ACB arrests health official in bribery case
Sopore, Jan 24: The Anti-Corruption Branch on Wednesday said it arrested an official of sub district hospital Sopore for demanding and accepting bribe for issuing a birth certificate. An official said that ACB arrested Mehraj U Din Wani while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 3,600 from one Farooq Ahmad Misger. He said that […]
Minor booked in Kishtwar for derogatory social media post
Jammu, Jan 23 (PTI) A minor was booked on Tuesday for allegedly posting derogatory content on social media in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, police said. Acting promptly against a derogatory social media post, an FIR was registered at Chatroo police station against a minor who posted the content, they said. The police cyber cell […]
Security tightened in Kashmir ahead of Republic Day
Srinagar, Jan 23 (PTI) Security has been tightened in Kashmir ahead of Republic Day to ensure smooth and peaceful celebrations in the valley, with police and other security personnel carrying out sanitisation and area domination exercises, officials said on Tuesday. Police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed in the city and other district headquarters, they […]
140 CISF personnel contingent deployed for Parliament security
New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) A contingent of 140 CISF personnel has been deployed at the Parliament complex as part of the new measure to frisk the visitors and their baggage from the Budget Session that commences from January 31, official sources said. The Union Home Ministry has sanctioned the strength after a comprehensive security […]
No let up in cold wave in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (PTI) The ongoing cold wave sweeping Haryana and Punjab showed no signs of abating, with minimum temperatures hovering below normal at many places on Tuesday. Karnal, with a bone-chilling minimum temperature of 2.8 degrees Celsius, was the coldest place in Haryana, the Met department said. Among other places in the state, Fatehabad reeled […]
Jal Shakti Department employee found dead at Rajouri
Srinagar, Jan 23: A Jal Shakti Department employee was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Darhal in Rajouri district, officials said on Tuesday. They said that the employee Nissar Ahmad had gone to check the water supply yesterday afternoon, but didn’t return ever since. “After looking for him, the family failed to find any trace […]
Srinagar records minus 5.0°C during night as cold conditions continue
Srinagar, Jan 23: The minimum temperature continued to be below freezing point even as weatherman has forecast possibility of wet spell from January 25 to February 1. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.0°C against minus 5.3°C on previous night and it was 2.7°C below normal for the […]
7.1 magnitude earthquake rattles part of western China, injuring 6 people and collapsing 47 homes
Beijing, Jan 23 (AP) A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region early on Tuesday, injuring six people and damaging or collapsing more than 120 homes in freezing cold weather, authorities said. The quake was the latest in a series of seismic events and natural disasters to hit the […]
Govt orders transfer of 33 police officers in JK
Srinagar, Jan 22: The government on Monday ordered major reshuffle in police by ordering transfer and positing of 33 officers with immediate effect. According to a government order, Shivam Siddharth, IPS, awaiting adjustment has been posted as Superintendent of Police, North Jammu, vice Kuldeep Chand Handa. Ranjit Singh, Superintendent of Police, awaiting adjustment has been […]
Gulmarg Awaits Sporting Brilliance: Countdown begins for Khelo India Edition-4
BARAMULLA, JAN 22: In preparation of the 4th edition of Khelo India National Winter Games at Gulmarg, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Minga Sherpa today convened a meeting of concerned officers at Golf Club Gulmarg to take stock of various arrangements put in place for holding the games. During the meeting, the DC conducted a […]
