Six kg poppy straw seized in Poonch
Jammu: Six kg poppy straw has been seized from a passenger vehicle in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said on Monday. The contraband, packed in five polythene bags, was being smuggled from Kashmir through Mugal road, connecting the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu region with south Kashmir Shopian […]
Absconder held in Rajouri
Jammu: An absconder, on the run for a year, was arrested from the Sunderbani area in Rajouri district Monday, police said. Zaffer Iqbal, the accused, a resident of Marchola village, was wanted in a case registered under sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) […]
Teenager killed in mysterious blast in Gurez , another wounded
Gurez: A teenager was killed while another sustained injuries in a mysterious blast in Bagtore area of Gurez in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday. A senior police official said that a mysterious blast occurred in Chuntiwari village of Bagtore Tehsil at around 4:20 pm, resulting in on spot death of Amjad Mapnoo (16), son […]
Citizenship amendment, triple talaq bills lapse
New Delhi-With the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha, the contentious Citizenship (amendment) Bill and the one on banning triple talaq have lapsed as they were not passed by Rajya Sabha. The two bils could not be passed by Rajya Sabha in the Budget session, the last Parliament session of the outgoing government. The term […]
Ensure proper arrangements for Kheer Bhawani Mela at Manzgam, Devsar: DDC Kulgam
KULGAM: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Dr Shamim Ahmad Wani Monday chaired a meeting with the district officers to review the arrangements put in place for smooth conduct of Kheer Bhawani Mela at Kheer Bhawani Asthapan Manzgam and at Khanbarni Devsar. Interacting with the concerned officers, the DDC directed to ensure appropriate arrangements are put in […]
Jumat–ul –vida, Shab –e–Qadr, Eid–ul–Fitr arrangements reviewed
ANANTNAG: The Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Anantnag, Khwaja Nazir Ahmad Monday chaired a meeting of the officers to review the arrangements made for observing Jummat – ul – Vida, Shab– e–Qadr and Eid– ul– Fitr in the district. ACR Anantnag, all the SDMs, CMO, Executive Engineers of PDD & PHE, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, […]
Kashmir shuts on Geelani’s call, restrictions continue

SRINAGAR: Curfew continued in parts of Kashmir for a second day Saturday following killing of Zakir Musa, the so-called chief of an Al-Qaeda afiliated group, in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district Friday as Kashmir valley observed a shutdown on separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s call. Officials said the curbs on the […]
Mobile internet service restored in various parts

Srinagar: Mobile internet service was restored Saturday in parts of Kashmir two days after it was suspended across the valley in the wake of killing of Zakir Rashid Bhat alias Zakir Musa, chief of an Al-Qaeda affiliate, in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district, officials said. However, they said only low speed (2G) […]
Traffic on JK highway resumes after 13 hour closure

Banihal/Jammu: Traffic on the strategic 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway resumed on Saturday evening after being closed for over 13 hours following a massive landslide in Ramban district, officials said. The landslide, triggered by incessant rains over the past two days, occurred near Battery Cheshma around 4.30 am, completely blocking the only all-weather road linking Kashmir […]
Increased human intelligence success behind anti militant ops, say security officials
Srinagar: Security officials on Saturday claimed that the intensified human intelligence supported by the technical surveillance was the major reason behind successful anti-militancy operations in Kashmir that saw the killing of a close to 100 militants since January this year so far, highest in almost a decade. Top security officials said that all the operations […]