Latest Anantnag district News & Updates

Srinagar, May 26 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district said on Tuesday that it has attached immovable property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a drug peddler. Police said, “Continuing its sustained crackdown against narcotics trafficking under the ongoing ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyan’, Srinagar Police has attached an immovable property belonging to a notorious drug peddler in Anantnag district in connection with a narcotics case registered in Srinagar.”The attached proper…

Srinagar, May 11 (IANS) The X account of Iltija Mufti, the daughter of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President and former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, has been withheld in India.The platform said that the action has been taken in response to a legal demand. It announced the withholding of Iltija Mufti’s account days after the Cyber Police Kashmir registered an FIR against her following the circulation of a video clip featuring late separatist Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelan…

Srinagar, May 8 (IANS) A drug peddler has been arrested in J&K’s Anantnag district and ‘charas’ recovered from him during checking, police said on Friday.A police statement said that continuing its sustained crackdown against drug trafficking and substance abuse, Anantnag police on Friday arrested a drug peddler and recovered a consignment of charas during naka checking in the district.According to officials, a police party from Police Post GBS was conducting naka checking at the Muslim Abad…

Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district said on Thursday that they have arrested 10 people involved in multiple cases registered at different places of illegal opium poppy cultivation. A police statement said that the Police Station Mattan arrested Ghulam Nabi Mir, a resident of Nanil, in connection with FIR No. 47/2026 under Section 8/18 of the NDPS Act.Police said the case pertains to the illegal cultivation of opium poppy detected during a joint verification c…

Srinagar, May 6 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district said on Wednesday that they have registered an FIR against the wife and son of a sitting MLA and Congress leader, Peerzada Mohammad Syed, for allegedly locking a government-run hospital.Officials said that Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a case against the wife and son of the Anantnag MLA, Peerzada Mohammad Syed, for allegedly locking the hospital.The FIR was registered at Achabal police station, in South Kashmir’s…

Srinagar, May 1 (IANS) The licence of a milk unit in Bijbehara town of J&K’s Anantnag district was suspended on Friday for multiple violations, an official statement saidThe licence of a milk collection unit operating at Semthan in Bijbehara was suspended after a video surfaced allegedly showing unsafe handling of milk, and subsequent inspection revealed multiple violations, it said.As per an order issued by the Assistant Commissioner and Designated Officer, Food Safety. Anantnag, the action…

Jammu, April 29 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday chaired a high-level security review meeting ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra, which begins on July 3.L-G Manoj Sinha chaired the meeting at Lok Bhavan in Jammu to assess the current security situation and review preparedness for the upcoming yatra.Senior police and administrative officials, including Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat, participated in the meeting, which focused on law and order managemen…

Srinagar, April 27 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district said on Monday that they busted a major drug racket, recovered 166 kg contraband and arrested four people.A police statement said that in one of the biggest anti-drug operations in the district, Anantnag Police seized over 166 kilograms of narcotics, including ganja and charas, and arrested four accused in a series of coordinated actions across the district.Officials said that acting on specific inputs and during routine…

Srinagar, April 19 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district said on Sunday that in an intensified anti-drug drive, they have arrested six peddlers and recovered over 3.7 kg narcotics and Rs 10,450 cash.A police statement said that continuing its sustained crackdown against drug trafficking, Anantnag Police achieved major success with the arrest and seizures in three separate operations.During naka checking at Danter, four persons coming towards Anantnag town attempted to flee on …

Srinagar, April 13 (IANS) Two brothers drowned in the Jhelum River in the Bijbehara area of J&K’s Anantnag district on Monday, police said.The two brothers had drowned after accidentally slipping into the Jhelum River in the Padshahibagh area of Bijbehara, a police official said, adding that the bodies of the two siblings have been recovered. Officials said that the deceased have been identified as Majid Ahmad Malik and Shahid Ahmad Malik, residents of Jabalipora.”They lost balance while b…