SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday said it has filed a chargesheet against a former Public Works Department employee in a bribery case before the Additional Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar. According to ACB, the chargesheet was presented in connection with FIR No. 07/2022 registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Saturday said they have attached immovable properties worth ₹3.5 crore belonging to alleged drug traffickers in Srinagar district as part of an intensified crackdown under the anti-narcotics campaign Nasha Mukth Abhiyan Jammu and Kashmir. Police said the action was taken by Police Station Sangam under Section 68-F of the Narcotic […]
MUMBAI — A woman cricketer associated with the Jammu and Kashmir T20 League, along with her brother and another associate, was arrested on Thursday by the Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch in a case of sextortion and extortion. The woman and her brother were taken into custody from a hotel in Delhi, while another associate was […]
SRINAGAR — Four over ground workers (OGWs), including a woman, were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital here for allegedly providing logistic support to terrorists, officials said on Thursday. Police arrested the four OGWs from Hazratbal area of the city here on Wednesday night. They identified the OGWs as Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Bashir Ahmad […]
SRINAGAR — The first batch of 431 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Saudi Arabia for the annual Haj pilgrimage on Saturday, officials said. The pilgrims, including 230 males and 201 females, left in three flights, they said. All the required arrangements for transportation, baggage handling and documentation have been put in place at […]
JAMMU — The CAG has expressed serious concerns about the large-scale encroachment of over 2,500 kanals and ecological degradation of Hokersar Lake, warning that the wetland is facing rapid deterioration, and its “pristine glory” is at risk of extinction. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) pulled up authorities for the failure of conservation and management […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday inaugurated the ‘Know Your Artisan’ initiative aimed at promoting the region’s handicrafts and artistic heritage, under the ‘Soulful Kashmir’ campaign. He emphasised that artisans are the custodians of the region’s cultural identity, saying the programme aims to provide them direct market access, ensure fair […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday unveiled the renovated War Memorial at the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) centre here. The renovated war memorial of the JAKLI Regiment at Rangreth near the Old Airfield Srinagar was unveiled on the regiment’s 78th Raising Day. “I am thankful to the regiment for giving me […]
SRINAGAR — Faced with an inaugural ribbon in saffron, white and green stripes, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday refused to cut it and instead untied it and handed it back to the organisers with the instruction that it should be kept with respect. Abdullah was inaugurating the ‘Know Your Artisans’ event […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A former Patwari has been convicted in a corruption case dating back to 2007 and sentenced to one year imprisonment along with a fine of ₹10,000 by the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar. The judgment was pronounced by Special Judge Tasleem Arif in connection with FIR No. 20/2007 registered at Police Station […]