Police busts mobile phones theft case
Rag pickers from Delhi involved in the robbery arrested
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police Friday busted a mobile phone theft racket by arresting three persons, all residents of Delhi, and recovered stolen mobile phones worth Rs 25 lakh from the arrested burglars. Addressing a press conference at District Police Office (DPO) Srinagar, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar Dr Haseeb Mughal said that on […]
CBI arrests official for accepting bribe
Srinagar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Assistant Director, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) Jammu and Kashmir, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. five thousand from the complainant. According to a statement issued by the agency, a case was registered on a complaint against an Assistant Director, BCAS under […]
Ensure our settlement in Kashmir at one place: KP’s tell Lt Guv
Jammu: A delegation of displaced Kashmiri Pandits met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and demanded one place for their settlement in Kashmir, constitution of a welfare board for the community and a trust to protect temples in the valley. The delegation was headed by All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee (APMCC) chairman Vinod Pandit, the organisation representing […]
Three Al-Badr militants arrested
Sopore: Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have arrested three Al-Badr militants during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Warpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Officials said that a joint team of 22 RR, 179 Bn CRPF, SOG and police busted Al-Badr module, which was involved in a grenade […]
B2V is a great opportunity for getting incredible results: Kansal
SRINAGAR: “The three week Jan Abhiyan, began here yesterday before the launch of third phase of ambitious Back to Village programme, would be the weeks of progress and prosperity besides prompt public grievances hearing and redressal”, affirmed Principal Secretary PDD and Information, Rohit Kansal, said Friday while elaborating on the plan and strategy regarding implementation […]
Man drowns while fishing in Rajouri river
Jammu: A 45-year-old man drowned after he slipped while fishing in Manawar Tawi, a tributary of the Chenab River, which originates at the Ratan Pir ridge and flows through the Rajouri district. Witnesses said that the body of the man, Rashpal Singh (45) son of Pritam Dass of Narian, was recovered from the river in […]
Army Major among two injured in LoC explosion
Rajouri: Two Army men including a Major were injured in an explosion that took place along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector area of Rajouri. Official sources said that the explosion took place on Thursday noon in a forward location of Nowshera sector of Rajouri. “An Army Major and another personnel got injured […]
Woman dies of electric shock in Uri
Uri: A 35-year old woman died due to electrocution in north Kashmir’s Uri town on Friday morning. Reports said that the woman identified as Khalida Begum wife of Mohammad Ashraf Sheikh resident of main town Uri received an electric shock after she came in contact with a live electric wire as some construction work was […]
Govt employee booked for migrant relief fraud
Jammu: The Crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police booked a government employee from the valley for withdrawing relief meant for Kashmiri migrants by fraudulent means, an officer said on Thursday. Mukhtiyar Ahmed Sheikh of Achabal in Anantnag district, who is employed with the health department in Mattan, prepared documents to entitle him to draw […]
B2V will help reach out to people at grassroots level: Advisor Bhatnagar
SRINAGAR: The fundamental objective of Back to Village (B2V) is to reach out to the people at grassroots level and to involve them in the mission of equitable development. This was stated by Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar in a media statement here. “Encouraged by the success of the first and second editions […]
