Power shutdown announced in valley parts

SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, Srinagar, in order to facilitate Projects Wing to carry out branch cutting, preventative maintenance and other maintenance works, the 33 KV Amargarh Nowpora line shall observe shutdown on September 17 and 21 from 9 am to 5 pm and Power Supply to Nowpora, Seelu, Achabal Receiving stations […]

Engineers Day function held in Srinagar

Srinagar: As part of the Centenary Celebrations of The Institution of Engineers (India), a function was held on the occasion of 53rd Engineers Day at The Institution of Engineers (India), Jammu & Kashmir State Centre, Church Lane, Sonwarbagh Srinagar. The function started with the hoisting of the official flag of IEI and garlanding the portrait […]

28 Cr fraud case: Crime branch files charge sheet against accused

Jammu: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed a supplementary charge sheet against a man accused of swindling Rs 28 crore from the public through his finance company here nine years ago, a spokesman of the investigation agency said on Tuesday. S Gurdeep Singh, a resident of Channi Himmat area of Jammu, […]

Two Al-Badr militant associates held, 6 lakh seized

Srinagar: Security forces on Tuesday arrested two overground workers (OGWs) of militants from Pulwama district of south Kashmir and seized Rs 6 lakh from their possession meant for funding the Al-Badr militant outfit, police said. “Acting on a specific information, police and security forces today morning arrested two militant associates at Ladhoo Crossing when the […]

Trucker arrested with 42 kg poppy in Udhampur

Jammu: Police on Tuesday arrested a truck driver and seized 42 kilogram of poppy from his possession in Udhampur district, officials said. A police team stopped a Punjab-bound truck coming from Kashmir during a routine checking at the Jakhani area on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. During the Search, 42 kg of poppy was found in […]

Irregularities in govt land purchase

CBI files case against trust run by ex-JK minister's wife

Jammu: The CBI has registered a case against a Kathua-based educational trust run by former Jammu and Kashmir minister Lal Singh’s wife and some government officials to probe irregularities in purchase of land for setting it up, officials said on Tuesday. The agency officials on Tuesday carried out searches at nine locations — three in […]

Hizb module busted, three associates arrested in Ganderbal: Police

GANDERBAL: Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) module by arresting three militant associates in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. A police official said that the three were in close contact with Pakistan based militant Kashmiri Fayaz Khan a resident of Chanhar Gutlibagh. Police in a press release said that, on a […]

Civilian pretending to be a cop arrested in Doda

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir police Tuesday arrested a civilian who was performing duties as a police sub-inspector in Doda district of Jammu region, officials said. Reliable sources said that Bollywood movie ‘Phataposter Nikla Hero’ in which famous actor Shahid Kapoor would act as a fake police officer had motivated the civilian from Doda, who during […]

Three sustain injuries as car rolls down into deep gorge

Sopore: Three persons were injured when the vehicle in which they were traveling skipped into a gorge from the hills of Rampora Rajpora village in north Kashmir’s Sopore on Tuesday morning. The four wheeler private car bearing registration number JK05J- 2738 carrying three persons was on its way from Sopore to Rampora Rajpora village when […]