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ACB arrests Agriculture dept official red handed while accepting Rs 40,000 bribe in Handwara

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ACB arrests Agriculture dept official red handed while accepting Rs 40,000 bribe in Handwara

Srinagar, Oct 12: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested Senior Assistant of Sub-Division Agriculture Office Handwara namely Irshad Ahmad Peer, red handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs 40,000 for the release of a subsidy bill pending with him.

Officials said that ACB PS Baramulla received a written complaint against the said public servant alleging therein that a subsidy bill was pending with the said public servant who had demanded bribe amounting to Rs 40,000 from complainant against the release of a subsidy bill of Tractor availed by the brother of complainant under HADP Scheme, upon which a discreet verification was conducted by ACB Baramulla during which the allegations of demand of bribe by the said public servant were found true.

They said that in view of the written complaint and verification report received in the matter, commission of a cognizable offence punishable U/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) was made out said public servant. Accordingly, a Case FIR No. 06/2026 under section 7 of the PC Act 1988 (as amended in 2018) was registered on 12.10.2026 at ACB PS Baramulla and investigations was set into motion.

Officials held that immediately after the registration of the case, a trap laying team was constituted, associated by independent witnesses as per the prevailing norms and a successful trap was laid by the trap team against the said accused public servant, who was caught red handed while demanding and accepting the bribe money of Rs 40,000 which was recovered from his conscious possession, confirmed and authenticated by other surrounding evidences.

The accused has been arrested and taken into custody and investigation of the case is in progress, officials added.

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Three drug peddlers arrested in Jammu; two pistols, narcotics seized

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Three drug peddlers arrested in Jammu; two pistols, narcotics seized

Jammu, Oct 12: Three persons were arrested along with narcotics and a country-made pistol at two different places in Jammu, police said on Monday.

The arrested include police follower Shameem Begum, who was arrested following recovery of 15 grams of heroin from her two-wheeler during checking at Balol in Miran Sahib area, a police spokesperson said.

He said a case under relevant sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered against her and further investigation is on.

“The accused is employed as a follower in the Police. The action reiterates Jammu Police’s commitment to enforcing the law impartially, irrespective of an individual’s position or affiliation,” the spokesperson said.

Further investigation is underway to establish the source of the contraband and identify its supply network and other possible linkages, he said.

In another successful operation, police arrested two suspected criminals and recovered two pistols and 113 grams of heroin from their possession during patrolling in Digiana Industrial Estate area, the spokesperson said.

The arrested accused were identified as Vansh Sharma and Yogeshwar Singh, both residents of Bari Brahmana, he said.

A pistol, a digital weighing machine and 100 grams of heroin were recovered from Sharma’s possession, and a country-made pistol and 13 grams of heroin was recovered from Singh, the spokesperson said, adding that a case under various sections of NDPS and Arms Act was registered against them and further investigation is on.

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CJI on Delhi protests, curbs

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CJI on Delhi protests, curbs

New Delhi, Oct 12: “Ye mera mudda nahin hai. (This matter doesn’t pertain to my domain),” Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said on Monday, when asked about protests against the CEC in Delhi over the past few days and the associated restrictions.

During an interaction with reporters on the sidelines of an event to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) at Vigyan Bhawan here, he declined to divulge reasons for his refusal to meet Congress leaders over the issue of “vote chori”.

The last few days have seen protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in different parts of Delhi. Over the weekend, the capital turned into a fortress, with massive deployment of security personnel, closure of 45 metro stations and intensive checks at the city’s border points.

Thousands of protesters, including Cockroach Janta Party leaders and former chief ministers, were detained.

The CJI, when asked about these protests and the restrictions on movement, said the matter was related to law and order.

“Ye mera mudda nahin hai,” he said.

Asked about the opposition’s march to the Supreme Court, the CJI said, “I will not make any comments on it.”

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had written to CJI Kant, seeking a meeting between 4 and 5 pm on Monday to hand over a memorandum demanding an end to “vote chori”, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, halting of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and switching back to the paper ballot format.

The CJI, however, declined to meet them.

In response to a question, the CJI said that in his reply to the letter, he “cited some reasons” and expressed his position that he “won’t be able to meet”.

“I had received a letter yesterday, and I have given the reply. Letter was of day before yesterday, but I was out,” he said.

He refused to divulge the contents of the letter and said, “Please ask the content of the letter from them. I have maintained its confidentiality.”

On several MPs and the CJP continuing their protests to raise their grievances, the CJI said, “Doors of the Supreme Court are open for everybody.”

“Anyone who desires, whether a common man or a member of any elected body, every citizen of India has a right to reach us. We will hear issues in consonance with the law, and whatever rights people deserve, we will grant them,” he said.

The CJI was also asked about the Supreme Court not meeting with the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on simultaneous elections.

“There are more grounds on this. I have given more than one ground on this. I had said that there is a possibility of conflict of interests and the matter can come to court tomorrow. So, it was my and my colleagues’ view that we should avoid any conflict of interest,” he said.

P P Chaudhary, chairman of the JPC on simultaneous elections, had recently said that the Supreme Court had initially scheduled an “informal interaction” with the panel following its request for a meeting with the judges, but later called it off as it felt that it was “not appropriate”.

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Pakistan Army’s training aircraft crashes, 2 pilots killed

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Pakistan Army’s training aircraft crashes, 2 pilots killed

Islamabad, Oct 12: Two Pakistan Army pilots were killed on Monday after their training aircraft crashed due to a technical fault, the army said.

The incident occurred near Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

“(At) midday, a Mushshak training aircraft of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta, due to a technical fault,” the army said in a statement.

Both pilots, Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, the instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad, a student, died in the “unfortunate crash,” it added.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief and sorrow over the death of the army pilots.

In June, an Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, killing all personnel on board.

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MP bowlers rattle J&K batting line-up, take 76-run lead

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MP bowlers rattle J&K batting line-up, take 76-run lead

Srinagar, Oct 12: Madhya Pradesh bowlers dismantled Jammu and Kashmir’s batting line-up, bundling out the defending champions for 120 runs to take a first-innings lead of 76 runs on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy 2026-27 opener at the Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium in Srinagar on Monday.

Pace spearhead Avesh Khan led the attack, claiming three crucial wickets, while Aryan Pandey provided excellent support with three wickets of his own as J&K batters struggled to cope with the visitors’ bowling attack.

Kanhaiya Wadhawan was the highest scorer for J&K, remaining unbeaten on 35, but found little support from the other end as wickets continued to fall at regular intervals.

The hosts, who had bowled Madhya Pradesh out for 196 in the first innings, failed to capitalise on their bowling effort and were dismissed for 120, handing the visitors a significant 76-run first-innings advantage.

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Jantar Mantar denotified as protest site, police names three new venues

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Jantar Mantar denotified as protest site, police names three new venues

New Delhi, Oct 12: Delhi Police has denotified Jantar Mantar as a designated site for protests and named three new spots for holding such demonstrations, according to an official order.

Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar issued the standing order on October 11, naming Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground and CBD Ground as the new designated sites for protests and demonstrations.

“Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, had constituted a committee to examine alternative proper venues for citizens’ right to organise protest/demonstrations in place of the existing ‘designated site’,” the order read.

Based on the committee’s recommendations, Jantar Mantar as a protest venue has been de-notified, it said.

“Three new venues viz Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground, East Delhi have been designated as new venues for organising protest/demonstrations,” it said.

Further, it said that a detailed and revised SOP for organising protests and demonstrations at these three venues will be issued separately. “This is in partial modification of earlier Standing Order No. L&O/48/22 dated 28.04.2022,” the standing order issued by Delhi CP said.

The move comes amid heightened security arrangements in the national capital following calls to gather for protests at Jantar Mantar.

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139 migrants, including children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti

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139 migrants, including children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti

Geneva, Oct 12: At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday.

That number only includes those buried by authorities in Djibouti. Others have been buried by the migrants themselves but they won’t be added to the official count until authorities can verify the bodies, Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, told the AP via the phone.

“What is terrible is that they were buried with no names, in a common grave, like in a war situation,” Coissac said. “They all have a mother, a father, and we may never learn what happened.”

Coissac said the migrants boarded the ship in the evening of Oct. 8 and that it sank very soon after, close to the shore, “mainly because it was overcrowded.”

“The local authorities did their best,” Coissac said, “but they were overwhelmed with all the bodies that kept coming at once towards the shore.”

He said authorities were bringing the surviving migrants to the IOM rescue center in Obock where they receive medical assistance after swallowing sea water, and psychological support.

“They’re all in a state of shock,” Coissac, who visited the area of the shipwreck Saturday, said. “I tried to talk to some of them but it’s very difficult.”

Some of the migrants in the IOM center are already aware that their family members died during the shipwreck. Others were given access to phones to call loved ones back home to notify them they are alive.

At least 84 people remained missing in one of the deadliest shipwrecks yet on the popular but perilous crossing from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, where many migrants seek work in rich Gulf nations.

The boat was traveling from Djibouti to Yemen when it capsized on Thursday night or Friday morning, according to the IOM. More than 80 people survived, all of them Ethiopian nationals, it said.

The Geneva-based U.N. migration agency said the vessel had 305 people on board and warned that the death toll could still rise.

Personal items likely belonging to the migrants, including shoes, were seen on a beach in a video shared by IOM. Rescue work continued as fears grew for the missing.

Tens of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa travel every year through Djibouti and across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait towards Gulf countries in search of safety and economic opportunities, the IOM said in its statement.

That movement has continued despite newly escalating fighting in Yemen, on the other side of the strait.

“This is a devastating loss of life,” said Coissac. “This tragedy is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by migrants along this migration corridor as they seek economic opportunities.”

In recent weeks, at least 2,000 Yemenis have received aid in Djibouti as the fighting has escalated in Yemen between the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

That’s the opposite direction from the movement of the migrants who died in the shipwreck and the typical migration patterns of recent years: The tens of thousands who cross from eastern Africa toward Yemen each year have typically been looking for work in places like Saudi Arabia.

Over 900 migrants died or went missing along the route last year, according to IOM’s Missing Migrants Project.

“No one gets into a boat like that unless they believe there is no other safe way,” IOM Director-General Amy Pope said. “We cannot keep treating these deaths as normal. Safe and legal pathways save lives. I am asking governments and donors to act before the next boat goes down.”

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Ramban aspirants seek local JKSSB exam centres, cite financial burden of distant travel

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Ramban aspirants seek local JKSSB exam centres, cite financial burden of distant travel

Banihal, Oct 12: Aspirants from Ramban district have urged the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) and the district administration to establish examination centres within the district for upcoming recruitment tests, citing the financial burden and travel-related hardships caused by allotment of centres in distant locations.

Several recruitment examinations, including those for Finance Accounts Assistant (FAA), Sub-Inspector (SI), Police Constable and other posts, are expected to be held in November–December 2026, prompting aspirants to seek timely intervention from the authorities.

Candidates said they are often allotted centres in Jammu, Udhampur, Samba, Srinagar, Budgam and other districts, forcing them to spend additional money on transportation, accommodation and food.

“We are already spending considerable time and money preparing for competitive examinations. Travelling to distant districts adds to our expenses, particularly for candidates from economically weaker families,” aspirant youth said.

They added that Ramban’s mountainous terrain, difficult road conditions and long travel distances make the journey especially challenging for candidates from remote areas, who may have to travel a day before the examination.

The aspirants have appealed to JKSSB to establish suitable examination centres in Ramban and urged Deputy Commissioner Ramban to take up the matter with the concerned authorities ahead of the forthcoming recruitment tests.

“Our demand is for accessible examination facilities, not any relaxation in recruitment standards. Local centres would reduce unnecessary expenditure and help candidates compete on equal terms, irrespective of their financial background,” the candidates said.

The aspirants expressed hope that the authorities would consider their demand before the November–December examination schedule, ensuring that financial constraints and geographical challenges do not become additional hurdles for the district’s unemployed youth.

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Tral residents rue shortage of specialist doctors at SDH

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Tral residents rue shortage of specialist doctors at SDH

Pulwama, Oct 11: Residents of Tral in south Kashmir have expressed concern over the shortage of specialist doctors and inadequate healthcare infrastructure at Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Tral, alleging that patients are being forced to seek treatment at private hospitals or travel to Srinagar.

The residents said the hospital lacked specialist doctors and adequate medical facilities to cater to the healthcare needs of the local population. They said the shortage was particularly affecting economically weaker families, who struggle to afford treatment outside the area.

Javed Ahmad, a resident of Gujjar Basti in Tral, said financially disadvantaged patients could not afford the high cost of treatment at private hospitals, while travelling to Srinagar for consultations and specialised care was also difficult for many families.

“We cannot afford treatment at private hospitals. We are also unable to travel to Srinagar due to extreme poverty. We request the government to make specialist doctors available at Sub-District Hospital Tral,” Ahmad said.

Residents said the hospital lacked specialists, including an orthopaedic doctor and a radiologist, causing inconvenience to patients requiring specialised consultations and diagnostic services. They said the absence of these specialists often compelled patients to seek medical attention elsewhere.

They also raised concerns over the hospital’s bed capacity, which they put at around 30, and called for an immediate expansion of the facility to meet the growing healthcare needs of Tral and its adjoining areas.

“The current bed capacity of the hospital is around 30, and it needs to be upgraded immediately,” residents said.

According to the residents, the hospital caters to more than 120 villages, making the availability of specialist doctors and adequate infrastructure essential for providing accessible healthcare to the region’s population.

They also alleged that political representatives had failed to address the problems facing the hospital despite its importance to the local population.

The residents urged the government and the concerned health authorities to fill specialist vacancies, upgrade medical infrastructure and increase the hospital’s bed capacity.

They said strengthening SDH Tral would enable patients, particularly those from economically weaker sections, to access essential healthcare services closer to home and reduce their dependence on expensive private hospitals and travel to Srinagar.

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Asian shares mixed, oil prices fall about USD 1.50 as Trump says US will buy diesel from Russia

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Asian shares mixed, oil prices fall about USD 1.50 as Trump says US will buy diesel from Russia

Bangkok, Oct 12: Asian shares were mixed and oil prices fell about USD 1.50 a barrel Monday as US President Donald Trump’s plan to purchase diesel from Russia drew criticism from some lawmakers.

US stock futures gained more than 0.3 per cent after Wall Street finished its record-setting week with gains. This week will bring updates on inflation and retail sales in the US. The biggest US banks will report earnings from the most recent quarter.

In Asian trading, South Korea’s Kospi lost 3.1 per cent to 6,416.17. Markets in Tokyo were closed for a holiday.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged 0.2 per cent higher to 24,253.70 and the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.1 per cent to 3,809.08.

In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 surged 0.9 per cent to 8,790.70.

Taiwan’s Taiex gave up 0.2 per cent and the Sensex in India inched up 0.1 per cent.

On Friday, the S&P 500 climbed 0.6 per cent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.8 per cent. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.6 per cent.

Oil prices have continued to yo-yo because of uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow the global energy industry to return to normal.

Trump shocked lawmakers when he announced on social media Friday that he struck a deal to buy Russian diesel with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call, aiming to tamp down a spike in fuel prices ahead of the Nov 3 US midterm elections.

The president said Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel to the American and global market, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons “immediately thereafter”.

Russia will deliver an additional 3 million tons “within a short period of time” after that, he wrote.

The plan runs counter to US efforts to cut the flow of money Russia gets from oil and gas sales that can be used to pay for its war against Ukraine.

Trump’s announcement came just a few weeks after Congress passed legislation that directed Trump to impose substantial tariffs on the top importers of Russian oil or natural gas, with an exception for countries that import less than 15% of Russia’s natural gas exports and have taken significant steps to reduce those imports.

A bipartisan group of six senators called Sunday for the administration to “immediately reverse course” on the plan.

The price of Brent crude, the international standard, was down 1.4 per cent at USD 103.31 per barrel early Monday. US benchmark crude oil fell 1.7 per cent to USD 90.31 per barrel.

Share prices have surged upward, supported by expectations of strong corporate profits, even as Americans say they’re feeling more squeezed by high inflation.

A preliminary report from the University of Michigan said Friday that US consumers are raising their own forecasts for how bad inflation will be over the coming year.

They’re expecting inflation of 4.7 per cent, up from their forecast of 4.6 per cent a month ago and just 3.4 per cent in February before the war with Iran began.

Sentiment among consumers is falling sharply for Americans with lower incomes and smaller investments in stocks, who can least afford the fast increases in the cost of living.

The pressure is on companies to deliver strong growth in profits after their stock prices ran toward records despite the downward push from high bond yields. This week will bring high-profile profit reports from big banks, including Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo all on Tuesday.

In other dealings early Monday, the U.S. dollar rose to 158.27 Japanese yen from 158.23 yen. The euro climbed to USD 1.1211 from USD 1.1191.

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