Drug addict son kills mother in Sopore; minor girl murdered in Kupwara

Baramulla: An alleged drug addict killed his mother in Baramulla district while as the body of a minor girl with her throat slit was found hours after she went missing in Lalpora area of Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police said on Thursday. The accused Showket Ahmed who strangulated his mother to death is a […]

J&K govt has over 3800 utilisation certificates outstanding for ₹11,300 cr grants: CAG

Srinagar: J&K government has more than 3800 utilisation certificates (UCs) outstanding for grants of around ₹11,300 crores, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out. “There are 3,859 number of UCs amounting to ₹11,295.43 crore pertaining to erstwhile State and Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir outstanding as on 31 March, 2022,” the apex […]

CAG exposes irregularities in implementation of SBM scheme in J&K

Only 10% IHHLs found functional; 63% PTs either incomplete, abandoned or non-functional

Srinagar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has exposed irregularities in implementation of Swaach Bharat (Urban) Mission scheme in Jammu & Kashmir. In its report, CAG said that only 10 percent Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) constructed under the scheme were found functional. The report said that the compliance audit of two components under […]

SC seeks response of J&K HC registry on plea alleging favouritism in appointments in courts

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Registrar General of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to file its response to a plea which alleged that relatives of former judges and staff were favoured in the appointments in judicial institutions and courts in the Union territory. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y […]

NIA chargesheets two in Udhampur bus blast cases

Jammu: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives, including a “Pakistan-based handler”, have been chargesheeted in connection with the blasts in two buses in Udhampur district in September last year, an official said on Thursday. The chargesheet against Mohammad Amin Bhat alias ‘Abu Khubaib’, a resident of Doda district, “who is currently operating from Pakistan and trying to […]

Amritpal’s aide booked under Arms Act in Kishtwar

Police seeks to bring him for questioning

Kishtwar/Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday booked Varinder Singh, suspected to be the bodyguard of the fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh, under the Arms Act in connection with a gun licence issued to him in Kishtwar district, officials said. The district administration also cancelled Varinder Singh’s licence, and said it will probe how […]

Procession taken out to celebrate Ram Navami in Srinagar

Srinagar: Ram Navami was celebrated by the miniscule Hindu population of the city by taking out a ‘Shobha Yatra’ (procession) in Srinagar. Amidst tight security, the Shobha Yatra started from Zaindar Mohalla in the old city and culminated at Tankipora after passing through Habbakadal, Barbarshah, Lal Chowk, Hari Singh High Street and Jehangir Chowk. “We […]

India’s borders fully secure, surgical strikes broken back of terrorists: Rajnath

New Delhi:  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India’s borders are “fully secure” and asserted that surgical strikes conducted by India have broken the back of terrorists. Addressing a conclave here, he also said that whether it was the “standoff with China or any ill intentions from Pakistan”, Indian armed forces have been giving […]