MLA Ali Sagar chairs PUC meeting to examine audit para pertaining to JKRTC
JAMMU: A meeting of the Committee on Public Undertakings (PUC) was held Tuesday under the Chairmanship of MLA, Ali Mohammad Sagar, at meeting J&K Legislative Assembly Secretariat Jammu to discuss the working of JKRTC. Legislators, Saifullah Mir, Baldev Raj Sharma, Ranbir Singh Pathania, Dr. Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri, Showkat Hussain Ganie and Tanvir Sadiq besides […]
Terror funding case: Delhi HC dismisses plea of Hizbul chief’s sons against framing of charges
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the pleas of two sons of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin and others challenging framing of charges against them in different terror funding cases. A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain rejected the appeals on the ground that they were not maintainable. “All the […]
IG Kashmir assesses year-round crime control measures taken by police in Baramulla
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Kashmir V K Birdi Om on Tuesday reviewed the prevailing crime scenario and assessed crime control measures undertaken by Baramulla district police during the year, an official said. Police Stations presented figures of crime trends, detection rates, preventive policing initiatives, and measures taken to strengthen investigation and prosecution, he said. […]
27 years on, Khankah-e-Faiz-Panah in Tral still awaits full completion
Tourist cafeteria, women’s shelter lying unfinished as locals seek action Pulwama: Nearly three decades after restoration work began on the revered Khankah-e-Faiz-Panah shrine in Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the project remains unfinished, causing discomfort to thousands of daily visitors and locals alike. The historic shrine — dedicated to the eminent Sufi saint Hazrat […]
DM Rajouri wades into chilling Darhali river to remove garbage
Rajouri/Jammu: Rajouri District Magistrate Abhishek Sharma on Tuesday entered the bone-chilling waters of the Darhali River to clear garbage as part of a cleanliness drive. Flowing through Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri town, the Darhali River is a crucial source of water for lakhs of people in the border district. However, rampant dumping of garbage and […]
Anti-Bangladesh protests held in Jammu, Rajouri
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association on Tuesday protested the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to either bring Hindus to India or ensure their protection there. The lawyers also demanded that illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya immigrants be evicted from Jammu. “We condemn the repeated […]
Forest Minister reviews solar power generation prospects for Poonch
JAMMU: Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, Tuesday chaired a review meeting with the Secretary, Science and Technology Department, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary to assess and advance the prospects of solar power generation in Poonch district. The meeting focused on positioning Poonch as a priority district for […]
Police arrests two drug peddlers in Ganderbal
Srinagar: Police in Ganderbal arrested two drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession, a police spokesman said Tuesday. He said that a police team at a checkpoint established at Central University, Tullamulla Road, intercepted a vehicle (Maruti-800) bearing registration No. JK01U-3866 with two persons on board. They were identified as Showkat Ahmad Bhat […]
Police attach property of notorious drug peddler in Srinagar
Srinagar: Police Tuesday attached a double-storey residential house valued at approximately ₹1 crore under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Rainawari area of Srinagar, a police spokesman said. He said that the attached property comprises a double-storey residential house built on 12 marlas of land, situated at Sultan Mohalla, […]
Two injured as vehicle meets accident in Mendhar
Poonch: Two persons were seriously injured after an Eeco vehicle lost control and fell onto the rooftop of a house at Kallar near the police post in the Mendhar area of Poonch district on Tuesday. An official said that the vehicle, whose registration number could not be ascertained, skidded off the road and landed on […]