Latest Bandipora district News & Updates

Srinagar, June 11 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against 19 people in connection with the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) loan fraud case in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said.Officials said on Thursday that the CBI has registered a case against 19 private individuals, some officials of J&K Bank and certain public servants in connection with alleged irregularities in the sanctioning and diversion of loans un…

Srinagar, June 7 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch said on Sunday that it has filed a charge sheet against two accused in fraud certificates case to extend service tenure. A crime branch Kashmir statement said that the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch has filed a charge sheet before the Judicial Magistrate Court in Sumbal against two persons for their alleged involvement in securing illegal extension of government service through forged documents and fra…

Srinagar, June 1 (IANS) Two persons were arrested by police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district in the musk deer killing case, while one accused is still absconding, officials said on Monday.Officials said that police have arrested two accused in the poaching case, marking a significant development in the investigation into the killing of the endangered animal.The arrests come days after authorities initiated legal proceedings and issued warrants in connection with the case involving poa…

Srinagar, May 17 (IANS) Displaced Kashmiri Pandits came to celebrate the Sumbli Mawas festival after 36 years in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday.Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandits came to the historic Nand Kishore temple in the Sumbal area of Bandipora after decades to celebrate the three-day-long Sumbli Mawas festival.The festival, celebrated on the birth anniversary of Kashmiri Pandit Saint, Maharaj Nand Kishore, is being attended by migrant Pandits from different parts of t…

Srinagar, Jan 12 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed on Monday in a fire incident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district.A statement by the fire and emergency services department said, “A fire incident was reported at Madar, Bandipora, at around 2.34 a.m. today. On receipt of the call, fire and emergency services from the District Fire Headquarters Bandipora were immediately rushed to the spot. As the flames were very high, the additional reinforcement was also mobilis…

Srinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) Two terror associates, including a woman, have been arrested in J&K’s Ganderbal district and arms, ammunition, and Rs 8.4 lakh cash were recovered from their possession, police said on Thursday.”In a major breakthrough, Jammu and Kashmir Police District Ganderbal successfully recovered arms, ammunition and cash amounting to Rs 8,40,500 and arrested 02 Persons during a late-evening operation,” a police statement said, adding that the recovery was made by personnel of th…

Jammu, Dec 22 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said it has attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 1.20 crore belonging to an inter-district drug peddler in Udhampur district.In a statement issued here, the police said that in a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Udhampur Police attached properties worth approximately Rs 1.20 crore under Section 68(F) of the NDPS Act in connection with FIR No. 117/2025 registered under Sections 8, 21 and 22 of the NDPS Act at Police Sta…