Police arrests drug peddler in Baramulla
Srinagar: Police in Baramulla arrested a drug peddler and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Hanjiwera Bridge intercepted a suspicious person, who tried to flee from the spot but was apprehended tactfully. During his personal search, a yellow-coloured […]
J&K BOSE notifies Date-sheet for Class 11, 12
Srinagar, Oct 8: The Jammu and Kashmr Board of School Education (J&K BOSE) has notified the date-sheets for 11th and 12th classes Annual/ Regular, 2025 (Oct- Nov Session), scheduling the examinations from November 19 and November 8 respectively. In all, over 1,52,000 students of class 11th (81,000) and 12th (71,000) from Kashmir Division and winter […]
Three gangsters held after encounter in Kathua
JAMMU, Oct 8 (PTI) Three gangsters were arrested after a brief gunfight with the police in Kathua district on Wednesday, officials said. The gangsters were riding a motorcycle when they were intercepted by a police team for checking in Lakhanpur area, they said. According to police, the accused, who were coming from the Punjab border […]
NC core panel to finalise candidates for bypolls: Minister Javid Dar
Srinagar, Oct 8: Senior National Conference leader and Minister, Javid Dar on Wednesday said that the discussion with Congress is going on and the party’s core committee will finalise the candidates for the upcoming by-election. The Minister was replying to a query on finalising the candidature for the Budgam Assembly seat. Speaking to reporters Javid […]
Omar govt misleading people, says LOP Sunil Sharma
Srinagar, Oct 8: Leader of the Opposition Sunil Sharma on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, questioning whether his demand for statehood was intended to kill innocent Kashmiri civilians. Addressing a news conference, Sharma accused Abdullah of harming innocent civilians during his tenure as Chief Minister. “I want to remind Kashmiris […]
Snowfall continues in higher reaches of Himachal, Manali-Leh road blocked
Shimla, Oct 8 (PTI) Cold wave conditions continued in the high-altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh after fresh snowfall in the higher reaches of Kullu and Mandi districts and several parts of Lahaul-Spiti district, the local Met office said on Wednesday. The Manali-Leh road was blocked due to snowfall and vehicles going towards Ladakh were stopped […]
Search operation to track down terrorists intensified in Rajouri, Udhampur
Jammu, Oct 8 (PTI) Security forces on Wednesday stepped up their search for terrorists believed to be hiding in remote forest areas in Rajouri and Udhampur districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. While a brief encounter took place between police and some terrorists in Beeranthub area of Kandi in Rajouri on Tuesday evening, three […]
Boulder hits vehicle in Doda, one killed
Doda/Jammu, Oct 8 (PTI) A 32-year-old woman was killed and five persons were injured when a boulder from a hillock hit a passenger vehicle in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The incident occurred near Baswal village on the Doda-Bharat road, the officials said. They said the rescuers immediately swung into […]
SIA searches in Kashmir valley in UAPA case
Srinagar, Oct 8 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Wednesday carried out searches at multiple locations in the valley as part of its probe into a case registered under the UAPA, officials said here. The SIA teams carried out searches in Anantnag, Kulgam and Baramulla districts of the Kashmir valley, they […]
Man arrested for ‘desecrating’ Guru Granth Sahib in Samba
Jammu, Oct 8 (PTI) Police on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. Manjit Singh alias Billa, a resident of Koulpur village in Ramgarh, reportedly used some inflammable oil to set ablaze the holy text late Tuesday night, sparking widespread protests by the […]