JAMMU — A village head was on Tuesday dismissed from service for violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by participating in a political rally in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Rajouri is part of Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency which is going to polls on May 25. District collector Rajouri Om Prakash Bhagat […]
JAMMU — A 13-year-old girl was killed after being hit by a shooting stone in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday, officials said. Shazia Akhter was hit by a rolling boulder while passing through a landslide prone area near her Dandote village in Budhal area, the officials said. They said the girl was shifted […]
JAMMU — A man was on Sunday booked for violation of district magistrate’s order by using Virtual Private Network (VPN) application in his personal mobile phone in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district police said. Mazhar Iqbal (30), from Dhanore Jaralan village, has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code at Darhal police […]
JAMMU — A multi-storey business establishment and a vehicle, both together worth more than Rs 1.80 crore, owned by an alleged drug peddler, were attached in Rajouri district on Saturday, police said. Vikal Chogga, who was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act last year, had illegally acquired the property by selling […]
JAMMU — The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Friday attached the property of a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. The immovable property belonging to LeT militant Abdul Hameed Khan at the Panjgrain village in Manjakote tehsil was attached under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in compliance with a court […]
JAMMU — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the BJP leader who allegedly threatened Pahari Muslims in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir should be booked under the UAPA and sent to jail. The BJP on Tuesday expelled Poonch district spokesperson Satish Bhargav for “hate speech” and “using unparliamentary language” during an […]
JAMMU — As many as 16 ‘chronic’ drug peddlers were jailed under preventive detention in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday, police said. A special drive was launched against the drug peddlers, who have been booked on various occasions in drugs related activities, a police spokesman said. He said that 16 chronic peddlers have […]
JAMMU — The authorities on Wednesday ordered the immediate suspension of VPN services till the end of the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. The decision to suspend virtual private networks (VPNs) was taken as a preventive measure to protect information on the Lok Sabha elections and other sensitive data from cyber […]
JAMMU — As many as 67 suspected people were detained for questioning in connection with the killing of a civilian by two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. During investigations, credible evidence was obtained and the police identified one of the two militants involved […]
JAMMU — Police on Tuesday claimed a foreign militant codenamed “Abu Hamza” of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba was involved in the killing of a government employee in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district and announced a Rs 10 lakh reward for information on him. Mohammad Razaq (40) was killed on Monday in the Kunda Top village of […]