SRINAGAR: Budgam Police arrested a woman on charges of impersonating as an IAS officer and attempting to extort money from a local family. The incident took place in Alipora, when the accused, identified as Ayush Ganjo, visited the residence of Gh Hassan Malik and deceitfully claimed that she could.
SRINAGAR: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday gave its approval to a grid power line of five-gigawatt (GW) capacity at the cost of Rs 20,773 crore for evacuation of solar power from the 13 GW solar power project in Ladakh to Haryana’s Kaithal district.
SRINAGAR: Shopkeepers at Budshah Chowk Srinagar on Thursday protested against J&K Wakf Board for sealing half of dozen shops in the area. They said the matter is subjudice and appealed to Wakf authorities to de-seal the shops so that they will continue their business.
SRINAGAR: One person was killed while three others were injured in a road mishap in the Doda village of Jammu region. Quoting an official, Kashmir Scroll reported that a vehicle bearing registration number JK06B6028 was on its way to Charota Bulandpur when it met with an accident near Khasal.
SRINAGAR: Unlocking the potential of the region's natural resources, the Jammu and Kashmir government has successfully dedicated 141 hectares of land to cultivating medicinal plants over the past five years.