GPS anklets fitted on three JeM overground workers out on interim bail in Kathua
Jammu, Mar 19, (PTI): Police have fitted GPS-enable tracking anklet on three overground workers of militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad in Kathua district after they were released on interim bail, officials said. The action followed an order of the principal district and sessions judge in Kathua. The devices were affixed on the accused — identified as Mool […]
International cyber fraud racket busted in Srinagar, 7 arrested
Srinagar, Mar 19 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Counter Intelligence Wing (CIK) has busted a highly sophisticated international cyber fraud racket by arresting seven persons here, officials said on Thursday. The CIK-CID received several technical and credible inputs regarding the operation of “covert call centres” involved in fraudulent online activities targeting both foreign and […]
2.6 lakh passengers returned to India from West Asia since Feb 28: MEA
New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Amid the escalating West Asia conflict, the government on Wednesday said around 2.6 lakh people have returned from the region to India since February 28. At an inter-ministerial briefing here on the West Asia situation, Additional Secretary (Gulf), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Aseem R Mahajan, said that on Wednesday, […]
Tenure of parliamentary panel on simultaneous polls extended
NEW DELHI, Mar 18 (PTI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday extended the tenure of the parliamentary committee examining Bills that seek to introduce simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies till the Monsoon session. P P Chaudhary, chairmain of the Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Bills seeking to introduce simultaneous polls […]
NC to Push for Alcohol Ban, Land Rights Restoration in J&K Assembly: Tanvir Sadiq
Srinagar, Mar 18: National Conference Chief Spokesperson & MLA Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq on Wednesday said that his party is set to introduce key legislative proposals in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly session, including a private member’s bill seeking a complete ban on alcohol and tobacco in the Union Territory. The National Conference chief spokesperson […]
Govt’s prime objective remains restoration of J&K’s statehood: Sakina Itoo
Srinagar, Mar 18: Minister for Health and Education, Sakina Itoo, on Wednesday said that the restoration of statehood to the Union Territory remains the “primary and non-negotiable” objective of the National Conference (NC) government, asserting that the dispensation is committed to reinstating the status that existed before August 5, 2019. Addressing a gathering to commemorate […]
Searches launched after suspicious movement in Rajouri, Doda, Poonch
JAMMU, Mar 18 (PTI): Security forces have launched search operations following reports of movement of suspected terrorists at different locations in J-K’s Rajouri, Doda and Poonch districts, officials said on Wednesday. A combing operation was launched at Khandli and its adjoining areas near Palma in Rajouri late Tuesday after a local reported movement of two […]
Rising Star Corps GoC reviews operation preparedness of troops in Kathua
JAMMU, Mar 18 (PTI): The General Officer Commanding (GOC), Rising Star Corps, Lieutenant General Rajan Sharawat on Wednesday reviewed operational preparedness of the troops in Jammu and Kashmir’s Machhedi sector of Kathua district. The Bani-Macchedi mountainous belt in Kathua district has witnessed several attacks and encounters in the last two years. It is considered an […]
Three children among 7 of family killed in massive fire at multi-storey building in Delhi’s Palam
NEW DELHI, Mar 18 (PTI): Seven members of a family, including three children, died after a fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in southwest Delhi’s Palam area on Wednesday morning, officials said. Two people jumped from the building in a bid to escape the flames and were admitted to a hospital, they said. […]
Higher reaches of Kashmir receive fresh snow as wet spell persists in Valley
SRINAGAR, Mar 18 (PTI): A few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, while rain lashed most parts of the Valley on Wednesday, leading to a drop in temperature, officials said. Reports of fresh snowfall were received from Pir Ki Gali along the Mughal Road in Shopian district, and from Sonamarg, even […]