Police destroys poppy cultivation
Bandipora: A team of police officials headed by SHO Hajin along with Excise Department destroyed poppy cultivation in Madhwan, Prang and adjoining areas on Wednesday. General public of the area lauded the efforts of police against contraband cultivation in the area. Community members were asked to come forward with any information regarding cultivation of contraband […]
Meeting of retired police personnel held in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: A meeting with retired police personnel was held Wednesday at District Police Office Ganderbal as an endeavour of J&K Police to ensure well-being of retired police personnel. The meeting was chaired by SSP Ganderbal, Khalil Ahmad Poswal. The participants raised various issues particularly their health condition. They demanded Police Hospital in every District of […]
Omar rues Srinagar’s infrastructure issues, blames Centre, previous govt
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the urban life of Srinagar city was blight with various problems, adding that neither the Centre nor the Jammu and Kashmir government invested in the augmentation of urban infrastructure of the state capital in the last five years. “The people of Srinagar stand dejected at […]
No accused in NDPS cases should get bail: DIG to SSPs
Jammu: District police chiefs in the state have been directed to ensure accused in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) cases do not get bail. The SSPs were asked to concentrate on source, carrier and destination in narcotics cases, officials said. In a crime review meeting of Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts with concerned […]
Clash near Jammu over anti-encroachment drive
Jammu: Two women fell unconscious and some people were injured in clashes with the police during an anti-encroachment drive on the outskirts of Jammu on Tuesday, officials said. A team from the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) and the police launched a six-hour drive in Mandal area and faced stiff resistance from the people, an official […]
DSEK team visits Minto Circle School
Directs school to charge fee as per old fee structure
SRINAGAR: A team of officers of Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Tuesday inspected the Minto Circle School, Allochibagh, Srinagar after receiving a complaint from the parents of the students about arbitrary fee hike in the school without the approval of the Fee Fixation Committee, Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar. The officials discussed the matter with […]
Decongesting traffic: Second phase of Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover to be inaugurated today
1.04-kilometre stretch from Rambagh to Alochi Bagh to be a major traffic decongestant, reduce travel time from 15 minutes to 1 minute
Srinagar: The second phase of the Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover will be inaugurated and thrown open for vehicular traffic today on May 22, officials said on Tuesday. This will be after over five years since work on the prestigious flyover project started in October 2013 and one year after the first phase thereof was inaugurated and […]
Budgam chopper crash: Senior IAF officer removed, likely to face charge of culpable homicide
Srinagar: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has removed the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Srinagar Air Base, the senior-most officer of the base, for circumstances related to the crash of an Mi-17 helicopter near Srinagar on February 27 after it came under friendly fire, even as a Court-of-Inquiry (CoI) continues to investigate the matter. On February […]
Two JK police personnel scale Mount Everest, Guv congratulates
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik Tuesday congratulated two police officers who were part of an 11-member team that scaled the Mount Everest. Constables Nazir Ahmed and Falail Singh were part of the All India Police Sports Control Board team that scaled the world’s highest mountain peak. Governor’s Advisor K Vijay Kumar, Chief Secretary B V […]
Police holds interactive meeting with retired police personnel
Sopore: Police on Tuesday held an interactive meeting with retired police personnel of Police District Sopore at District Police Lines in the township. The meeting attended by retired police personnel of Police District Sopore was chaired by SSP Sopore, Javaid Iqbal. The aim of the event was to assess the problems being faced by the […]
