SRINAGAR — Atleast one person was killed while as eight others were injured in a road accident at Assad Baboo area of Doda district on Wednesday. Officials told GNS that an Eeco car bearing registration number JK06A-9929 met with an accident near Assar Baboo area. In this accident one person namely Davinder Kumar son of […]
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LG inaugurates joint edition of Jammu Film Festival & International Film Festival of Srinagar
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today inaugurated the joint edition of Jammu Film Festival (JFF) and The International Film Festival of Srinagar (TIFFS), at Aquaplex Crown, Bagh-e-Bahu, Jammu. In his address, the Lieutenant Governor extended his felicitations to the organizers and all the participants. He said the entries from more than 50 countries […]
Northern Army Commander lauds ‘stellar performance’ of Rashtriya Rifles in J&K
JAMMU — Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Suchindra Kumar on Wednesday lauded the “stellar performance” of the Rashtriya Rifles in restoring peace and stability in Jammu and Kashmir over the past decades. He urged all Rashtriya Rifles commanders and troops to continue operating “for the people and with the people” as a counter-terrorism force in […]
Nearly six landmines exploded following forest fire alone LoC in Poonch
JAMMU — Nearly half a dozen landmines, part of an anti-infiltration obstacle system, exploded following a forest fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. The forest fire started from across the border in afternoon and spread to this side in the forward areas of Krishna […]
Kashmir to Delhi Vande Bharat Express to be inaugurated by PM Modi in January: MoS Railways
JAMMU — Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely inaugurate Vande Bharat train connecting Kashmir to New Delhi on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) in January. According to officials, the Vande Bharat Express train will directly connect the national capital to the valley starting January 2025. […]
ADGP calls for strengthening of intelligence network to counter any threat on any front
JAMMU — Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of Jammu Zone Anand Jain on Monday visited the border district of Poonch to review the operational and training preparedness of the forces and emphasized the need for officers to strengthen the intelligence network. A police spokesperson said the ADGP emphasized the need for officers to work […]
Woman delivers baby in cab after PHC refers her to another hospital in Rajouri; probe ordered
JAMMU — A woman gave birth to a baby in a cab after she was allegedly referred to a superior hospital without a checkup by a primary health centre (PHC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, Abhishek Sharma visited the PHC Teryath after the incident and instructed […]
Crime branch files chargesheet against man for cheating retired Army JCO in J&K
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police Crime Branch filed a chargesheet on Monday against a man arrested for allegedly duping a retired junior commissioned officer of the Army on the pretext of arranging a government job for his daughter here, an official said. Bashir Ahmad Dar, a resident of central Kashmir’s Budgam district who […]
Man arrested for hacking mother-in-law to death, injuring wife and her sister
JAMMU — A man allegedly hacked his mother-in-law to death besides critically injuring his wife and her sister with an axe over a family dispute in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, police said on Monday. The accused, Suresh Kumar, fled after attacking the trio at Kiya village on Sunday night but was arrested within 12 […]
Man allegedly kills mother-in-law, injures wife and her sister in Udhampur
JAMMU — A man allegedly killed his mother-in-law and critically injured his wife along with her sister over a family dispute in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said on Monday. Suresh Kumar attacked the trio with a sharp edged weapon at Kiya village in Ram Nagar area on Sunday night, the officials […]