Streamlining the traffic: Even a former cop was not spared

Srinagar: Streamlining the traffic in the capital city seems to be the priority for the police who are ensuring that those violating the law have to pay for it too. On Wednesday a former cop, Afzal Mukhdoomi who has served as PA to almost all the DG’s the state has had, was questioned by a […]

Editorial: Not learning its lessons

Srinagar: The memory of the September 2014 deluge is still fresh in the minds of the people living across the length and breadth of Kashmir Valley. The cascade was so powerful that almost all of the historic Srinagar city faced the wrath of the raging Jhelum river. Almost four years have now passed and the […]

SSC exam: Four arrested for involvement in cheating racket

New Delhi: Four men were arrested for their alleged involvement in an organised racket of cheating in online examinations being conducted by the Staff Selection Commission, police said today. In a joint operation conducted by Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task Force and Special Staff, North District, Paramjeet Singh (24), Ajay Kumar (30), Sonu Kumar (31) […]

Man arrested for bovine smuggling in Kathua

Jammu: Police Wednesday foiled two cases of bovine smuggling and arrested one accused in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, an official said today. A police team deployed at a checkpoint here seized a vehicle with 12 bovines, but, the driver of the truck managed to flee from the spot, the police said. A case has […]

‘Militant recruit’ turns out to be a shopkeeper: Police

Srinagar: Police on Wednesday clarified that a man who was described as a new militant recruit on various social media platforms is a respectable citizen running a shop in Beehama area of Ganderbal and has not joined any militant outfit. A spokesman of police said that today a photograph of a shopkeeper from Ganderbal was circulated […]

Governor, Dineshwar Sharma review security situation

SRINAGAR: Governor N.N. Vohra, who visited Srinagar today, had extensive discussions with Dineshwar Sharma, Union Government’s Special Representative for Dialogue in J&K. The two discussed the security situation since the beginning of this year and the steps required for maintaining peace and normalcy. Guest

CM, Governor greet people on Mahavir Jayanti

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today extended greetings to the people on the eve of Mahavir Jayanti, an official statement said. The governor observed that Lord Mahavira was an apostle of truth and righteousness and the celebration of his birth anniversary would revive the importance of brotherhood […]

Govt rolls out CM’s Business Interest Relief Scheme

Srinagar: The State Government today rolled out the Chief Minister’s Business Interest Relief Scheme announced during the Budget to provide  relief to all the affected borrowers whose accounts were re-structured post 2014 floods and subsequent unrest of 2016. “By virtue of a government order, first tranche of funds for the current quarter upto 31st March […]

Three youth injured during clashes in Palpora Pulwama

Pulwama: Three youth were injured during clashes in Palapora village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district during a cordon and search operation on Wednesday. The youth were hit by pellets that were fired by government forces to chase away the protestors. All the three youth were shifted to district hospital Pulwama for treatment. A doctor working […]