Fake army major chargesheeted for job fraud

Jammu: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against an impersonator posing as an Army major for allegedly duping a job aspirant in Samba district, an official said. A 313-page charge sheet was filed against the accused Deepak Kumar, a resident of village Hiranagar-Kathua, by the economic offences wing […]

Burglars on prowl in Sopore, two shops looted

Sopore : The burglars struck and looted two shops during the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday and decamped with goods worth lakhs of Rupees in Sopore town, locals alleged. The burglars looted the “Jhelum textile” shop belonging to Ghulam Nabi Khan and other cloth shop of Bashir Ahmad Matoo at Goal market Main Chowk Sopore during […]

Lt Guv participates in ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’

Says government is committed to brighten the lives of people

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha participated in the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ at Flora Nagbani Panchayat, Tuesday. The Lt Governor highlighted the vision and aim of ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ to achieve saturation of government schemes. He said the outreach campaign is witnessing enthusiastic response from the public, especially women, youth and farmers. Women and […]

Srinagar shivers at minus 1.4°C as cold conditions intensify

Srinagar: The mercury continued to witness downward trend in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday as it settled below freezing point in the Valley barring Kokernag. A meteorological temperature department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.4°C against 0.7°C on the previous night and it was 0.5°C below normal for this time of […]

No infiltration along international border in Jammu in past year: BSF-IG

Jammu: Inspector General (IG) of the BSF D K Boora affirmed on Tuesday that the force successfully maintained peace along the International Border (IB) in the Jammu frontier and said no infiltration was reported along the border with Pakistan in the past year. He said there has been a significant decrease in the number of […]

CS calls for upgradation of Roads to new tourist destinations

Reviews the working of the Public Works Department

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Tuesday held in depth review of the Public Works Department (PWD) and the different schemes of infrastructure building under implementation herein the UT. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, PWD Engineer-in-Chief; Director Finance, R&B besides other concerned. During this meeting Dulloo observed that the road infrastructure is vital for […]

Modi govt ensured country has only one flag, one Constitution: Amit Shah

New Delhi: The government has ensured the country has just one flag and Constitution, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday in an apparent reference to the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. He asserted that the concept of “one flag, one prime minister, one Constitution” was not a political […]

NIA plea for death penalty to Yasin Malik listed in Feb

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday listed for hearing on February 14 a plea by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case. The court directed that Malik, who had pleaded guilty to the charges, shall join the court proceedings virtually. Noting that […]

Over 294 kidnapping cases daily in country in 2022: NCRB

New Delhi: More than 1 lakh kidnapping and abduction cases were registered across India in 2022, an average of over 294 daily or more than 12 every hour, with the maximum FIRs being lodged in Uttar, according to the NCRB. In 2022, the average rate of crime per lakh population for the country was 7.8, […]