Two PDS department officials charged in bribery case
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau filed charge sheet against two officials of the consumer affairs and public distribution (CAPD) department in a bribery case on Saturday. The charge sheet against then tehsil supply officer Nazir Ahmad Wani and then storekeeper Farooq Ahmad Mir was filed in the court of the special judge (anti-corruption) […]
Kidnapped minor girl recovered, one arrested
Jammu: A minor girl, who was allegedly kidnapped by a man in Rajouri district, was recovered, police said. The father of the 17-year-old girl from Darhal village had alleged in his police complaint that Mohammad Shafiq of Dhangri area of Rajouri had kidnapped his daughter, they said. A case was registered and during the course […]
Sapphire smuggler arrested
Banihal: An alleged sapphire smuggler has been arrested and 63 pieces of the precious gemstone were recovered from his possession here, police said Saturday. Mohammad ShafiZargar, a resident of Kishtwar town, was seen moving suspiciously at T-Chowk when coming from Banihal Railway Station last evening, a police official said. A case under Sapphire Act was […]
Lok Sabha poll schedule to be announced in March: Sources
Assembly elections in JK may also be held simultaneously
New Delhi: The schedule for Lok Sabha elections is likely to be announced in the first week of March, sources indicated on Friday. The term of the present Lok Sabha ends on June 3. The Election Commission is in the process of deciding the number of phases and the months in which polling would be […]
Mirwaiz rues army’s bragging on death count in Valley
Srinagar: Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooqcriticised Northern Army Commander Lt. Gen Ranbir Singh for his remarks terming 2018 as a remarkable year for the force for killing 250 militants. “The statement of Army (commander) that 2018 was a remarkable year for them in Kashmir as they killed over 250 militants is extremely unfortunate,” […]
Pak raises Kashmir issue during talks with UNGA president
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah MehmoodQureshi Friday raised the Kashmir issue during his meeting with the visiting UN General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espionosa. Espionosa arrived in Islamabad on her first official trip to the Asia-Pacific region since assuming office in September last year. She met Qureshi in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where the […]
India-Pak armies exchange fire on IB in Kathua
Jammu: Pakistan Rangers Friday violated ceasefire by resorting to firing along the International Border (IB) in Jammu division’s Kathua district, officials said. Pakistan Rangers resorted to small arms fire on border outposts (BoPs) in Hiranagar sector at around 11 am, they said. BSF troops, guarding the borderline, retaliated strongly, the officials said. On Thursday, a […]
Police nab man stealing from shrine’s donation box
Jammu: A 60-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing from a donation box in a shrine in Rajouri district, police said Friday. Rs 17,392 in cash has been recovered from the possession of the accused, a resident of the Dara Samote area in Poonch district, they said. A team of Rajouri police on night patrol […]
A year on, Kathua victim’s family waits for justice
New Delhi: The headlines may have faded away but the fear is constant, the grief seemingly without end, says the family of an eight-year-old girl whose body was found in a jungle in Jammu divisions Kathua district on this day a year ago. The case of the child from a minority nomadic community, who was […]