Police orders inquiry into officer’s conduct against woman protester
Srinagar: Police on Monday ordered an inquiry after a video surfaced purportedly showing a police officer kicking a woman protester in Kulgam district. “A video has surfaced on the social media regarding a police officer’s conduct with the public in Kulgam. We have taken cognisance of the yesterday’s incident and the allegations regarding the officers […]
NC, PDP demand high-level probe into deaths of two brothers
Jammu: Members of the PDP and the NC on Monday raised in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly the issue of the deaths of two brothers, who were among three people missing since last month and demanded a high-level probe. Showkat Ahmad Bajad, his brother Riyaz Ahmad Bajad, and Mukhtar Ahmad went missing on February 13 […]
Lookout notice against 6 for ‘duping’ ex-serviceman in Jammu
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s crime branch on Monday issued a lookout notice against six online fraudsters, including two women, for allegedly duping an ex-serviceman here of more than Rs 17.50 lakhs on the pretext of doubling his money, an official said. The case was registered at the Jammu Crime Branch’s Special Crime Wing […]
Budget Session: Legislative Assembly passes Business Advisory Committee Report
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed the recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) concerning the business schedule of the House. Member, Mubarak Gul, moved the motion. Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Advocate Abdul Rahim Rather, put the report to a voice vote, which was unanimously passed by […]
No paper leak happened in JK in past two years: Govt
Jammu: No paper leak incidents have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last two years, the government informed the Legislative Assembly on Monday. In response to a question by Dr. Rameshwar Singh, the Minister-in-Charge said in a written reply that while no paper leak occurred, irregularities were reported in 2022 during recruitment exams […]
JK faces severe shortage of teachers: Minister
Says no school upgradation happened since 2023 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said that the UT is facing a severe shortage of teachers due to the halt in recruitment since 2019, adding that no schools have been upgraded in the last two years as the government currently has no policy for school upgradation. […]
India-China cooperation, Pak’s ‘betrayal’, Gujarat riots, RSS influence — PM Modi touches varied issues in podcast
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday opened up on a host of foreign affairs issues as he stressed that cooperation between India and China is essential for global peace and prosperity and called out Pakistan’s links to global terrorism, accusing Islamabad of responding with hostility to his attempts to rebuild ties. In an […]
India to host regional counter-terror conclave this week
New Delhi: India will host a two-day conclave of 10-nation ASEAN grouping and some of its dialogue partners beginning Wednesday that will focus on firming up a comprehensive strategy to combat the threat of terrorism and extremism. The conclave of the experts working group (EWG) on counter-terrorism under the framework of ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus […]
Over 200 investors from outside J&K allotted land for setting up business units in UT
Jammu: Over 200 investors from outside Jammu and Kashmir have been provided land in the industrial estates to set up their business units in Jammu and Kashmir in the past decade, official data said. The process of land acquisition by outside investors, mostly from Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, marked manifold increase after the abrogation of […]
Amit Shah begins review meet on implementation of new criminal laws in NE states
Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday took stock of the implementation of three new criminal laws — BNS, BNSS and BSA — across the northeast (NE) in a review meeting with the chief ministers and DGPs of the states in the region. As the President’s rule is imposed in Manipur, its Governor Ajay […]
