E-vehicles in Jammu get colour-coded zones
Authorities order restricted crossing to streamline traffic Jammu: Authorities in Jammu on Saturday ordered regulation of electric vehicles within designated zones in the district to streamline traffic and ensure road safety, an official said. Jammu Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Minhas issued the order after chairing a meeting of the District Road Traffic Authority (DRTA). Minhas announced […]
Congress top brass to meet in Srinagar
Party leadership to discuss stand on RS polls, assembly by-polls Srinagar: Top leaders of Jammu and Kashmir Congress will meet here on Sunday to discuss party strategy for the forthcoming polls to the four Rajya Sabha seats and bypolls to the two assembly seats. Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hameed Karra will chair the meeting […]
Disproportionate assets case: ACB detains JK Police inspector for questioning
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday said it has booked a police inspector for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income and taken him into custody for questioning. Addressing a press conference here, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), ACB, Javid Hassan, said verification of allegations against Inspector (Ministerial) […]
Drug peddler’s property worth over Rs 2 crore attached in Udhampur
Jammu: Police on Saturday attached movable and immovable property worth over Rs 2 crore of an alleged drug peddler in Udhampur district, an official said. The property of Rafaqat and his family members at Devika village was attached under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, a police spokesperson said. He added that the […]
Lawyers, judges must ensure legal system is accessible to every citizen: CJI Gavai
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Saturday said lawyers and judges have a responsibility of strengthening the justice system and they must ensure that the legal discourse does not remain confined to metropolises, but is accessible to even those living in the country’s remotest corners. Speaking at the LAWASIA Conference at […]
SUV hit by landslide in Kishtwar, seven injured
Jammu: An SUV was hit by a landslide in Kishtwar district on Saturday, injuring at least seven people, officials said. The vehicle was on its way to Kishtwar town when a portion of a hillock gave way on the Sigdi-Balana link road, they said. After receiving information about the incident, they said, rescuers rushed to […]
Union HM Amit Shah backs SIR exercise
Says infiltrators in voters’ list pollute spirit of Constitution New Delhi: Backing the ongoing SIR exercise by the Election Commission, Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said inclusion of infiltrators in the voters’ list pollutes the spirit of the Constitution and asserted that voting rights should only be available to the citizens of the country. […]
EC may roll out all-India SIR in phases
Poll body plans to begin with states where polls are due next year New Delhi: The Election Commission is likely to roll out pan-India special intensive revision of voters’ list in phases beginning with a group of states, including those where assembly polls are due next year, officials said. At the same time, it will […]
JK Police crucial agent of socio-economic development: Lt Guv
Says terrorism is breathing its last in the UT SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that J&K Police is not only fighting terrorism, maintaining law & order and protecting citizens but it is also a crucial agent of socio-economic development. “J&K Police has ensured peace and stable society for industrial growth and overall […]
Missing soldier’s body found in Gadole Kokernag
Srinagar: Security forces on Friday found the body of a soldier who had gone missing in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district earlier this week, officials said. The body of another soldier was found from the area on Thursday. The two soldiers of the Army’s elite para unit — Lance Havildar Palash Ghosh and Lance Naik Sujay […]