IGP Kashmir Chairs High-Level Security Review Meeting Ahead of Upcoming Events

Srinagar, April 15, KDC: Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone, Shri V. K. Birdi, today chaired a high-level joint security review meeting at Police Control Room, Kashmir, to assess preparedness for upcoming events and to ensure seamless coordination among various security agencies. The meeting was attended by senior officers from multiple forces, including IG BSF, … Read more

CM Omar Abdullah inaugurates vital Rohmoo Bridge over Romeshi rivulet in Pulwama

PULWAMA, APRIL 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday inaugurated the 50 meter-long vital Rohmoo Bridge in Pulwama district, connecting the three districts of Shopian, Kulgam, and Pulwama with the capital city Srinagar. The bridge, constructed at a cost of Rs 25.97 crore by the Public Works (Roads and Buildings) Department under the World Bank-funded … Read more

Appropriate Time Has Come, Hopeful Jammu And Kashmir’s Statehood Will Be Restored: Omar

Srinagar, Apr 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he was hopeful that statehood will be restored to Jammu and Kashmir very soon and the “appropriate time has come”. He was speaking to reporters after inaugurating a bridge in Pulwama district. “We think the appropriate time has come, six months have passed after since … Read more

Budgam Court Issues Proclamation Against Hizb Chief Salahuddin in 2002 Murder Case

Budgam, Apr 15, KDC: Principal Sessions Judge Budgam, Om Prakash Baghat has issued a formal proclamation against Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, directing him to appear before the court within one month in connection with a two-decade-old murder case. The order was passed in connection with FIR No. 255/2002 registered at Police Station Budgam under … Read more

Cyber Police Kashmir Cracks Down on Mule Bank Accounts; 50 Individuals Under Preventive Action, 2 Kingpins Arrested

Srinagar, April 14, KDC: Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone, Srinagar has intensified its crackdown on mule bank accounts that are being used to facilitate large-scale cyber fraud and money laundering across the Valley. In a recent development, preventive legal action has been initiated against 50 individuals whose bank accounts were found involved in illicit financial … Read more

CM Announces in Assembly, But No Order Issued Yet: Power Amnesty on Hold

Srinagar, April 14, KDC: Confusion and frustration are growing among power consumers in Jammu and Kashmir as the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) and Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) has not yet issued an official order to extend the power amnesty scheme—despite Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s announcement in the Assembly that the scheme … Read more

Kashmir University faces major staff crunch, RTI reveals over 200 faculty and 110 junior assistant vacancies

Nearly 20 per cent of the 2,859 sanctioned posts in the University of Kashmir were lying vacant as on February 2024, the varsity said in response to an application filed under Right to Information Act (RTI), highlighting significant staff shortage across departments. The application filed by Jammu-based RTI activist Raman Kumar Sharma in February this year … Read more

GDC bus accident fallout: DSEK issues SoPs for picnics, outings

Srinagar, Apr 13: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) for government and recognised private schools and coaching centres to be mandatorily followed while planning picnics and outing of the students. The move comes in wake of a tragic road accident of a Degree College bus ferrying students for … Read more