Government orders premature retirement of 36 police personnel
SRINAGAR, OCT 13: In its endeavor to make Police department more efficient and transparent, the Government today prematurely retired 36 police personnel on charges of their involvement in corruption and criminal activities. These personnel conducted their duties in ways which were unbecoming of public servants& in violation of the established code of conduct. The exercise […]
Infant kidnapping case: Court rejects bail plea of accused woman
KV News Network Jammu, Oct 13: A local court on Thursday rejected bail plea of a woman accused of kidnapping a 6-month-old child from a hospital in Kishtwar district last month. In a swift action and with the aid of the network of CCTV cameras, police was able to rescue the child within seven hours […]
Nehru’s ‘insertion’ of Article 370 caused Kashmir issue, Modi resolved problem, says Shah
Zanzarka (Guj), Oct 13 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday blamed India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the issues plaguing Kashmir and credited the Narendra Modi government for solving them by removing Article 370. Speaking at an event to flag off the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘Gaurav Yatra’ in poll-bound Gujarat, Shah also […]
Govt orders transfer of 2IAS, 4 JKAS officers, posts Sanjiv M. Gadkar CEO PM-JAY
Srinagar, Oct 13: The government has ordered transfer of two IAS and four JKAs officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect, officials said on Thursday: According to an order, Jatin Kishore, IAS (AGMUT:2020), awaiting orders of adjustment, has been posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Uri, against an available vacancy. “He shall also hold the […]
Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey takes oath as Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh
Srinagar, Oct 12: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday administered the oath of office to Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey as Chief Justice of High Court of J&K and Ladakh here. Sitting judges and some retired judges of the High Court, judicial officers, Advocate General, lawyers and other dignitaries from civil and police department participated in […]
SC delivers split verdict in Karnataka hijab ban matter
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state. While Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the appeals against the high court verdict, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia allowed them. […]
Mainly dry weather forecast as night temp drops across J&K
Srinagar, Oct 13: Amid forecast for mainly dry weather at least till October 18, night temperatures recorded a drop at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that mainly dry weather over the plains of Jammu and Kashmir with the possibility of very light rain at one or […]
India reports 2,786 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) India registered a single-day rise of 2,786 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s tally of infections to 4,46,21,319, while the count of active cases has increased to 26,509, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,28,847 with 12 fatalities being […]
Hotel employee dies in fire mishap at Banihal
Jammu/Srinagar: A 56-year-old hotel employee hailing from Kokernag Anantnag was killed in a fire that hit a small roadside building, damaging a restaurant and a medical shop inside it near Old Bus stand in Banihal area of Ramban district, police said. They said that prompt action by its personnel and those from the fire and […]
Suspected IED recovered in Ramban
Jammu, Oct 13: Police on Thursday said that a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found in a bag in Ramban district. A police official said that the suspected device was found in a bag in Sangaldan area of Gool sub-division of the district. Immediately, he said, a bomb disposal squad was summoned to the […]
