JAMMU — Rail traffic on the Jammu-Kathua link was disrupted for several hours on Wednesday after a wagon of a goods train derailed at Chhan Arorian railway station in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The derailment occurred around 9:30 am. The vital route connects Jammu and Kashmir with other parts of the […]
SRINAGAR — Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati was sworn-in as the chief justice of the high court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday. Justice Bhati was administered the oath of office by Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh V K Saxena here. Saxena is currently holding additional charge as LG of Jammu and Kashmir as incumbent […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Wednesday busted a terror module run by an ex-terrorist in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Police in Handwara received reliable information regarding the activities of an ex-terrorist who was operating as a “hybrid terrorist” as part of a module of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) in the […]
JAMMU — A 32-year-old man died after he allegedly fell unconscious at a border police post in R S Pura sector near here early Wednesday, official sources said. The deceased, Uttam Chand, a resident of Rakh village, was called to the Chakroi police post following a complaint filed by a woman neighbour over a property […]
SRINAGAR — Medical interns in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday called off their nine-day old strike after Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Ittoo assured them of a decision on the stipend hike within 30 days. The deadlock between the interns and the government was broken this evening in a meeting between the protesting students […]
JAMMU — MBBS interns of Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu on Tuesday announced the suspension of their indefinite strike following an assurance from Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo that their monthly internship stipend would be revised and enhanced within one month. The interns had gone on an indefinite strike along with their colleagues […]
JAMMU — Security agencies have drawn up a comprehensive plan to replace Army troops with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for counter-terrorist operations across select locations in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. Under the proposal, about 21 locations in Udhampur and Kathua districts in Jammu region have been […]
NEW DELHI — Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena was on Tuesday given additional charge of Jammu and Kashmir during the “absence, on leave” of incumbent Manoj Sinha. Sinha, who took charge as the LG of Jammu and Kashmir on August 7, 2020, is currently in the US on an official visit, official sources said. […]
SRINAGAR — Representatives of various enforcement agencies, including ED, BSF, NIA, Customs and DRI, on Tuesday deliberated on ways to curb the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir, official said. The discussion took place at the 2nd UT Level Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting on narcotics control for the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir […]
JAMMU — The high court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has directed authorities to consider the plea of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik seeking restoration of his security cover, including escort vehicle, and take an appropriate decision within six weeks. Justice Sanjay Dhar passed the directions on Monday while disposing of Malik’s petition, filed through […]