Jammu & Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented an interim budget of Rs 59,364 crore for Jammu & Kashmir in the Lok Sabha. The budget estimates for the upcoming fiscal year 2024-25 are anticipated to be Rs 1,18,728 crore, compared to Rs 1,18,500 crore in the current fiscal year. The interim budget is scheduled for […]

SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President, Member of Parliament, and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah for questioning in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). The Enforcement Directorate has asked Dr Farooq Abdullah to depose at the ED office in Srinagar […]

JAMMU: The Director General of Police, J&K RR Swain on Monday inaugurated the Jammu & Kashmir Police Grievance Redressal Portal ‘Awaam Se, Awaam Ke Liye’ to enhance structured and decentralized interaction with citizens and improve the resolution of their grievances. During the launch, DGP RR Swain said “It is a matter of great happiness that […]

The attacks, which have claimed the lives of several security personnel and civilians, have exposed the vulnerability and volatility of the region, and the nefarious designs of the Pakistan-backed terrorist groups, who are trying to revive their activities and spread their network in the Jammu region.

SRINAGAR: A financial scam involving Rs 60 crores has surfaced in the Kashmir valley. The scam has allegedly been committed by an organisation called “Curative Survey Agency”. Investors have alleged that they were duped of their hard-earned money by a private company based in the Valley. Some investors held a protest in Srinagar, alleging that […]

SRINAGAR: “My child became an orphan even before being born,” said the grief-stricken widow of Inspector Masroor Ahmed Wani, who died in Delhi on Thursday, 39 days after he suffered critical wounds in a terrorist attack while he was playing cricket in Eidgah Srinagar. Masroor, 34, was shot by a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist on October 29 […]

JAMMU: In an ongoing encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, two terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed, while the toll of martyred soldiers reached seven, including four army personnel who lost their lives on Wednesday. According to an official statement, one of the terrorists, identified as Quari, hailing from Pakistan, had received training on the Pakistan […]

SRINAGAR: The Director General of Police (DGP) for Jammu and Kashmir, RR Swain, declared on Tuesday that any form of interaction with handlers based in Pakistan will be treated as a serious crime. The J&K Police, under DGP Swain’s leadership, is set to establish a comprehensive mechanism to investigate such interactions, with stringent actions against the […]

JAMMU: In a tragic incident, a BSF jawan succumbed to injuries sustained during an unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistani Rangers along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir. The incident took place in the Ramgarh sector of Samba district, marking the third ceasefire violation in the Jammu border in the past 24 days and the […]

SRINAGAR: In a successful counter-infiltration operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Machil sector, police and army forces have neutralised five Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists. The encounter began in the Machil sector of Kupwara District, with two terrorists eliminated in the initial exchange of fire. Subsequently, three more terrorists were shot down in […]