02 gamblers held in Sopore
SOPORE: Police have arrested two gamblers and recovered stake money of rupees 2530 from the gambling spot in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A spokesman of police said that acting on an information, a police party of Police Post Watergam headed by D. O. Watergam raided a gambling site at Chatloora Rafiabad and apprehended […]
Missing Pattan girls recovered from Banihal
Baramulla: Two girls belonging to two neighbouring families of Pattan tehsil who had gone missing for the last 4 day have been traced from Banihal, police said on Friday. A spokesman of police said that after receiving the missing report of two neighbouring girls from Nehalpora village in Pattan, police immediately swung in action and […]
Kupwara avalanche: Beacon official killed, 6 civilians go missing
Srinagar: A Project Beacon official died while as six civilians have gone missing after two avalanches hit Sadhna top in Tanghdar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. In a first avalanche, two beacon officials came under a snow avalanche adjacent to Sadhna top. While one of them was injured, a sector commander of […]
Cordon and search operation in Awantipora village
Pulwama: Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) has been started by government forces in Ghat Tokuna village of Awantipora tehsil in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that search operation was started by 55 RR and Awantipora Police in the village after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Local sources […]
Six passengers missing after avalanche hits vehicle in Kupwara
Kupwara: Rescue operation is underway to save at least six passengers and locate the vehicle that came under avalanche near Sadhna Top in Tanghdar area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police sources said that a red color passenger vehicle was buried under snow on Friday late afternoon. “A police party rushed to spot and started […]
Erdogan accuses US, Israel of ‘meddling’ in Iran, Pakistan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States and Israel today of meddling in Iran after Turkey’s neighbour was gripped by several days of deadly unrest. A total of 21 people died and hundreds were arrested in the week-long protests which were the biggest challenge to the Islamic regime since the 2009 mass […]
India, Pak troops exchange fire along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: India and Pakistan troops on Friday exchanged heavy fire along the Line of Control in (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. A defence official said that the Pakistani Army today resorted to shelling and also fired from small arms and automatic weapons along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch […]
Drug peddler held with 1-kg charas
Srinagar: Continuing its drive against the drug menace, Police today arrested a drug peddler and recovered 1 kiligram of charas from his possession in Bandipora area of north Kashmir. A senior police official said that on the directions of SSP Bandipora Shri Sheikh Zulfikar Azad, police party headed by SDPO Sumbal Shri Sheikh Tahir Amin […]
Man with Pakistani passport arrested in Rajasthan
Jaipur: A 50-year-old man was apprehended by Air Force personnel when he allegedly tried to enter the Air Force station in Jaisalmer, and a Pakistani passport as well as an Aadhaar card found in his possession, police said today. The accused, identified as Purkha Ram, was nabbed yesterday and was being interrogated, Jaisalmer Kotwali SHO Derawar […]
Cyber crimes rose between 2014 and 2017 in India: Govt
New Delhi: Cyber crimes cases registered in the country have grown in the last three years, with the number rising from 9,622 and 11,592 to 12,317 during 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively, the government said today. During the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, members expressed concern over the safety of digital tranmsactions, to which […]
