Reasi, May 20 (IANS) Continuing its sustained crackdown on drug trafficking under the ongoing ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan’, police in the Union Territory’s Reasi district recovered 58 grams of ‘ganja’ (narcotics) from a woman, officials said on Wednesday.According to the police, the woman already has two cases of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act registered against her, one in January and the other in April this year.On May 19, a team from Katra Police Station inte…
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Srinagar, May 18 (IANS) The father of jailed Lok Sabha member from Jammu and Kashmir, Engineer Rashid, passed away in Delhi on Monday, following which his party, Awami Itihaad Party (AIP), has appealed to the government to allow him to attend the last rites.Engineer Rashid is the founder and head of the party. Inam Un Nabi, API’s chief spokesperson, said that Haji Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, the father of MP Baramulla, Engineer Rashid, has passed away. He was 85.Expressing profound grief and sorrow …
Srinagar, May 12 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G), Manoj Sinha, on Tuesday joined the ‘Drug-Free Jammu and Kashmir’ campaign in Baramulla town, engaging with citizens and participating in a Padyatra. The L-G also announced the launch of two innovative pillars under the campaign for the next 69 days — the Community Immunisation Program against drugs and the Family Fortress Initiative.Speaking on the occasion, L-G Sinha said that “just as we have taught communities to vaccinate …
Srinagar, May 11 (IANS) During the ongoing 100-day long ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan’, 616 FIRs were registered and 646 people were arrested as authorities demolished a structure belonging to a drug peddler in Sopore. Officials said on Sunday that during the ongoing anti-drug campaign 614 FIRs were registered, 646 people were arrested as authorities demolished a structure belonging to a drug peddler in Sopore town.An official statement said that the Jammu and Kashmir administration has…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir MP from Baramulla, Engineer Abdul Rashid Sheikh, has moved the Delhi High Court challenging a Patiala House Court order denying him interim bail in a terror-funding case being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Rashid, popularly known as “Engineer Rashid” and currently lodged in Tihar Jail, has sought interim bail on humanitarian grounds to visit his father, who is in the hospital.The plea assails the trial court’s order refusing…
Srinagar, April 25 (IANS) The Kashmir wing of the Jammu and Kashmir crime branch said on Saturday that its Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has filed the charge sheet against an accused in the fake service book, forged order scam in the Power Development Department (PDD).A crime branch Kashmir statement said the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Srinagar, of the Crime Branch J&K has filed a charge sheet in FIR No. 46/2023 before the Anti-Corruption Court, Baramulla, against Nasir Ahmad Mir of Kunan …
Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) Spontaneous celebrations started in Kashmir Valley on Wednesday as Kashmiris called the bilateral ceasefire announced by the US and Iran a victory for the Muslim ‘Ummah’ (community). People burst firecrackers and took to the roads in jubilation in Baramulla, Srinagar, Budgam, Bandipora, and Pulwama districts.The joy and jubilation owed itself to the general belief among Muslims that the US and Israel agreeing to a ceasefire means a ‘victory for Iran and its brave peopl…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan visited the strategically important areas under Chinar Corps in Srinagar on Saturday and reviewed the security landscape and operational posture along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. He commended the formation’s exemplary operational preparedness, doctrinal coherence and resolute professionalism and exhorted all ranks to maintain operational excellence, embrace jointness as a way of life…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) an additional 45 days to complete its probe in the Red Fort blast case that claimed 11 lives and left several others injured. The Patiala House Court allowed the anti-terror agency’s plea seeking more time to conclude the investigation. This marks the second instance when the Central agency has approached the court for an extension in the case.According to sources, the NIA submitted that crucial …
Srinagar, March 23 (IANS) Teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday in connection with the investigation into the 2025 Red Fort explosion case.Officials said NIA teams this morning raided the residence of a businessman in the Guloora area of Handwara in connection with the blast case. The NIA teams, assisted by J&K Police and the CRPF, searched the premises and checked documents and devices.A statement from the …