JAMMU — The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Tuesday passed a resolution for the removal of loudspeakers and public address systems operating without permission from religious and public places, evoking criticism from the rival Congress. This decision comes after Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra implemented a similar order. Narotam Sharma, corporator of Ward 3, introduced […]
JAMMU — A man was killed after he was hit by a train while crossing a railway track on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place near Ratnu Chak, the railway officials said. The identity of the deceased has not been ascertained yet, they said, adding […]
SRINAGAR — Body of a 30-year-old man was fished out after five days from NHPC Dam at Salambad Uri on Tuesday. Official sources said that a person Nisar Ahmad Telli son of Jabar telli of Dacha Salamabad, Boniyar had jumped from Chandanwari Uri bridge into river Jehlum on May 12. After five days of continuous […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that it have arrested two militant associates of proscribed militant outfit LeT in Chandpora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Police In a statement said, Police in Budgam alongwith Army (62RR) & CRPF (43Bn) at a checkpoint established at Chandpora area of Budgam arrested two militant […]
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir following several targeted killings, including of Kashmiri Pandits, in the union territory, officials said. The high-level meeting, attended Lt Gov Manoj Sinha, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla as well as the heads of intelligence and security agencies, […]
VESSU (QAZIGUND) — Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole Tuesday visited the protesting Kashmiri Pandits at Vessu in southern area of Qazigund and assured them that “all the service related issues will be resolved within a week’s time” while as other demands will be taken up with top officials. Pole, who was accompanied by IGP […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Tuesday met protesting KPs at Budgam and urged them not to think of leaving Kashmir as the “same was plans of militants and their masters across” that has to be foiled by all means. He assured KPs of every help and promised them “better and enhanced security […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained partly cloudy in Jammu and Kashmir in the past 24 hours even as the MeT department forecast the same to continue on Tuesday. “Partly cloudy weather with rain at isolated places is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar registered 12.5 degrees […]
NEW DELHI — At 1,569 fresh Covid cases, India reported a decline in a span of 24 hours against the previous day’s count of 2,202, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday morning. In the same period, the country reported 19 Covid deaths, taking the nationwide toll to 5,24,260. The active caseload of the country […]
SRINAGAR — Security Forces on Monday arrested two active hybrid militants of LeT along with arms and ammunition in Sopore town of Baramulla district. An official told that a joint team of Police, Army’s 22 RR and CRPF’s 179 Bn during a Naka arrested two active hybrid militant at Fruit Mandi crossing of Sopore town. […]