Hundreds of Green Trees Destroyed in Forest Fire in Bijhama Boniyar

Hundreds of Green Trees Destroyed in Forest Fire in Bijhama Boniyar

Uri, Mar 30: Hundreds of green trees in forest area of Bijhama Boniyar were reduced to ashes in a devastating forest fire which broke out on Tuesday morning. According to locals a fire broke out in the forest area in Bijhama, falling in proximity to Government Higher Secondary School. “Soon after the Wildlife Department, custodian […]

DGP stresses for personal involvement of senior officers in adopting innovative ideas and technologies for ‘effective policing’

DGP stresses for personal involvement of senior officers in adopting innovative ideas and technologies for ‘effective policing’

Jammu, Mar 30: The Director General of Police J&K, Dilbag Singh chaired senior officers meeting at Police Headquarters here to discuss the follow up of the recommendations of DGsP/IGsP conference 2021 and their implementation by various wings and zones of J&K Police. The meeting was attended by Spl DGsP, R.R Swain, A. K. Choudhary, H. […]

Hideout busted in Melhura Shopian

Hideout busted in Melhura Shopian

Srinagar, March 30: A militant hideout was busted by security forces in Melhura orchards in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday, officials said. Official sources said  that a joint team of Police, army’s 55RR and 178 BN of CRPF busted a hideout in Melhura Orchards. Utensils and other food items were recovered from the hideout, […]

Teacher booked for corporal punishment in Central Kashmir’s Beerwah

Teacher booked for corporal punishment in Central Kashmir’s Beerwah

Budgam, Mar 30: Police in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district booked a teacher of a private school on Wednesday on charges of corporal punishment. Police initiated action against the teacher following a complaint lodged by the child’s father at Police Station Beerwah. A police official said  that the parents of Class 4 student Abdullah Bin Fayaz […]

LAHDC: BJP Councilors withdraw support from NC in Kargil

LAHDC: BJP Councilors withdraw support from NC in Kargil

Kargil, Mar 30: Under the direction of BJP LadakhPresident Phunchok Stanzin, six BJP Councillors of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil have withdrawn support from NC leader Feroz Khan-led LAHDC. BJP Ladakh President Phunchok Stanzin said that the decision was taken after a thorough discussion with all the stakeholders and BJP executive members and […]

Court takes cognizance of defamatory petition filed by Nasir Aslam Wani, directs police to execute summon against Sandeep Mawa

Court takes cognizance of defamatory petition filed by Nasir Aslam Wani, directs police to execute summon against Sandeep Mawa

Srinagar, Mar 29: The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate has summoned Sandeep Mawa after National Conference leader and former Minister Nasir Aslam Wani filed a defamation case through his Counsel. The complainant in his petition has contended that the accused Sandeep Mawa is a self-styled social worker claiming to be the Chairman of an organization […]

ACB traps, arrests Xen for accepting bribe in South Kashmir

ACB traps, arrests Xen for accepting bribe in South Kashmir

Srinagar, Mar 30: Anti Corruption Bureau on Wednesday arrested an officer of Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) for demanding and accepting bribe, sources said. Sources said that Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint, wherein the complainant had alleged that Muzaffar Ahmad Dada, Executive Engineer, Pahalgam Development Authority, was demanding bribe of ₹20000 from complainant for releasing […]

Government terminates five employees for alleged militant links

Government terminates five employees for alleged militant links

Srinagar, March 30: The J&K government on Wednesday dismissed its five more employees from service by invoking Article 311 of the Constitution of India. In a similar worded order, the employees dismissed include two policemen and a teacher besides a computer operator and a Nursing Orderly. “The Lieutenant Governor is satisfied after considering the facts […]