Selling Pak MBBS seats in JK: Charges framed against Hurriyat leader, seven others

Srinagar: A special court here on Monday framed charges against eight persons, including a prominent Hurriyat leader, for selling Pakistani MBBS seats in Jammu and Kashmir to fund terror activities. Special judge NIA court, Srinagar, Manjeet Singh Manhas, framed the charges against Hurriyat leader and chairman Salvation Movement Mohammad Akbar Bhat alias ‘Zaffar Akbar Bhat’ […]

Man held for sharing sensitive social media post

Jammu: Police have arrested a man for sharing a sensitive photograph on a social media platform in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said here on Tuesday. An information was received through reliable sources that a person named Prem, a resident of Budhal area, has uploaded a sensitive photograph on a social media platform Monday […]

Lt Gen Aujla assumes charge as Chinar Corps Commander

Srinagar: Lieutenant General Amardeep Singh Aujla on Tuesday assumed command of the strategic Kashmir-based Chinar Corps. Lt Gen Aujla took over from Lt Gen D P Pandey who relinquished charge of the Chinar Corps on Monday, a defence spokesman said here. On taking over the command, the new corps commander paid homage at the Chinar […]

GoC 15 Corps calls on Lt Guv

SRINAGAR: The newly-appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 15 Corps, Lt General Amardeep Singh Aujla called on the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan here Tuesday. The Lt Governor and the GoC discussed about various important issues relating to the security management in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Discussions were also […]

Over 1 lakh meters to be installed by July 22: Union Home Secretary

Reviews progress of Smart Metering, Privatization of power distribution

SRINAGAR: The Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting with the Chief Secretaries of the Union Territories to review the progress of privatization of power distribution and smart metering in the UTs. Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta participated in the meeting on behalf of UT Government. At the outset, a […]

Pak returns body of minor Indian boy

Jammu: Pakistani authorities on Tuesday handed over the body of a 12-year-old Indian boy who drowned in a river in his home town in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir last week and swept away across the Line of Control (LoC) by the strong current, officials said. Zamin Rasool, a resident of Surankote, drowned while […]

One arrested for accepting bribe in Jammu

Revenue official absconding

Jammu: One person was arrested on Tuesday after he was caught taking bribe money allegedly on behalf of a Patwari’ (revenue official) here, a spokesman of the Anti-Corruption Bureau said. A trap was laid following a complaint that the official Arish Parvaiz, Patwari halqa Digiana in Jammu, through his associate Jatinder Kumar is demanding bribe […]

Two LeT terrorists, civilian killed, soldier injured in separate encounters

Srinagar: Two terrorists and a civilian were killed while two others, including a soldier, injured in separate gunfights in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. Giving details, a police spokesman said a cordon and search operation was launched on Monday evening by security forces in the Pandoshan area of Shopian district following information about […]

JK reports five new covid-19 cases, no death

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported five new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said that three of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and one each from Srinagar and Kupwara, taking the overall tally to 454118—166377 in Jammu […]