Srinagar, April 1 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested two public servants, including a senior officer of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), in connection with a bribery case in Srinagar, officials said.The arrested individuals have been identified as Vinay Kumar, serving as Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (RPFC) at the EPFO office in Batmaloo, and Amin Sofi, a Senior Security Assistant posted at the same office.According to officials, the…
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Srinagar, March 31 (IANS) J&K Crime Branch said on Tuesday that it has filed a charge sheet in the Rs 55.11 lakh land fraud case.”The Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar, of Crime Branch J&K has filed a charge sheet in case FIR No. 10/2026 under Section 420 IPC against Mehraj-Ud-Din Dar, son of Abdul Ahad Dar, a resident of Alamdar Colony, Rawalpora, at present Tengpora Batamaloo Srinagar, before the Hon’ble Court of City Judge Srinagar,” the Crime Branch said in a statement.The case orig…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Low-cost airline IndiGo on Sunday said it is introducing over 30 new routes from the Navi Mumbai International Airport between March 29 and April 23.The carrier will connect the airport to cities like Agra, Ayodhya, Bagdogra, Belgaum, Chandigarh, Diu, Kannur, Kolkata, Patna, Rajkot, Srinagar, Varanasi, Visakhapatnam, and many more. With this, IndiGo will operate over 400 weekly departures from Navi Mumbai, offering convenient travel options to customers and enhanced re…
Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) Leaders and workers of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday staged a protest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city over taxes, utility charges and the electric power amnesty issue. Raising anti-government slogans here on Saturday, leaders and workers of the PDP staged a protest to highlight what they described as growing public distress over taxes and utility charges.Carrying placards, the protesters gathered in parts of the city, accusing authorit…
Srinagar, March 27 (IANS) At least six people were killed, and five others were injured when a massive avalanche hit the Srinagar-Leh highway on the Ladakh side of the Zojila Pass, trapping several vehicles under the snow, on Friday, officials said. Officials had earlier said no loss of life occurred in this incident, but are now saying that during the rescue operation, some vehicles were found completely buried under the debris, in which six people were found dead while five others were rescued…
Srinagar, March 27 (IANS) A massive snow avalanche hit the Srinagar-Leh highway on the Ladakh side of Zojila Pass on Friday, trapping several vehicles, officials said, adding that no loss of life was reported in the incident.Officials said that the avalanche struck the highway earlier in the day on the Ladakh side of Zojila Pass.Several passenger vehicles were trapped in the debris, but no casualties were reported.The highway has been blocked following the incident, while rescue and clearance op…
Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday raided multiple locations across the Valley in connection with a transnational terror module linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit.A spokesperson of the CIK said on Thursday that the sleuths of CIK conducted raids at multiple locations across the Valley in connection with a transnational terror module linked to the banned terrorist outfit LeT.Officials said the CIK, the Intel…
Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch said on Thursday that it was conducting house searches in connection with a Covid period fraud case in which huge amounts were siphoned off.A Crime Branch statement said that the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, of the Crime Branch, J&K, conducted house searches at three different locations in the districts of Srinagar and Budgam in connection with FIR No. 11/2026 registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, read …
Srinagar, March 25 (IANS) Seilenthang Lotjem’s all-important second-half strike helped Namdhari Sports Club edge past Real Kashmir FC 1-0 for their first win of the season in the Indian Football League (IFL) 2025-26 at the TRC Stadium in Srinagar on Wednesday.The victory lifted Namdhari SC to sixth in the table with six points from five matches, while Real Kashmir FC remain in ninth in the table with two points from the same number of matches. Namdhari goalkeeper Niraj Kumar was adjudged the Man…
Srinagar, March 25 (IANS) A large-scale donation drive has emerged from Srinagar and other parts of Jammu and Kashmir in support of Iran, with contributions estimated to be in the range of Rs 500–600 crore, according to Shia preacher and Majlis Ulama Imamia President Dr Aga Syed Mudasir Rizvi.Speaking to IANS, Rizvi lauded the spirit of the people, calling it a reflection of inherent human values such as sacrifice and selflessness. “First of all, I salute this great spirit. This is human nat…