HC transfers minor girl’s death case to CBI; orders time-bound, court-monitored probe
Jammu, Dec 21 (PTI) The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has transferred the probe into the unnatural death of a 13-year-old minor girl to CBI, directing the agency to submit a status report to the chief judicial magistrate here within three months of commencing the investigation. The girl’s father, Mukhtyar Ali, a […]
2 senior revenue officials among 5 chargesheeted in land fraud case
Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch has filed a chargesheet against five persons, including two senior revenue officials, in a land fraud case, an official said on Sunday. “The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) filed the chargesheet under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B RPC read with Section 5(2) of […]
MeT forecasts wet weather with snow for parts of JK, Himachal

Fog envelopes northern states, ‘Chillai-Kalan’ begins in Kashmir New Delhi: As the year draws to a close, mercury hovered around its wintry lows and normal life was affected across northern states due to foggy conditions, with red alert warning issued in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. The national capital was in the grip of a cold […]
Measures in place to tackle heavy snowfall: CM Omar

Says snowfall may boost tourism in the region Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said all arrangements are in place to tackle heavy snowfall in the Union territory, also expressing hope that the precipitation forecast would help mitigate air pollution and boost winter tourism. The chief minister chaired a review meeting here on Saturday, on winter […]
LG calls for frequent checking, surveillance of prisons across JK

Chairs high level review meeting of Subordinate Departments of Home Department Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday called for frequent checking and surveillance of prisons across Jammu and Kashmir at a high level review meeting of sub-departments under the home department at Lok Bhavan here, an official spokesman said. He gave instructions for sensitisation […]
FCI’s first foodgrain freight train to reach south Kashmir goods terminal today
Jammu: The first foodgrain freight train of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) from Punjab is scheduled to reach the newly developed south Kashmir goods terminal on Sunday, marking a key step in strengthening the region’s supply and logistics network, railway officials said. The FCI’s grain freight train was recently flagged off from Ajitwal Railway […]
Forces get inputs on possible infiltration in Jammu
Anti-terror ops intensified along IB, say officials Jammu: Security forces have intensified anti-terror operations across the Jammu region following intelligence inputs about a possible infiltration attempt by terrorists from across the border amid dense fog, officials said on Saturday. Search operations by police, Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Army personnel […]
NIA court issues non-bailable warrant against Hizbul chief
Srinagar: An NIA special court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday issued a non-bailable warrant against Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen chief Mohammad Yousuf Shah alias Syed Salah-ud-din, directing the police to arrest him. The Court of Special Judge designated under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act issued the direction after hearing a case registered […]
Going abroad not a crime, says Omar Abdullah
Defends Rahul Gandhi over his foreign visits Katra/Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday defended Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is battling allegations of meeting “anti-India forces” outside the country, saying it was no crime to go abroad and even the prime minister does it. Responding to the BJP’s allegations, Abdullah questioned the premise that […]
Eggs safe for consumption, cancer risk claims unfounded: FSSAI
New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has categorically dismissed recent claims linking eggs to cancer risk, terming them “misleading, scientifically unsupported and capable of creating unnecessary public alarm”. In a statement issued on Saturday, the food safety regulator clarified that eggs available in the country are safe for human consumption […]