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J-K govt passing buck, says opposition on reservation rationalization issue Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, convened here on Wednesday morning and approved several key departmental proposals, including promotions in the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department and the creation of the Animal Protection Board, officials…

The Srinagar Police have arrested a notorious ATM fraudster who was targeting elderly citizens in Bemina. The accused, identified as Irfan Latif Mir, son of Abdul Latif Mir, a resident of Sanzipora Mawar, Handwara, Kupwara, has been involved in multiple incidents of ATM fraud.The accused would approach victims at ATMs,…

The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today presented a charge-sheet before the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar, in a bribery case involving a Patwari and his associates.The case pertains to FIR No. 35/2022, registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and Section 120-B IPC, against…

Cyber Police Awantipora continues its focused efforts to curb cyber-enabled financial crimes and safeguard citizens from online fraud. As part of these sustained initiatives, the Cyber PS Awantipora successfully recovered ₹5,34,938/- during the month of November 2025 in various cyber financial fraud complaints reported by the public.Throughout the month, several victims…

Police in Budgam, in coordination with the Mining Department, intensified its action against illegal mining and unauthorized transportation of minerals across the district during November 2025.Police teams from various Police Stations and Police Posts, under the supervision of senior officers, carried out sustained operations in areas including Khansahib, Suranhall Batpora,…

Police in Awantipora, during a focused enforcement drive across the police district, have taken action against several vehicles found operating without the compulsory transfer of ownership following sale purchase.Multiple checking teams were deployed at key locations. During the drive, a number of vehicles without updated ownership records were seized, and…

  Jammu, Dec 3 : Two people lost their lives and three others sustained injuries after a vehicle they were travelling in collided with a parapet near Chingus in Rajouri district during the pre-dawn hours on Wednesday. Officials told that a Swift car (JK12D 7568) was on its way from…

Jammu: The CBI on Tuesday sought the custody of Shafat Ahmed Shangloo, arrested in the 35-year-old case relating to the kidnapping of Rubaiyya Sayeed, in the TADA court in Jammu.Shangloo was arrested on Monday. He carried a reward of Rs 10 lakh, in connection with the sensational 1989 kidnapping of…

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has approved relaxation in the upper age limit for recruitment to government jobs in the Union Territory, a ruling National Conference MLA said on Tuesday.”The (J-K CM’s) Secretariat has confirmed to me that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has approved and forwarded the age relaxation,”…

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday threw open a new flyover that would ease traffic congestion in Srinagar city.The flyover in Sanat Nagar on the Parimpora-Panthachowk Bypass Road was opened for traffic on the instructions of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, officials said.The Sanat Nagar flyover was one of the…