Minor girl molested by teacher
Jammu, Mar 15: A seven-and-half year old girl was allegedly molested by her teacher at a religious school at Nagrota in the outskirts of the city, a police official said today. The girl’s mother lodged a complaint on Monday alleging that her daughter was raped by her teacher at the ‘darsgah’. She alleged that the […]
Woman found hanging in Kathua
Jammu, Mar 15: A woman’s body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in a residential quarter in a mill in Kathua district, police said. The body of 43-year-old Satupa from West Bengal was found hanging this morning, they said. The body was recovered and sent for post-mortem, they said adding a case was registered […]
3 persons held with arms in Budgam
Srinagar, Mar 15: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested three persons with some arms and ammunition in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Working on an input, Budgam police along with army during a joint raid arrested three persons and seized “incriminating material including three pistols, four magazines and twelve rounds” from their possession, a police […]
CA&PD officials booked for corruption
Srinagar, Mar 15: Vigilance Organization on Thursday registered a corruption case against two officials of Consumer Affairs department for misappropriating public money. The case was registered against Zaffarullah Batt, the then Assistant Director CA&PD Kishtwar, and Saroop Chand, TSO Paddar/Kishtwar for misappropriation of huge amount of money meant for freight charges of food-grains. A vigilance […]
Pak calls home its Indian envoy following ‘harassment’
Islamabad, Mar 15: Pakistan today said it has decided to call back its High Commissioner in India Sohail Mahmood for consultations after repeated incidents of “harassment” of its diplomatic staff in New Delhi. Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Faisal said that the Indian government failed to take notice of the increasing incidents of intimidation of Pakistani […]
Ensure timely fund flow down below; CM tells Admin
Asks Admin Secys to visit field areas, ensure timely completion of projects, monitor PMDP execution
Jammu, Mar 14: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday asked the Administrative Secretaries to address the critical gaps in development administration and ensure timely flow of funds down below so that projects are completed in time without any overrun of cost or time. According to an official press release, addressing a meeting of Administrative Secretaries here […]
Police to procure micro UAVs for operations
Jammu, Mar 14: The Jammu and Kashmir Police will procure micro unmanned ariel vehicles fitted with night vision equipment for security, surveillance and detection operations in the state, officials have said. Senior police officials said that there was a need to have such UAVs for security drills including anti-militancy operations, particularly in Kashmir Valley, in […]
Govt to build 14, 460 bunkers for JK border dwellers
New Delhi, Mar 14: As many as 14,460 bunkers will be constructed along the Line of Control and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir to mitigate the hardships faced by border dwellers, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said the Ministry of Home Affairs had […]
Pak summons Indian envoy over ‘bullying of diplomats, families’
ISLAMABAD, Mar 14: Pakistan on Tuesday levelled fresh allegations against Indian secret agencies for what it calls “harassing and bullying” officers, staff and their families, including children of its diplomatic mission in New Delhi. This prompted the Foreign Office to summon Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh to lodge a strong protest at the “maltreatment […]
Fresh snowfall at Zojila and Sonamarg
Rains lash rest of Valley
Srinagar, Mar 14: Zojila and Sonamarg areas of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday received fresh snowfall. An official said that so far seven inches of fresh snow has accumulated at Zojila and around four inches at Sonamarg. He said that the snow has been already cleared from the road at Sonamarg market and the […]
