JAMMU — At least 10 people were injured on Sunday when an under-construction bridge collapsed in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The bridge was being construction by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Vijaypur area of the district, the officials said. They said 10 people were rescued and shifted to hospital by […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu & Kashmir will soon become the first Union Territory in the country to have a district level Good Governance Index. Disclosing this here today after receiving an update from the newly appointed Secretary of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG),Union Ministry of Personnel, V Srinivas, Union Minister of State […]
JAMMU — The Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed a chargesheet in a court here against four persons for allegedly duping an unemployed youth on the pretext of providing him a government job, an official said on Sunday. The chargesheeted persons included an employee of the Fire and Emergency Services and […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, which is managing the yatra to the temple. He announced additional ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh fpr deceased and sought reasons that led to thw stempede. Officials sources told that Lt Governor […]
SRINAGAR — A 45-year-old Carpenter was found dead in mysterious circumstances in an under construction building in humhama area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday. Official sources told that 45-year-old Carpenter identified as Rameez Ahmad Beigh son of Arif Ahmad resident of Kandi Baramulla was found in mysterious circumstances in a under construction building […]
SRINAGAR — A 48-year-old trader from Sopore area of North Kashmir has been found in Pulwama town on Sunday. An official told that a fruit trader from Achabal Sopore was found by Pulwama police in main town Pulwama on Sunday afternoon. He has been identified as Ghulam Nabi Naikoo (48) son of Gh Qadir resident […]
KUPWARA — The army Sunday said that a BAT attempt was foiled yesterday at Keran sector where an “intruder” who was trying to sneak into this side was killed. Addressing a press conference at northern district of Kupwara, General officer Commanding of 28 y Division Major General Abhijit Pendharkar said that yesterday at 3 pm, […]
PULWAMA — A fire engine heading towards Nichandajan Sangerwani in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district to put out a nocturnal blaze, skidded off the road and fell into a gorge last night, leading to injuries to crew members, officials said. They said that during the intervening night of January 1 and 2, a fire broke out […]
JAMMU — Authorities on Sunday ordered closure of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Kakryal (Katra) campus till further orders after 13 students tested positive for COVID-19. The campus was allowed to resume offline classes from 03 September 2021 by Shri Mata Vaishnu Devi University Kakryal (Katra) to conduct offline classes by adhering to the Covid […]
SRINAGAR — With overnight rains and snowfall at many places including Gulmarg and Pahalgam, night temperature recorded a significant rise at most places in J&K and Ladakh on Sunday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a low of 0.3°C against previous night’s minus 2.4. While the […]