Srinagar, April 3 (IANS) Amid allegations by the family that the person killed in an encounter in J&K’s Ganderbal district on March 31 was an innocent civilian, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered a magisterial probe into the incident.An order issued by the J&K Home Department said that the Ganderbal District Magistrate has been asked to complete the probe into the encounter in Arhama village of the district in seven days and submit the report. After a search and cordon operation…
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Srinagar, April 2 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Thursday demanded a transparent and time-bound probe into the encounter in Ganderbal district in which reportedly one terrorist was killed.J&K Chief Minister Abdullah on Thursday called for a transparent and time-bound probe into a recent encounter in Ganderbal, saying the claims made by the family of the deceased should not be dismissed without proper investigation.“I believe the claim of the family sho…
Srinagar, April 1 (IANS) One unidentified terrorist was killed on Wednesday in an ongoing security operation against hiding terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.Srinagar-headquartered Chinar Corps of the Army said on X, “OP ARAHAMA : Update: During the night of 31 Mar 26, the cordon was tactically reorganised amidst the intermittent firing underway. Own troops effectively retaliated with calibrated response resulting in one terrorist eliminated. Operation is in progress.”Un…
Srinagar, March 31 (IANS) A gunfight with hiding terrorists started in J&K’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday evening as the joint security forces cordoned off a village on specific intelligence inputs, officials said.Official sources told IANS that following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists, joint forces, including the army, J&K Police and the CRPF, cordoned off Arhama village in Ganderbal.The sources said that as the security forces closed in on the hiding t…
Srinagar/Jammu, March 26 (IANS) At least two persons were killed, and five others were injured on Thursday in separate road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir.An assistant professor of Poonch degree college, identified as Dr Tabassum Naz, was killed and her husband critically injured in an accident in the Kallar area of Rajouri district.The accident occurred when the car going to Poonch from Rajouri, went out of the driver’s control and veered off the road.Locals rushed to the site and conducted a…
Srinagar, Feb 21 (IANS) Security forces on Saturday detected a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on the Ganderbal-Safapora road in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting authorities to cordon off the area and suspend traffic as a precautionary measure.Officials said a suspected IED was detected on the Ganderbal-Safapora road in J&K’s Ganderbal district.“Security forces immediately cordoned off the area, and traffic on the road was suspended. Bomb disposal squad has …
Srinagar, Feb 16 (IANS) A Rs 209 crore fake online investment scam has been busted in J&K’s Ganderbal district, police said on Monday.”Jammu and Kashmir Police have busted a transnational fake online investment scam involving over Rs 209 crore by arresting an MBBS doctor from Hisar (Haryana) along with eight others from different parts of Kashmir. The racket was uncovered following a complaint lodged by Firdous Ahmad Mir, son of Mohammad Yousuf Mir of Safapora, Ganderbal, leading to the regi…
Jammu, Jan 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Friday that it has arrested a patwari (revenue clerk) in J&K’s Ganderbal district while accepting a bribe from the complainant.A CBI press statement said that the patwari, named Faheem Majid, was arrested in Gadoora village of Ganderbal district while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from the complainant.The agency said the case was registered on January 28 on the basis of a complaint lodged by a resident of the Anchar So…
Srinagar, Jan 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Friday that it has arrested a patwari (revenue clerk) in J&K’s Ganderbal district while accepting a bribe. In a statement, the central agency said that it has arrested the patwari, Revenue Department, inMouza Gadoora, Ganderbal, while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from the complainant.“The CBI registered the instant case on 28.01.2026 against the said accused. It was alleged that the accused public servant demande…
Srinagar, Jan 28 (IANS) Two-way traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway was restored on Wednesday, while flight operations also started normally from the Srinagar International Airport after a day’s suspension, officials said.Passenger traffic has been allowed from both directions, from Jammu towards Srinagar and vice versa on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44), Traffic Department officials said.”Commuters are advised to follow lane discipline; overtaking, wrong lane driving will cau…