A court sentenced three men including a temple caretaker to life imprisonment till last breath for the gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua shortly after convicting them along with three others for the ghastly crime that shook the nation 17 months ago. The other three accused–Sub Inspector Anand Dutta, Head … Read more
The latest figures of the J&K Police show an increase in domestic violence and matrimonial disputes in Jammu. As many as 2,402 complaints related to domestic violence have been reported in Jammu in the past one-and-a-half years. In a majority of the cases, mental and physical harassment is the main reason attributed by the complainant. … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir is “completely” safe for visitors and tensions in the border areas have “little effect” on its tourism circuit, a senior official of the northern state said in Kolkata on Friday. Describing the last year’s attack on Amarnath yatris as an “isolated incident to scare away visitors”, the director of the tourism department … Read more
A girl has reportedly changed her father’s name in official documents to get Below Poverty Line (BPL) status and later a job in Social Welfare Department (SWD) that too when another candidate with higher marks was available in the selection list. A complaint has been filed by Ghulam Qadir son of Abdul Latief Rather resident … Read more
A fake degree scam has been lashed out at the Indira Gandhi National Open University centre in Jammu and Kashmir`s Kathua district. A fake degree scam has been lashed out at the Indira Gandhi National Open University centre in Jammu and Kashmir`s Kathua district. The crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police have exposed a … Read more
According to news report by Greater Kashmir, the police has closed the investigation in all the cases of reported braid chopping incidents in Jammu province. Only three open FIRs were registered in the province against mysterious braid chopping incidents reported between August and November last year. According to SHO Bhaderwah, Muneer Khan, police had to close … Read more
AFTER A 12-year trial, the special CBI court in Chandigarh on Wednesday held five persons — including former BSF DIG K C Padhi and former Jammu and Kashmir Police DSP Mohammad Ashraf Mir — guilty in the 2006 Srinagar sex abuse scandal. The Case The 12-year-old case pertains to the involvement of top police officials, … Read more
Kashmir has become synonymous with stone pelting, hatred and violence. Hardly any body would associate love with Kashmir anymore. One Kashmiri young boy, Mushtaq from Soura, apparently tried moving on to the pedestal of love and got cheated big time. His mistake? He used Facebook! The boy, met and fell in love with a ‘German’ … Read more
The Nirav Modi scam has touched even Jammu & Kashmir, with the state’s premier bank saying that the jeweller’s maternal uncle and business partner Mehul Choksi defaulted on a Rs 121-crore loan. Jammu & Kashmir Bank’s branch in Fort, Mumbai, granted the loan to Choksi’s Gitanjali GemsBSE -4.92 % in 2012 and he was later … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate today raided Geetanjali Jewellers, a franchise of Nirav Modi, who has fled the country after his involvement surfaced in Rs 11,400 crore bank fraud in Punjab National Bank, and seized Rs 2.5 crore worth diamond and ublumineux jewelleries. “A team of Enforcement Directorate from Jammu and Jallandhar jointly conducted raid at Geetanjali … Read more
Some shocking details about rape-and-murder of 8-year-old girl in Kathua, J&K by Majid Hyderi The poor girl was gang-raped for seven days in a village but police did nothing to rescue her till her body was finally found dumped in nearby forest. Her bones were broken with the heavy objects. Her upper body bore marks of … Read more
We are so proud of ourselves, considering ours to be a safe and superior state, untouched by the evils which plague the nation. We called Delhi the Rape Capital of India and thanked heavens for being born in J&K. Today a news flashed and shattered all our beliefs. IT has happened in Hiranagar, Jammu! A … Read more
Crime against women is on the rise in Jammu & Kashmir. Statistics say that 3168 cases of crime against women were registered in the state in 2017 as compared to 2915 cases in 2016. Ironically 2017 has been safer in comparison to 2015 as the year witnessed 3539 registered crimes against women. While there has … Read more
Srinagar police has busted a fake job racket by arresting three of its members. The gang was cheating innocent people of the state by promising them government jobs. Police has also seized appointment letters with Government Departmental Logo’s, service books with fake seal and signature of Government Officials, relieving and transfer orders. The gang also … Read more