A severe dry spell and soaring temperatures have sparked a series of forest fires in the Chingus Block and various other forest areas in the Nowshera Sub-Division of Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir.
In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, Police attached illegal properties worth crores belonging to two notorious drug peddlers in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian.
During the protest held on Tuesday, participants raised slogans and announced that they will undertake a major protest in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) for the release of Ahmed Farhad and other political prisoners.
Incidents of forest fire in the areas in the ammu and Kashmir's Rajouri Forest Division have been on the rise this summer season compared to last year, says an official.
The accused was arrested in case FIR No 104/2023 under sections 13, 18, 18B, 20, 23, 40 UA(P) Act,120 B IPC, 7/25 Arms Act of Police Station Uri, and has been enlarged bail by the court.
"Whereas, it has been reported that there are instances where certain people are using animals including buffalo, bullock, pony, mule, donkey, and camel, among others for carrying loads during the daytime (the period between 12 noon and 03:00 PM) amidst high day temperature (exceeding 37&
Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) leader Khawaja Mujtaba Banday raised his voice against the "atrocities" inflicted by the law enforcement agencies in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), and said that the administration "backstabbed" them after they halted their protests after bein
The maximum temperature in the Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir was 32.6 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, which is 6.6 degrees more than the normal, as per the India Meteorological Department.
The police said that the attached properties (3 Kanals and 19 Marlas) of land worth lacs belong to Jalal Din, son of Raj Mohd, resident of Zamboor Pattan, and Mohd Saki, son of Mastana Bhatti, resident of Kamalkote Uri. Both of these terror handlers are based in Pakistan, officials said.
Three people were left injured in a mysterious blast that took place in Khada Madana village under Purmandal block of Sabha district, police said on Monday.