Initial investigation didn’t point towards terror angle in DG Prisons murder: Police
Jammu, Oct 4 (PTI) Police on Tuesday said initial investigations into the murder of Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General (Prisons) Hemant Kumar Lohia here did not point towards the terror angle as efforts are on to arrest his domestic help who has emerged as the main suspect in the case. Lohia was found murdered at […]
Quota benefits to Gujjars, Bakerwals, Paharis in J-K, says Amit Shah
Rajouri (JK), Oct 4 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that the Gujjar, Bakerwal and Pahari communities in Jammu and Kashmir will get reservation benefits in accordance with the recommendations of the Justice Sharma Commission which examined the issue of quota. Addressing a rally here, Shah also said there will be no […]
MeT predicts mainly dry weather in J&K
Srinagar, Oct 4: The weatherman on Tuesday forecast mainly dry weather across Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. An official from the meteorological department here said that no large change was expected in the weather for subsequent two days. As regards the mercury, he said that Srinagar recorded a low of 9.6°C, same […]
Elderly man killed in hit and run case in Srinagar’s Lalbazar
Srinagar, Oct 04: An elderly man was killed in a hit-and-run case in Botshah Mohalla locality of Lalbazar in Srinagar in the wee hours on Tuesday, reports said here. Reports said that the 70-year-old man identified as Ghulam Mohammad Wani of Buzgoo Budgam was hit by an unknown vehicle in Botshah Mohalla this morning. They […]
Security put on alert as Union HM visits Rajouri today
Rajouri (J&K), Oct 4 (PTI) Multi-tier security arrangements have been put in place ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s public rally on Tuesday in Rajouri, officials said. Security forces on Monday conducted cordon and search operations at multiple locations here, they said. Joint teams of Army, police and paramilitary forces launched a cordon and […]
DG Prison’s murder: Police says ‘Domestic Help’ is the main suspect
Srinagar, Oct 4: Police on Tuesday said that its initial investigations into the murder of Director General of prisons J&K, Hemant Kumar Lohia, have ruled any terror angle even as it identified main accused to be his domestic help. Officials said that the throat-slit body of the senior IPS officer was found at his residence […]
DG Prisons found murdered under suspicious circumstances in Jammu: Police
Jammu, Oct 4 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia was found murdered at his residence here on Monday night with police suspecting his domestic help as the main culprit, police said. Director General of Police Dilbag Singh described it as an “extremely unfortunate” incident and said a manhunt had been launched […]
Several delegations call on HM Amit Shah in Jammu
Jammu, Oct 4 (PTI) Several delegations, including representatives of the Dogra community, called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday after he arrived here on a three-day visit of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union minister Jitendra Singh were also present during the meetings, the officials said. A delegation […]
JK reports 11 Covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 3: Jammu and Kashmir reported 11 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said all cases were reported from Kashmir Valley and none from Jammu, taking the overall tally to 479174. Among the cases, 173990 are from […]
Appointment on compassionate ground concession not a right: SC
New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) Appointment on compassionate ground is a concession not a right and the object of granting such employment is to enable the affected family to tide over a sudden crisis, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court last week set aside the judgement of a division bench of the Kerala […]