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The exam was held on March 27 and the results were declared on June 4. (File Photo)

CBI books 33 over J&K SI recruitment ‘irregularities’

August 6, 2022 02:16 IST

The agency on Friday conducted searches at 30 locations across Jammu, Srinagar and Bengaluru. A coaching centre in Akhnoor, Jammu, and a Bengaluru-based company were among the 33 booked.

The recruitment exam came under the scanner after several aspirants called it a "fraud" and criticised the process as "unfair" after over 20 siblings qualified for the police recruitment (File)

‘Irregularities’ in SI recruitment: CBI searches various locations in Jammu

August 5, 2022 11:56 IST

The searches come less than a month after the J&K government cancelled the recruitment of police sub-inspectors and recommended a CBI investigation into allegations of irregularities.

The police have registered a case and further investigation is on to unearth the links of the drug cartel. (Representational/File)

J&K: Drug peddler crushed under truck while running away from cops, aide held

August 4, 2022 17:50 IST

The drug peddler was immediately rushed to Udhampur district hospital and from there, he was referred to Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu where he succumbed to his injuries.

Bomb hurled at police post in Jammu & Kashmir's Ramban

Grenade attack on police post in J-K’s Ramban district, Jammu Kashmir Ghaznavi Force claim responsibility

August 2, 2022 12:38 IST

The crude bomb was hurled at the police post in Gool area at 5 am, the sources said, adding an alert has been sounded in the district.

SDRF and police personnel try to assess the situation while having a look of the flooded Chenab river following incessant monsoon rains, in Akhnoor, Jammu, Thursday. (PTI)

Heavy rain affects normal life in Jammu, schools asked to remain shut in 2 districts

July 28, 2022 20:53 IST

Dozens of structures, including residential, were damaged across Jammu division while roads in various parts were inundated.

Asked about his party expressing dismay over the recent statements, audio jingles and speeches made by some of the constituents of the PAGD targeting NC, Abdullah, who is the Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar, also said everyone should show tolerance. (PTI)

JKCA money laundering case: Special court takes cognisance of ED charge sheet against Farooq, others

July 27, 2022 02:33 IST

The charge sheet was filed on June 4, but a special court in Srinagar took its cognisance on Tuesday. The court has issued notices to the accused for appearance before it on August 27.

Singh’s body was first spotted by a junior soldier who visited his room around 6.35 am, sources said.

BSF sub-inspector found dead in his room at J&K’s Kanachak, probe on

July 25, 2022 13:18 IST

Police sources said Rajasthan native Ramdev Singh, who commanded a platoon, appeared to have shot himself with his service weapon.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses a gathering during a function organised as part of the 23rd Kargil Vijay Divas celebrations at Gulshan Ground in Jammu. (Twitter @rajnathsingh)

23rd Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations | Joint theatre commands for tri-services soon: RajnathSubscriber Only

July 25, 2022 03:01 IST

Speaking during the 23rd Kargil Vijay Divas celebrations, Rajnath Singh referred to India’s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil war and said the country will be victorious in future wars too.

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BSF fires at Pak drone detected along IB in Jammu; search launched

July 23, 2022 10:58 IST

A blinking red light was observed by the troops coming from Pakistan side in Kanachak area at 9.40pm on Friday, he said. Alert Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired at it, he said.

Thousands stranded as landslides, shooting stones block Jammu-Srinagar national highway

July 21, 2022 17:38 IST

Nearly 1,200 vehicles were stranded between Ramban and Panthiyal alone. The India Meteorological Department has forecast moderate to heavy rain in the Jammu region in the next 24 hours

Army Captain, JCO killed in grenade blast in J-K’s border district of Poonch

July 18, 2022 09:21 IST

The deceased have been identified as Captain Anand and Naib Subedar Bhagwan Singh.

Ankur Sharma warned that “the people of Jammu province will rise in revolt soon if the powers-that-be in New Delhi continued to treat Jammu as Kashmir’s colony in its bid to appease, please and pamper jihadists in Kashmir”.

IkkJutt activists detained after protests demanding separate state for Jammu

July 18, 2022 10:42 IST

“The only rational, national and constitutional solution to the 75-year-old Jammu’s political problem is it’s separation from Kashmir Valley and grant of full state status” to it, Sharma said while addressing the party workers at Jammu Press Club here.

The injured have been hospitalised, while police have registered a case.

ITBP trooper fires at 3 colleagues, then kills self

July 17, 2022 02:43 IST

Identifying the deceased as Bhupinder from Uttarakhand, sources said he appeared to be under some stress. The deceased and the injured were part of the ITBP unit that had come to Udhampur town for Amarnath Yatra duty.

The attack comes ahead of Independence Day celebrations and the police and security forces are already on high alert owing to it. (Representational)

Jammu and Kashmir: ITBP jawan opens fire; kills self, injures three

July 16, 2022 20:07 IST

This is the second such incident in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours.

The write-up is highly provocative, seditious and intended to create unrest in Jammu and Kashmir to abet the gullible youth to take the path of violence and create communal unrest, the statement added. (File)

Jammu: NIA court denies bail to local journalist and Kashmir University scholarSubscriber Only

July 16, 2022 06:01 IST

The State Investigation Agency, which is conducting the investigation, in a statement said both have been booked for involvement in unlawful activities to propagate the false narrative of secessionist and terrorist to disintegrate the sovereignty and unity of the Union of India and also to motivate the Kashmiri youth exhilarate subversive activities against a popular government.

Jammu & Kashmir: 2 Territorial Army soldiers killed in Fratricidal shootout

July 16, 2022 02:42 IST

A senior Army officer confirmed the casualties.

Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik at Patiala House court. (PTI/File)

Rubaiya Sayeed points out Yasin Malik, three others as her abductorsSubscriber Only

July 16, 2022 03:41 IST

Rubaiya, daughter of former J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, was abducted from a minibus in Srinagar on December 8, 1989, when she was returning home to Nowgam from the Lal Ded Memorial Women Hospital in Srinagar. She was released in exchange for five jailed militants.

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. (File)

Pay Rs 10L fine for acquiring land without paying compensation: HC to J&K admn+Subscriber Only

July 15, 2022 20:08 IST

In 2017, the roads department took possession of Shabir Ahmad Yatoo’s land for construction of a bridge, but without acquiring it in accordance with statutory provisions. He was also paid no compensation, the petitioner said.

J&K: 1 soldier killed, 3 hurt in ‘fratricide’ incident inside Army camp

July 15, 2022 11:07 IST

A senior Army official said the victims were from the Territorial Army.

Rubaiya Sayeed abduction case: Yasin Malik seeks physical appearance in trial, threatens indefinite hunger strikeSubscriber Only

July 14, 2022 05:46 IST

The request came during the recording of the statements of prosecution witnesses in a case related to the killing of IAF personnel when Yasin Malik, who was produced before the court through video conference from Delhi’s Tihar Jail, complained of poor audio quality.

“Cloudburst, if any, might have occurred at an altitude higher than that of the cave shrine,’’ said Director, J&K Meteorological Centre, Srinagar. (PTI, file)

Only 75mm rainfall in three hours, no cloudburst at Amarnath shrine site: MeTSubscriber Only

July 11, 2022 22:44 IST

As per the criteria of the Indian Meteorological Department, a 100mm or more rainfall per hour is termed a cloudburst.

Flash floods triggered by heavy rain struck near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath on July 8, leaving at least 16 people dead and more than 30 missing. (File/PTI)

Amarnath Yatra resumes; 4,026 pilgrims leave Jammu for base camps

July 11, 2022 10:19 IST

The Yatra was suspended from Jammu due to bad weather conditions and no batch was allowed to proceed to the base camps in the Valley on Sunday.

Vehicles stuck on a damaged road after a cloudburst at Gunti forest uphill of Thathri Town in Doda district, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Cloudburst in J&K’s Doda district cuts off road links, damages cars

July 9, 2022 19:30 IST

While there was no loss of life or injury, the road link to Phagsoo tehsil from the Thathri sub-division headquarters was snapped as a portion of the road got buried under huge boulders.

“JKP Sub-Inspector recruitment has been cancelled & a CBI probe has been recommended into selection process,” wrote the L-G on his official Twitter handle. (Express Photo)

J&K L-G cancels SI recruitment, recommends CBI probe

July 8, 2022 19:58 IST

Making public the cancellation of selection list of SIs, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha also recommended CBI inquiry into the matter. “JKP Sub-Inspector recruitment has been cancelled & a CBI probe has been recommended,’’ Sinha posted on his official Twitter handle.

Jammu and Kashmir: Chhari Mubarak to leave for Amarnath shrine on August 2

July 6, 2022 17:39 IST

The Chhari Mubarak shall be taken to the Shankracharya temple on July 28 and Sharika Bhawani temple next day, before rituals for Chhari Sthapana are performed at Shri Amareshwar temple in Dashnami Akhara, Srinagar on July 31, the statement said.