Latest Pulwama District News & Updates

Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday trapped an Executive Engineer of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department while accepting a bribe in Pulwama district, an official said on Saturday.An ACB spokesperson said that the agency trapped a PHE Mechanical Engineer while accepting a bribe of Rs 12,000 in the Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.According to officials, the accused individual has been identified as Manzoor Ahmad …

Srinagar, March 24 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district said on Tuesday that they have arrested a drug peddler and recovered 771 gms of contraband from his possession.A police spokesman said that in a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Pulwama Police apprehended a suspected drug peddler during a naka checking operation and recovered a substantial quantity of contraband substance, registering a formal case under the NDPS Act.”Pulwama Police apprehended a person during naka …

Srinagar, Feb 14 (IANS) G.P. Singh, Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), said on Saturday that the force is committed to the welfare of the families of Pulwama terror attack martyrs.On the 7th anniversary of the Pulwama terror attack, the DG, CRPF, paid tribute to 40 personnel who lost their lives in 2019.He reiterated the force’s commitment to the welfare of martyrs’ families. The DG said the CRPF and its welfare wing continue to stand by the families of the fallen p…

Srinagar, Jan 17 (IANS) Four civilians were injured on Saturday in a wild boar attack in Tral town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police officials said. An official said that four civilians were injured after a wild boar attacked pedestrians at the Tral market in Pulwama.The incident triggered panic among locals as the animal reportedly entered the busy market area and attacked people at random.All injured individuals were promptly evacuated to a nearby hospital, where they are undergo…

Srinagar, Dec 22 (IANS) Joint forces on Monday arrested a militant associate with arms and ammunition in J&K’s Pulwama district. Police said that joint forces, including Awantipora police, 185 battalion of CRPF and 50 Rashtriya Rifles, carried out a search and cordon operation (CASO) in Wuyan Khrew area of Pulwama district and arrested one terrorist associate identified as Javid Ahmad Hajam, son of Abdul Rashid Hajam, resident of Gulab Bagh Tral and recovered arms and ammunition from his p…