Kargil/Jammu: A 13-year-old boy was killed and two others injured when an unexploded shell went off in a remote village in Kargil district of Ladakh on Sunday, police said. The three teen boys were playing near the Astro football ground at Kurbathang when they found an unexploded mortar shell, believed to be from the 1999 […]
Jammu: An anti-corruption court here sentenced a revenue official to one-year imprisonment with a fine for taking bribe, an official said on Sunday. The Special Judge Anti Corruption, Jammu, handed over the sentence to Patwari Mohd Sharif who was caught red handed while taking a bribe of Rs 4,000 for mutation of land in 2016, […]
Srinagar: Observing that framing of promotional policy is exclusively within the domain of concerned authority, the High Court of J&K and Ladakh has said that there is “sound logic” in the criteria regarding the promotion to the post of Assistant Registrar fixed by the University of Kashmir. A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar upheld the […]
Jammu: A local court has awarded death penalty to a 45-year-old man for beheading his mother in 2014 over a piece of land in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. “The offence of murder committed by the convict seems to be pre-meditated one. The convict has committed the offence of murder upon the old defenceless […]
Srinagar: The Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) has urged the government to recognize the plight of MSMEs in Kashmir and take immediate recourse to live up to its own commitments as sponsors of this most important sector before it is too late. This was impressed upon by the Presidents of organised industrial estates […]
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir said on Sunday that it completely dissociates itself from allegations levelled by some students regarding alleged paper leak of Kashmiri subject in the National Eligibility Test (NET). A KU spokesperson said in a statement that the NET is conducted by the National Testing Agency, and not the University of Kashmir, […]
Kulgam: In order to have a joint security grid in place at National Highway (NH-44) in Kulgam and for better coordination among forces, SP Kulgam Sahil Sarangal held a joint security review meeting in Conference Hall at DPL Kulgam. The meeting was attended by CO 1st RR I/C Vinayak, CO 9RR Nawazish Patil, CO 72 […]
Illegal extraction, transportation of minerals Ganderbal: Acting tough against the persons involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals, police have seized 16 vehicles and arrested 16 persons during the last 15 days in District Ganderbal. Under the directions of SSP Ganderbal Nikhil Borkar, Special Police teams were constituted led by SHOs and DOs of […]
Srinagar: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, police have arrested four drug peddlers in Baramulla and Kulgam and recovered contraband substances from their possession. In Baramulla, a police party of Police Post Wussan under the supervision of SDPO Shri Mohammad Nawaz-JKPS during naka checking near Govt Higher Secondary School […]
Baramulla: In order to bridge the gap between Police and public, Police in Baramulla organised an impressive Iftar Party at District Police Lines Baramulla. The Iftar Party was attended by officers from Army, CAPF, Judiciary & Civil administration officers, retired Police officers, prominent citizens, religious preachers, political leaders, media fraternity, general public and other officers. […]