WMDA, Civil Defence organize disaster response training programme at Manasbal
MANASBAL (GANDERBAL): Wullar-Manasbal Development Authority (WMDA) in collaboration with Civil Defence Department, Srinagar organized a special training programme for basic stakeholders aimed at enhancing their disaster preparedness, emergency response and public safety awareness. The training programme was inaugurated by Chief Executive Officer, Wullar-Manasbal Development Authority, Dr Ahsanul Haq Chishti in presence of Rahi Riyaz Ahmed, […]
Three chargesheeted in Srinagar land fraud case
Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar in connection with a land fraud case involving the alleged sale of the same parcel of land to multiple buyers through separate registered sale deeds. In a statement issued here spokesman […]
IG Kashmir VK Birdi set to proceed on central deputation, appointed IG, CRPF
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone , VK Birdi is set to proceed on central deputation. According to Ministry of Home Affairs, the competent authority has approved the appointment of Vidhi Kumar Birdi as Inspector General, Central Reserve Police Force. “The undersigned is directed to refer to the subject mentioned above and to convey […]
Police arrests four drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police achieved a significant success by apprehending four drug peddlers in Baramulla and Handwara and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that a police party during naka checking operation conducted at Babareshi Crossing intercepted a Scooty bearing registration number JK15C-1139. During search, 17 grams of Charas like […]
ISI asks terror sympathisers to join national political parties to escape crackdown: Officials
Srinagar: In a move aimed at evading security crackdown and investigation into terror incidents, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has asked its established network of Over Ground Workers (OGWs) in Jammu and Kashmir to infiltrate mainstream national political parties, officials said on Sunday. The ISI is also trying to recalibrate its strategy by making desperate attempts […]
China-Pak expert Gen Raja Subramani assumes charge as CDS
Admiral Krishna Swaminathan takes charge as new Navy chief New Delhi: Gen NS Raja Subramani, widely known as an expert on Pakistan and China, on Sunday took charge as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff with a primary mandate to implement the ambitious military theaterisation plan and bolster tri-services synergy. He succeeded Gen Anil […]
NC facing serious internal divisions, claims LoP Sunil Sharma
Predicts Political Instability in JK Srinagar: Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Sunday claimed that the Omar Abdullah-led government was facing serious internal divisions and alleged that attempts were underway to prevent political instability within the ruling establishment. The remarks signalled a sharp political escalation between […]
Kashmir’s Eid Livestock Trade Crosses Rs 384 Crore Despite Sales Slump
Nearly 1.92 lakh sheep brought to Valley in 1,200 trucks; dealers cite rising costs, cautious spending and changing buying trends Srinagar: Kashmir’s Eid-ul-Adha livestock trade generated an estimated business of Rs 384 crore, with nearly 1.92 lakh sheep and goats arriving in the Valley in around 1,200 trucks during the fortnight preceding the festival, […]
PoK youth crosses LoC after social media romance, apprehended by Army
Srinagar: Driven by love that blossomed on social media, a 22-year-old youth from across the border, Zeeshan Mir, crossed the heavily fortified Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir’s Uri sector, only to be apprehended by alert Army troops, officials said here on Sunday. According to officials privy to the ongoing investigation, Mir was deeply […]
Army foils exfiltration bid in Uri, apprehends 3 persons
Srinagar: The Army foiled an alleged exfiltration bid by apprehending three persons in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector, while in a separate incident, troops detained an man from PoK after he crossed the LoC, officials said on Sunday. The Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said a joint operation by the Army and police was launched in the […]