Jammu, May 5 (IANS) Two persons were found dead while two others are reported to be missing when the vehicle they were travelling in was found on Tuesday in a gorge on the Mughal Road in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Officials added that two persons have died while two others remain missing after a vehicle they were travelling in was found in a nallah near Chhattapani along the Mughal Road.Police in Poonch district said that four individuals had gone missing on Monday while travelling on th…
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Srinagar, April 30 (IANS) One person was killed and two others injured in a steam boiler explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Thursday.The officials said that a blast occurred at a cold storage unit in the fruit mandi area of Aglar in south Kashmir’s Shopian district late Wednesday evening.One engineer was killed, and two others were injured during repair work. The incident occurred at Zum Zum cold store when a steamer being repaired exploded.The injured were …
Srinagar, April 29 (IANS) Jamia Siraj Ul-Uloom was declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) after 17 of its alumni joined terrorist ranks, police said, to put to rest speculations that the action had been taken against a Muslim seminary. Officials said on Tuesday that Jamia Siraj Ul-Uloom in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district was declared an unlawful entity under the UAPA after its 17 alumni joined terrorist ranks and were later killed in separate encounters.”As ma…
Srinagar, April 27 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has declared a seminary running in Shopian district as unlawful after citing its links with a banned organisation, said officials on Monday.The officials said the union territory government has declared the seminary an unlawful entity under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, citing alleged links with a banned organisation, financial irregularities and concerns over radicalisation.The order was issued by Divisional Com…
Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) The Indian Army’s Chinar Corps in a joint operation along with the Jammu and Kashmir Police averted a major terror incident by recovering and neutralising 14.5 kg of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Chitragam in Zainapora area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. Taking to its official X account on Wednesday, Indian Army’s Chinar Corps said: “OP CHITRAGAM, Shopian. #ChinarWarriors, in a joint operation with @JmuKmrPolice, averted a major terror …
Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists in J&K’s Shopian district on Wednesday was detected by the security forces and safely defused, officials said. Officials said the IED was found along the Zainpora-Chitargam road in Shopian early morning during the routine sanitisation of the area and was intended to target vehicles of the security forces passing on this road.The IED was safely defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad, which was called in after tr…
Srinagar, March 31 (IANS) A constable died on Tuesday after sustaining a firearm injury while on duty in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, said officials.Officials said a police constable lost his life after sustaining injuries two days ago in an accidental incident.The constable was a resident of Noorpora village in Shopian district. He was initially referred to SKIMS Soura in Srinagar city from the Army’s Base Hospital in Badami Bagh Cantonment area after being injured in Shopian.He ha…
Srinagar, March 18 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday said that a vehicle acquired through the proceeds of narcotic trade has been seized.A police statement said: “Continuing its sustained crackdown on narcotics-related activities, Police in Shopian have seized a vehicle (Swift car) bearing registration number JK13J-3347, valued at approximately Rs 6,80,960, belonging to Ishfaq Ahmad Koka, son of Abdul Majeed Koka, resident of Melhura Zainapora.”The vehicle …
Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) The police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district said on Friday that it has cracked a fake currency racket and three persons have been detained in this connection. A police statement said, “The police in Shopian district have busted a fake currency circulation racket and recovered counterfeit notes worth Rs 79,000 following a complaint lodged by a local shopkeeper.””The action led to the arrest of three persons involved in circulating fake currency notes in the area a…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district said on Monday that they have attached a residential property after obtaining court orders as the property was created through the proceeds of the drug trade.A police statement said: “As part of its ongoing drive against narcotics-related activities, Police in Shopian have attached a double-storey residential house valued at Rs 55,21,189 under Khasra No. 243, belonging to Ghulam Mohammad Khanday, a resident of Zrakan Kelle…