SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over a passenger bus accident at Gulli Gala in Latti area of Ramnagar tehsil in Udhampur district, which claimed two lives and left several others injured. In a post on X, the Chief Minister extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and directed the […]
JAMMU — At least two persons were killed and 15 others injured after a passenger bus skidded off a road and plunged into a deep gorge in a remote area in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The bus was travelling from Pechound to Ramnagar and the accident occurred at Gulli […]
RAJOURI — A grenade was found abandoned near a temple in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Tuesday, prompting police to rush a bomb disposal squad to the spot, officials said. The explosive device was noticed by some children playing with construction material near a temple in Chattyar village, the officials […]
JAMMU — A 45-year-old labourer was killed and four others injured in a landslide while carrying out road construction work in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, officials said. The labourers were engaged by the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF), which functions under the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), they said. The incident occurred at […]
KISHTWAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Kishtwar has solved the murder case of a Special Police Officer (SPO), Bashir Ahmed, who went missing along with his service weapon from a police picket in Trigam, with two accused arrested in connection with the case. According to police, the SPO was reported missing by his family […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked the wife of an Army officer for allegedly “collecting and sharing” sensitive information with foreign intelligence operatives, including individuals linked to “China”, official sources said on Sunday. According to the sources, she was pursuing certain research-related activities, which are being examined. The police are also examining the […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch on Saturday filed a chargesheet against 15 people in the Kishtwar minor’s rape and death case, alleging a criminal conspiracy to cover up the sexual assault, intimidate the girl’s family, and terminate her advanced pregnancy through unauthorised and unsafe methods. The chargesheet, running into more than 1,000 […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the transfer of 671 kanals of land in Samba district to the Industries and Commerce Department for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Plug and Play Industrial Park under the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA). The Chief Minister’s Office said in a post on X that the […]
JAMMU — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Jammu and Kashmir has registered a case against two mining officials and several private persons over alleged illegal mining, overcharging and manipulation of electronic challans, officials said. The case, registered as FIR No. 09/2026 at ACB Police Station Udhampur on October 15, names Assistant Mining Engineer Rajeev Jammu, […]
MENDHAR — Security forces and police launched search operations at four locations as part of heightened security measures in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday, officials said. The multiple search operations come close on the heels of four suspected terrorists from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir being killed in a suspected IED (improvised explosive device) […]