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Reform: Police to set up web-based Inventory Management System

Reform: Police to set up web-based Inventory Management System

Move will keep a check on procurement, allotment and warehousing of weapons

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police will set up a web-based Inventory Management System (IMS) for procurement, warehousing, allotment and weapons and equipment management in the state, officials said. The police headquarter has floated a notice inviting tender (NIT) seeking bids from vendors for the IMS. “E-tenders have been invited from reputed vendors and firms […]

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Police foil bid to smuggle bovines

Jammu: Police Wednesday foiled a bid to smuggle bovines into the Kashmir valley from Samba district and rescued 11 bovines, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, a police party intercepted suspected smugglers walking the animals towards the Kashmir valley from Malani, they said. A case was registered at the Ghagwal police station and an investigation […]

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5 teachers among 6 officials suspended

Jammu: Five teachers are among six government officials suspended for remaining absent from duty without approval in Rajouri district Wednesday, officials said. A team of officers of the education department conducted surprise visits to 11 government schools and offices in Rajouri district and found one government middle school locked as no teacher had come to […]

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Two arrested with 210 kg poppy

Jammu: Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested here Wednesday with 210 kg poppy and Rs 90,000 in cash, officials said. A police party stopped a truck for checking in Bagh-e-Bahu area and recovered 210 kg of poppy and Rs 90,000 cash from their possession, they said. Following the recovery, truck driver Dalbir Singh and conductor […]

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Outrage: Student protest continues against rape of a minor in Bandipora

Outrage: Student protest continues against rape of a minor in Bandipora

Srinagar: There was no letup in the student protests that continued in Srinagar city and other parts of valley on Tuesday against the rape of a minor girl in Sumbal area of Bandipora district last week. While the classwork remained suspended in colleges and various higher secondary schools in various parts of valley, Srinagar district […]

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JeM militant arrested in Delhi, claims police

JeM militant arrested in Delhi, claims police

Says he was planning to flee to PaK

New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested an absconding Jaish-e-Mohammad activist from Srinagar, who was planning to go to Pakistan-administered-Kashmir (PaK), officials said Tuesday. The 51-year-old, who was carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh, has been identified as Abdul Majeed Baba, a resident of Sopore in north Kashmir, they said. According […]

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Youth held for raping teen in Ganderbal

Srinagar: A youth has been arrested for allegedly raping a teenager in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, police said on Tuesday. A complaint was received on Sunday evening about the incident at Harran village of Ganderbal area in central Kashmir, a police officer said. The accused, Muhammad Aasif Wani, 20, has been arrested and he belongs […]

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Highway witnesses closure once again

Highway witnesses closure once again

DGP visits landslide prone areas, asks officials to work tirelessly

Banihal: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Thursday due to a landslide in Ramban district that left over 1,500 vehicles stranded, officials said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir to the rest of the country, was blocked by a landslide at Digdol area. As a result, over 1,500 heavy […]

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Stay away from seeking admissions in PaK universities, JK students told

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has warned students against taking admission in unapproved institutions in Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir (PAJK). “Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. The educational institutions including universities, medical colleges, technical institutions situated in PoJK are neither established by the Indian government nor recognised […]

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PSAJK condemns UGC directions

Srinagar: Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) has condemned the AICTE directive asking students from Jammu and Kashmir not to take admission in educational institutes in PaK. The Association said that such directions negate the basic principle of SAARC cooperation, where both India and Pakistan are signatories. “India is part of SAARC group […]