Police seizes five vehicles for illegal extraction, transportation of minerals
Srinagar: Police seized five vehicles for illegal extraction and transportation of minerals in Baramulla, Pulwama and Awantipora, a police spokesman said Sunday. He said that police seized one tipper bearing registration number JK05B1445 and one tractor bearing chassis number IVY5300DCKA002504, involved in illegal transportation of sand at Chakloo Baramulla. During the operation, an illegal sand […]
Police attaches property in NDPS case in Budgam
Srinagar: Police in Budgam attached an immovable property worth approximately ₹50 lakh in Humhama area of Budgam district in connection with an NDPS case, a police spokesman said Sunday. He said that the attached property, a double-storey residential house, belongs to an alleged drug peddler Irfan Ahmad Dar son of Mohammad Ashraf Dar resident of […]
Illegal Kerosene, Diesel seized in Shopian
Srinagar: Police seized approximately 700 litres of illegal Kerosene oil and Diesel in Shopian and arrested the accused person involved in the crime, a police spokesman said Sunday. He said that acting on specific information regarding illegal sale of subsidised kerosene oil in the black market, Police conducted a raid at Imamsahib area of the […]
AJKPC raises development issues of Nagrota Assembly, announces dharna
Jammu: All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC), a registered organisation working for grassroots democracy in Jammu and Kashmir, has raised several development-related demands concerning the Nagrota Assembly Constituency. AJKPC President Anil Sharma, along with local representatives and residents of Nagrota on Sunday addressed a press conference in Jammu and appealed to the J&K Government […]
Criminal detained under PSA in Jammu
Jammu: An alleged hardcore criminal was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) here, police said on Sunday. Baldev Raj, a resident of Kothe Chorli village of Bishnah, was lodged in Bhaderwah district jail after his detention under the PSA, they said. An official said Raj is a hardcore criminal and has been booked […]
Girl child from cut-off Gurez airlifted after serious injury
District Administration Bandipora ensures prompt evacuation BANDIPORA: In a swift demonstration of effective administrative coordination and emergency preparedness, a girl child from the cut-off Bagtore area of Gurez in district Bandipora was timely airlifted on Sunday after sustaining injuries in a fall from a height of approximately 16 feet, ensuring her immediate access to advanced […]
No new wine shops will be opened during the current fiscal: Govt
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said there is no proposal to open new wine shops in the Union Territory during the financial year 2026–27. In a written reply to a question by MLA Arjun Singh Raju, minister incharge Finance Department, informed the House that no new JKEL-2 liquor licences are planned for […]
Budget Session: MLAs raise public issues, seek immediate government intervention
JAMMU: Several Legislators Saturday raised pressing public issues in the House, highlighting hardships faced by the people across different constituencies, urging the government to take immediate remedial measures. MLA Gurez, Nazir Ahmad Khan informed the House that no Patwari is available in the field or at the Patwar Khana in his constituency, causing severe inconvenience […]
Rs 1,534.52 Cr disbursed to PoJK, Chhamb displaced persons: JK govt
36,541 migrant certificates issued in J&K till December 2025, 98% of sanctioned migrant jobs filled under PMRP, PMDP Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said it is strengthening disaster management and rehabilitation systems to minimise loss of life, infrastructure, livelihoods and environmental assets, while addressing the socio-economic needs of internally displaced persons. The […]
Govt has adopted zero-tolerance policy on drug abuse: Minister
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday told the Legislative Assembly that it has adopted a zero-tolerance policy to tackle drug addiction and illegal trafficking of narcotic and psychotropic substances across the Union Territory. In a written reply to a question by MLA Yudhvir Sethi, the Health and Medical Education Department said strict action […]