‘Handwara police’s effective measures against drug menace in 2023’: 50 cases registered, properties valued at Rs 7 crores attached
Srinagar: The Handwara Police has exhibited commendable performance throughout 2023 in their persistent efforts to combat the drug menace in the region. The dedicated team of officers has demonstrated exceptional commitment, achieving significant milestones in the enforcement of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. During the year, the Handwara Police registered a total […]
India records 841 new Covid cases
New Delhi: India has logged 841 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 227 days, while the number of active cases of the infection have been recorded at 4,309, the health ministry said on Sunday. Three new fatalities due to Covid– one each from Kerala, Karnataka and Bihar — have been reported in a span […]
PM Modi virtually flags off second Vande Bharat train in Katra
LG expresses gratitude to PM, says it is a historic day for J&K Katra/Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday virtually flagged off the second Vande Bharat train between Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra and New Delhi, with LG Manoj Sinha expressing hopes of a railway link between Kashmir and Kanyakumari early next year. […]
Amit Shah releases reference books on newly passed criminal justice laws
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday released 12 reference books related to the recently enacted criminal justice laws and said the books have lucidly brought out changes made in the laws in a concise and simple manner. Hailing the publishers for the reference books on the three laws, Shah said the books […]
‘LG’s Mulaqaat’: Sinha directs effective, speedy action on citizens’ complaints, concerns
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha interacted with citizens, through video conferencing during “LG’s Mulaqaat”- Live Public Grievance Hearing programme, at the Civil Secretariat and directed officials for effective, efficient, speedy action on citizens’ complaints and concerns, an official press release informed Saturday. “It is my solemn pledge to ensure sensitive and caring government machinery at […]
55 foreign terrorists among 76 neutralised in J&K in 2023: DGP
Jammu: A total of 76 terrorists, including 55 foreigners, were neutralised, 291 terrorist associates arrested and 201 overground workers booked under the Public Safety Act in Jammu and Kashmir this year, Director General of Police R R Swain said on Saturday. Swain further said that only 31 local terrorists – “an all time low” – […]
Ahead of PM’s Ayodhya visit, 4 from Poonch detained in Sultanpur
Sultanpur (UP): Four people from Kashmir, including a woman, were detained for questioning by police in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur district as “part of a vigil” in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to adjoining Ayodhya, officials said on Saturday. Station House Officer (SHO) of Kotwali police station Sri Ram Pandey they are from […]
Police destroys drugs worth crores in Baramulla
Srinagar: A huge quantity of seized drugs worth crores of rupees was destroyed in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday, police said. The district-level drug disposal committee, Baramulla, under the chairmanship of SSP Amod Ashok Nagpure destroyed the seized drugs and psychotropic substances under section 52A (disposal of seized narcotic drugs) of the NDPS Act, […]
