Mughal road closed for traffic after heavy snowfall
Srinagar: The authorities have closed Mughal road for traffic for this winter owing to heavy snowfall. DSP Traffic, Rajouri-Poonch range, Aftab Bukhari said that there was heavy snowfall on both sides of Pir Ki Gali. Bukhari said that the condition of the road was also slippery. “Owing to heavy snowfall, it is difficult to open […]
Phone snatcher held in Budgam
Srinagar: Police in Budgam arrested a person within six hours after he had allegedly robbed a woman of her mobile phone. Police spokesman said that Police Station Khag received a complaint from a woman stating that an unknown person stopped her while walking from her native village to Hardusuresh Khag, and threatened her and tried […]
56 Pakistanis among 186 terrorists killed, 159 arrested in J&K in 2022: DGP
Achieved '100% success' in ensuring peace: Kashmir ADGP
Jammu/Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said 56 Pakistani nationals were among 186 terrorists killed in the Union territory in 2022 and sounded a note of caution over “online terrorism” propagated by the neighboring country, including the spread of fake news. In Jammu, police chief Dilbag Singh told reporters that a total of […]
Singh hints legal action against Hizb supremo Syed Sallahuddin, others
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh hinted on Saturday that action could be taken against Syed Sallahuddin, the Pakistan-based supreme commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen terror group, and said dossiers have been prepared of almost all the local terrorists operating from across the border. He dismissed People’s Democratic Party (PDP) […]
Kashmir already special; it does not need any special legal status: Arif Khan
Srinagar: Kashmir has so many special things and qualities that it does not need any special position under the law, Kerala governor Arif Mohammad Khan said here on Saturday. Khan was the chief guest at a Sufi Conference organised at SKICC here. He said the sense of equality in the world today is so much […]
NC MP seeks CBI probe into irregularities in Postal department exam
Srinagar: National Conference MP Mohammad Akbar Lone has alleged malpractices in the departmental examination of the Department of Posts and demanded a CBI probe into it. In a letter to Union Minister of Railways and Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw, Lone said results of the Departmental Competitive Examination for promotions to the Inspector of Posts cadre, held […]
Police attach property in Awantipora for ‘sheltering terrorists’
Srinagar: Police on Saturday said it has attached property in Awantipora after it was found that two terrorists, killed in an encounter in May this year, were given shelter by the family. “On May 30, 2022, police in Awantipora received information through a credible source regarding the presence of terrorists in the house of Jahangir […]
Minimum temp stays above freezing point at few places in Kashmir
Srinagar: Residents here in many places got a slight respite from the severe winter chill when on Saturday the minimum temperature settled above the freezing point, officials said. The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at 0.4 degrees Celsius – up from minus 0.3 degrees Celsius the previous night, the officials said. Qazigund, the gateway town […]
Chemists, druggists at JVC observe shutdown, seek auction of Fair Price shop
Srinagar: Those running chemists and drugs shops outside the SKIMS Medical College in Bemina area of the city observed a protest shutdown Saturday against the hospital administration for allegedly unfairly extending the contract to a Fair-Price medical shop situated inside the hospital premises. The protesting chemists and drugstore owners said the Fair Price shop was […]
Searches conducted in Samba, Rajouri
Jammu: Police and security forces on Saturday conducted a search operation in several forward villages along the International Border in Samba district, a police officer said. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Operations-Samba) G R Bhardwaj said the focus of the search operation was to look for any underground tunnel and create public awareness about drones being […]
