Three Hizbul terrorists among 6 chargesheeted in narco-terror funding case
Jammu: The State Investigation Agency has filed a fourth supplementary charge sheet against six accused, including three Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, in a case relating to terror funding, an official said on Friday. With the filing of the fresh charge sheet in a special court here, the number of accused in the case has gone […]
Freezing conditions prevail across Kashmir
Srinagar: Amid largely clear skies, freezing night temperature continued unabated and stayed several degrees Celsius below normal in Kashmir Valley with Gulmarg recording a low of minus 10.0°C and Pahalgam minus 9.5°C on Friday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.6°C and it was below normal […]
Jammu-Srinagar national highway reopens for traffic
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened for traffic early Friday after remaining closed for four days owing to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains and snowfall, officials said. “Traffic plying on Jammu-Srinagar national highway but slow movement in Ramsoo sector due to single lane and poor surface,” a spokesperson of the traffic department said. […]
Gulmarg Avalanche: CEO Gulmarg fights all odds, leads from the front to save skiers
Gulmarg: In the aftermath of a devastating avalanche striking the Army Ridge area of Gulmarg, a swift and coordinated rescue operation resulted in the successful evacuation of seven individuals, including six skiers from Russia and a local ski guide. The CEO Gulmarg, Waseem Raja himself went to the site of avalanche to oversee the rescue […]
CS stresses on saturation of 4G network in remote areas of JK
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Friday stressed on the telecommunication BSNL to saturate the 4G connectivity in the remote areas of the UT as per the objectives of the National Broadband Mission here. The Chief Secretary was speaking in a State Broadband Committee meeting held to review the implementation of this plan here in J&K. […]
Centre not owner of enemy properties: SC
Says it can’t seek exemption from paying civic taxes New Delhi: Enemy properties vested with government-appointed custodians are not assets of the central government which cannot seek exemption from paying municipal cess, including house and water taxes, the Supreme Court has held. The verdict was delivered by a bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal […]
Army destroys landmine found near LoC in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: An Army patrol destroyed a rusted landmine in a controlled explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said on Friday. The landmine was found adjacent to the border fence in the Balnoi area of the Mankote sector on Thursday, they said. The officials said experts were summoned and the landmine […]
LG Manoj Sinha pays tributes to former LS Speaker Manohar Joshi
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday paid tributes to former Lok Sabha speaker Manohar Joshi who died earlier in the day. “Saddened to learn about the passing away of Shri Manohar Joshi ji, former Lok Sabha Speaker & Ex CM of Maharashtra. He will always be remembered for his commitment to the concerns and welfare […]
Man gets 4-year RI for raping minor in Kulgam
Srinagar: A fast-track court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district has sentenced a man to four years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a six-year-old girl. Additional sessions judge, fast track court, Kulgam Parvez Iqbal on Thursday held Sajad Ahmad Bhat guilty of raping the minor in his neighbourhood in 2012. The court also slapped Bhat […]
Special Lok Adalat for Consumer cases held across JK
44 Cases resolved with Rs. 39.21 Lacs settled JAMMU: As a part of calendar of activities for the year 2024 prepared by J&K Legal Services Authority, a Special Lok Adalat was organized throughout the U.T of J&K, on Friday, under the dynamic leadership of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and […]
