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Srinagar, Dec 29:  The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir made significant strides in tackling economic crimes across the Valley in 2025 by disposing of 100 FIRs and resolving over 1,270 complaints, officials said on Sunday. Officials said the disposed FIRs pertained to serious financial offences, including fraud,…

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet before the Court of City Judge (Sub Registrar), Srinagar, in a large-scale job fraud case registered as FIR No. 49/2022. The case, registered under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), relates…

Srinagar, Dec 28: Security forces were deployed outside the residence of National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Sunday, with his aides claiming that the Srinagar parliamentarian was placed under house arrest ahead of a scheduled protest by Open Merit category aspirants. According to sources, the presence of police…

Jammu: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday heard a habeas corpus petition of detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik and listed the matter for further hearing on January 29 next year.Malik, who is president of J&K unit of AAP, was detained under stringent…

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday opposed any free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union and the US, saying a similar deal with New Zealand had hurt the apple growers of Kashmir by exposing them to “unfair imports”.Expressing concern that apple import duties may be diluted, she said…

Lieutenant Governor addresses 11th Convocation Ceremony of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, highlights the imperative of shifting from outdated, rote learning system to more modern and skill-based learning approaches to meet the demands of an evolving world Our endeavour should be reduction in curriculum load and development of adaptable skills…

As part of its sustained efforts to maintain peace and security, J&K Police has detained 03 Over Ground Workers (OGWs) under the provisions of the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Shopian. The detained individuals have been identified as Owais Ahmad Lone resident of Sedow Shopian, Mashooq Ahmad Shah resident of…

IGP Kashmir Shri V.K. Birdi-IPS, chaired the annual crime review meeting at Police Control Room, Kashmir. The meeting was attended by all Range DIGs of Kashmir Zone, all District SSPs of Kashmir Zone, JDP ZPHQ, and other senior officers. At the outset of the meeting, the participating officers briefed the…