LEH — Climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday condemned the arrests of student and youth leaders in Delhi intended to stall the CJP protest, describing the situation as reminiscent of an “undeclared emergency” in the country. Urging the government to stop the arrests and resolve the issues through dialogue, Wangchuk warned that […]
MENDHAR — Five landmines were detected and safely destroyed by the Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. While two landmines were detected by an Army patrol party near the border fence in Basoni top area on Saturday morning, three others had been found […]
JAMMU — Passengers travelling from Jammu and Katra to different parts of the country faced considerable inconvenience after four trains scheduled to depart on Friday were cancelled at short notice due to anticipated traffic congestion around New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations. The Jammu railway division said it has made special arrangements to help […]
RAJOURI — Two people were killed and 21 others injured when a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Moghla area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday, officials said. The accident occurred around 6 pm while the vehicle was returning from Marchola village, where the passengers had […]
SRINAGAR — After internet services were suspended in some parts of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the Kashmir model has been exported to the national capital. “Kashmir model has been exported to Delhi. Welcome to the New Delhi, modelled on the New Jammu and Kashmir,” Abdullah said on his […]
MENDHAR — Army troops on Thursday detected and destroyed a landmine along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar subdivision of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The landmine was detected during routine patrolling in Balakote forward area and subsequently destroyed by a bomb disposal team, they said. As part of an anti-infiltration obstacle […]
BANIHAL — Two persons were killed and seven others critically injured when an SUV skidded off the road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Thursday. The accident took place on Wednesday night when the vehicle carrying nine persons was going towards Chunthan. The deceased were identified as the driver of the vehicle, […]
JAMMU — Jammu is set to get 75 new seven-metre air-conditioned smart electric buses under the PM-eBus Sewa programme, further expanding the city’s electric public transport network, officials said. The bidding process for the buses has been completed, with PMI Electro Mobility Solutions Private Limited emerging as the lowest bidder (L-1) for the Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — More than 46,000 rooftops of residential houses in Jammu and Kashmir have solar electric panels installed under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojna, officials said here on Wednesday. “J&K has achieved 55.24 per cent of its target under PM Surya Ghar, with 46,133 residential rooftops installed against the UT target of 83,500 […]
JAMMU — A 27-year-old woman constable of the Border Security Force (BSF) died of a gunshot wound received from her service rifle at a forward border post near the International Border in R S Pura Sector on Wednesday, officials said. Constable Raj Lakshmi sustained a gunshot wound at Border Outpost Sushil at around 3 pm. […]