SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday expressed concern over the road accident at Ganiwan in Ganderbal district that left 39 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims injured and directed authorities to ensure the best possible medical treatment for the injured devotees. In a post on X, the […]
SRINAGAR — At least 39 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured when their speeding bus skidded off the road in the Kangan area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday, officials said. The bus fell on a house at Hariganwan after the driver lost control of the vehicle while navigating a curve. The house was […]
JAMMU — A few clerical sections at the deputy commissioner’s office in Rajouri were emptied on Monday over damage caused by heavy rain, an official said. The sections were vacated after Deputy Commissioner Abhishek Sharma ordered a structural safety assessment of the building, the official said. Engineers and personnel from the National Disaster Response Force […]
JAMMU — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch, on Monday, filed a chargesheet against a Budgam resident for allegedly cheating job aspirants by issuing forged appointment orders of J&K Bank in a fake recruitment scam, officials said. The chargesheet was presented before the court of the Special Mobile Magistrate Jammu against Ghulam […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that only Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah can take a decision on the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. “The decision on restoration of statehood can be taken by only two persons – the prime minister and the home minister. That […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday expressed concern over reports of the arrest of youths who participated in the Jantar Mantar protest, alleging that the majority of those targeted in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and other BJP-ruled states were Muslims. In a post on X, Mufti said the reported arrests were […]
JAMMU — With the weather improving, the Army deployed a specially trained dog squad to aid the search for a government employee washed away in flash floods in Rajouri district, officials said on Monday. Rescue teams have intensified efforts to locate six other missing victims in neighbouring Poonch district. All seven people have been missing […]
SRINAGAR — A man from Uttar Pradesh, impersonating a CRPF personnel, was apprehended by security forces on Monday at Domail along the Baltal routes to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here. Harvinder Kumar, a resident of Agra, was apprehended by security personnel at Domail Gate as he was […]
JAMMU — Senior Jammu BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Monday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of deriving political mileage from the protests over the alleged NEET paper leak, asserting that the Centre already addressed concerns through an agreement. Sharma, leader of the opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, launched a attack on the […]
JAMMU — A fresh landslide on Monday blocked the 250-km Jammu–Srinagar National Highway in the Udhampur district, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, while the main bridge in the Doda district was temporarily closed to vehicular movement after suspected cracks triggered a safety inspection, officials said. A massive landslide struck the strategic Jammu–Srinagar National Highway at […]