWAMA — President of the Jammu and Kashmir Fruits & Vegetables Processing and Integrated Cold Chain Association (JKPICCA), Bashir Ahmad Naik, on Wednesday met and congratulated Kuldeep Krishan Sidda on assuming charge as Deputy Commissioner of Pulwama. Naik welcomed the new Deputy Commissioner and expressed hope that his leadership and administrative experience would contribute to […]
PULWAMA — A 70-year old woman was allegedly murdered by unidentified assailants inside her residence in Parigam village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district early Monday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the incident occurred around 5:00 am when the woman’s son had gone to a nearby mosque 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. […]
Officers praise his people-centric approach and leadership PULWAMA — The District Administration Pulwama on Saturday accorded a warm farewell to outgoing Deputy Commissioner Dr. Basharat Qayoom, who has been transferred as Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation. The farewell function was attended by the Additional District Development Commissioner, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Chief Planning Officer, […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Crime Branch Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet against a Pulwama resident for allegedly forging an official communication using the signature and letterhead of the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir The chargesheet has been filed before the Court of Sub-Judge, Srinagar, in FIR No. 29/2026 against Saqlain Mushtaq […]
AWANTIPORA — Police recovered approximately 18.236 kg of charas powder-like substance and arrested a man during a search operation in Awanpora area of Awantipora in south Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Mohd Yousuf Wani, a resident of Awanpora, was apprehended following a search conducted by Awantipora Police based on reliable information […]
PULWAMA — Amid the ongoing peak apple harvesting season in Kashmir, cold storage operators have clarified that no preferential treatment is being given to large fruit merchants and that every grower and customer is being treated equally, subject to established procedures and availability of storage space. Responding to concerns raised by some growers regarding alleged […]