Criminal held under PSA in Jammu
Jammu: A criminal involved in drug-peddling has been arrested in Jammu district after being slapped with the Public Safety Act (PSA), officials said on Saturday. Based on a tip-off, police teams arrested Paramjeet Singh alias Sunny, resident of Simbal camp in Jammu city, on Friday evening after conducting a raid in the Miran Sahib area, […]
Burglar held in Bandipora
Srinagar: Police in Bandipora claimed to have solved a burglary case by arresting one person and recovering stolen goods from his possession. Investigating a burglary case, police arrested one Amir Ahmad Rather, son of Ghulam Nabi Rather of Aanchar Soura Srinagar. During his questioning, he confessed his involvement in burglary and on his disclosure stolen […]
Firewood distribution to registered agencies to commence from Nov 05 at P.C. Depot
SRINAGAR: The Forest Department today informed all the registered Agencies/Mosques of Srinagar City to approach the Range Officer, Timber Transport Range, P.C.Depot, Qamerwari from 01st of November, 2022 with their indent through the proper channel for issuance of yearly firewood quota. It was also informed that the distribution of Firewood shall be started from 5th […]
DHSK Orders Winter Preparedness In Kashmir
Srinagar: Directorate of Health Services Kashmir has ordered Chief Medical Officers, Medical Superintendents and Block Medical Officers to gear up for better health care in view of the early start of winter in the Valley. “In view of early starting of winter (cold weather) in Kashmir Division, all the Chief Medical Officers/Medical Superintendents/Block Medical Officers […]
Policeman slips, dies in Poonch
Poonch: A policeman died after reportedly slipping down during the night while he was heading towards washroom in Poonch, officials said on Saturday. Police said that proceedings under 174 CrpC have been initiated into the death f the 48-year-old policeman. Officials identified deceased as Narinder Sharma son of Rameshwar Sharma of Rehari Clony of Jammu. […]
SIA conducts raids at 14 places in ‘terror funding’ case
Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday carried out raids at 14 places in three districts of the Valley as part of its investigations into a “terror funding” case, officials said. An agency spokesman said 14 houses and a business premise of suspects in Srinagar, Sopore, Baramulla and Shopian were searched in compliance to […]
J&K govt includes 15 more castes in reservation for socially backward classes
15 more classes get reservation benefits ; Jats, West Pakistan Refugees, Gorkhas, Wagheys, Ponywallas in list
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday issued a notification including 15 more castes that would now benefit through the 4 percent reservation in jobs etc for socially backward classes. As per the notification, 15 more castes have been included in the list of socially backward castes in Jammu and Kashmir. The now included social […]
Pilots of Army helicopter made ‘mayday’ call moments before crash
New Delhi: Just before the Army’s Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) crashed near Tuting in Arunachal Pradesh, its pilots sent a ‘mayday’ call to the air traffic control suggesting a technical failure in the aircraft, military officials said on Saturday. Four Army personnel were killed and one was reported missing after the twin-engine weapon system integrated […]
BJP’s Rajinder Sharma elected mayor of Jammu; Congress boycotts election
Jammu: Rajinder Sharma and Baldev Singh Billoria of the BJP were elected mayor and deputy mayor of the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), respectively, on Friday. The BJP and the Congress were in a straight contest for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor, but the Congress corporators boycotted the election in protest against the change […]
Govt extends deadline for filing September GST return till Oct 21
New Delhi: The government has extended the deadline for filing GST returns for the month of September by a day to October 21, the CBIC said on Friday. On Thursday, taxpayers faced a slow functioning of the GST portal, which was the last date for filing monthly GST returns for some taxpayers. Following that, the […]
