DSP suspended on bribery charge in Jammu

Jammu, Nov 30: A Deputy Superintendent of Police posted in the Crime Branch has been suspended after being caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000  more than two weeks ago, an official order issued on Wednesday said. Varinder Singh has been placed under suspension with effect from November 11, the […]

Cache of arms and explosives seized from hideout in Poonch

Poonch, Nov 30: Security forces on Wednesday busted a hideout in border district of Poonch and recovered a large cache of arms and explosives, a police official said. The recoveries made from the hideout included two AK assault rifles, six magazines, 69 rounds, one pistol with a magazine and five hand-grenades, the official said. He […]

FAA Recruitment Fraud: CBI raids 14 locations in Jammu, Samba

Srinagar: The CBI on Wednesday carried out raids at several locations in Jammu and Samba districts in connection with a case related to alleged corruption and irregularities in examination for the posts of Accounts Assistant of Financial Department conducted by JKSSB. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the raids were being […]

Dry, cold weather conditions persist in Kashmir, Ladakh

Srinagar: Weather was dry and cold in Kashmir and Ladakh during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Wednesday that dry weather with hazy mornings is expected to continue. “Dry weather with hazy mornings is expected in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours. Due to clear night sky, minimum […]

2 persons detained after drone flies near Raj Bhavan in Jammu

Jammu: Two persons were detained on Monday after the drone they were using to cover a wedding flew near the Raj Bhavan, a designated ‘no-fly zone’ here, officials said. The drone has been seized and the duo is being questioned, they said on Tuesday. “There was a (wedding) party going on in Hari Niwas Palace, […]

Woman drowns to death in Ganderbal

Srinagar: A woman drowned in a power canal in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday. Official sources said that Rahati Begum, 42, wife of Abdul Salam Chopan, a resident of Hariganiwa, Ganderbal, drowned in a power canal in the same village in the evening. After hectic efforts, her body was retrieved by police with the […]

Drug-peddler held in Baramulla

Srinagar: Police have arrested a drug-peddler in Baramulla and recovered contraband substance from his possession, police spokesman informed Tuesday. He said a police party during routine patrolling in village Hardshura Kunzer intercepted a suspicious person identified as Farooq Ahmad Mir, son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Mir, resident of Zaspora Tangmarg. During his search, 18 sticks of […]

Court directs traffic police to halt issuing e-challans

Raps it for not following SOPs, asks it to release seized vehicles

Srinagar: A local court here on Tuesday directed the Traffic Police to halt issuance of e-challans for seizure of vehicles till the time technical glitches faced by the system are resolved. The court also asked the traffic police authorities to release all vehicles seized in gross violation of SOPs. Special Mobile Magistrate (Traffic), Srinagar, observed […]

Punjab resident dies of suffocation due to gas leak in Sopore, another hospitalised

Srinagar: A non-local person died and another was hospitalised apparently due to ‘asphyxiation caused by gas leak’ in Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district this morning, officials said. They told GNS that two persons were found lying in an unconscious condition in a vehicle (PB0A6AU 2925) at Fruit Mandi Sopore. The duo, they said, was […]