Budgam, May 27 (IANS) Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated with religious fervour across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, as thousands of worshippers gathered at mosques and Eidgahs to offer prayers and spread the message of brotherhood, communal harmony, and peaceful coexistence. Large congregations were witnessed at several places across the Union Territory, including Jammu, Budgam, Banihal, Shopian, and Kupwara.In Budgam, Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian President, Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al-Safavi, said that larg…
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Srinagar, May 14 (IANS) The J&K Police’s Crime Branch has carried out house searches in connection with an FIR registered in a land fraud case, an official statement said on Thursday.The Crime Branch statement said that the Special Crime Wing Kashmir of the Crime Branch J&K carried out house searches in connection with FIR No. 06/2026 registered under Sections 420, 468, and 120-B RPC in Srinagar and Budgam districts.The FIR was registered on the basis of a written complaint submitted by …
Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday that every family broken by drug addiction is a crack in the society. L-G Sinha joined a large people’s movement in Budgam as part of drug-free Jammu and Kashmir campaign and assured the citizens that every arm of administration would act with resolve and unity to confront the issue and ensure that the threat is effectively eliminated.He appealed to every family, social organisation, spiritual and poli…
Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Srinagar district said on Tuesday that they have attached property worth Rs 1.20 crore of a notorious drug peddler during the 100-day-long ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan’.A police statement said that while continuing the relentless drive against drug trafficking under the ongoing 100 Days Campaign of Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan, Srinagar Police have attached immovable property worth belonging to a notorious drug peddler.Police Stat…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The first Employees’ State Insurance Corporation hospital in Kashmir was inaugurated at Ompora, Budgam, Srinagar, a 30‑bedded facility expected to directly benefit over 50,000 workers and their family members, an official statement said on Friday.The hospital was built at a cost of Rs 165 crores with provision for expansion up to 100 beds, and the inauguration marks a milestone expansion of worker welfare services in the region, the Ministry of Labour & Employm…
Srinagar, April 21 (IANS) J&K Police said on Tuesday that they have arrested a professor of the University of Kashmir, a Srinagar resident, for alleged rape, cheating, and criminal intimidation. Police said the complainant has accused the professor of prolonged exploitation under the pretext of marriage. Police said the accused has been arrested after a First Information Report was registered against him on the basis of the victim’s complaint.According to the complaint, the accused a…
Jammu, April 16 (IANS) A joint parcel product rapid cargo service (JPP-RCS) train will operate from Adarsh Nagar in New Delhi to Budgam in Kashmir from Friday, Northern Railway officials said on Thursday.A statement by the Northern Railway said that the JPP-RCS train will run between Adarsh Nagar station in New Delhi and Budgam in Central Kashmir.Officials said this will give relief to traders in the Valley, particularly fruit growers and handicrafts artisans. The service will run regularly on a…
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Budgam said on Tuesday that it has registered an FIR against an individual for operating a fake WhatsApp account in the name of the Senior Superintendent of Police.A police official said that Budgam police station had received reliable information that an individual, namely Sameer Ali Bhat, son of Ghulam Muhammad Bhat, resident of Pallar Budgam, was sharing screenshots of chats with a fake WhatsApp account operating in the name of SSP Budgam among …
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…
Jammu, April 4 (IANS) Ruling National Conference (NC) and Congress MLAs on Saturday expressed serious concern over the Ganderbal ‘encounter’ in which one person, allegedly a civilian, was killed as they demanded a judicial probe into the incident.During the Question Hour, NC legislators stood up alleging that an innocent has been killed in a staged gunfight in Ganderbal.”It shouldn’t happen. We admit that the L-G has ordered an inquiry, but the Home Department should send out a message tha…