JAMMU — More than 1.59 lakh registrations were recorded under Mission YUVA in the past six months with 44,857 proposals approved and loans worth Rs 756.28 crore sanctioned in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. On June 28 last year, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah launched the much-anticipated Mission YUVA (Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan), a […]
JAMMU — A constable of Railway Protection Force (RPF) was injured when his service weapon went off accidentally in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Constable Dinesh Kumar was grievously injured in the shoulder after his service firearm accidentally misfired while he was on duty at Kathua Railway Station late Saturday […]
JAMMU — Authorities here have barred courier companies and parcel services from transporting narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and other contraband without a valid permit, and directed them to ensure police verification of all their employees. The directives were issued by Jammu District Magistrate Rakesh Minhas on Saturday. “In exercise of the powers conferred under Section […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police booked seven landlords here on Saturday for allegedly keeping tenants in their premises without police verification, police said. The drive to verify tenants has been intensified in view of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations, the police said. Police Station Bahu Fort has registered five FIRs under Section 223 of […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday ordered a preliminary enquiry after a cricketer from south Kashmir wore a helmet with the Palestinian flag during a private cricket tournament match in Jammu, a police spokesperson said. A video and photos of the cricketer, Furqan Ul Haq, were circulated online after he was seen […]
JAMMU — Five houses were gutted and two people sustained injuries after a fire, triggered by an LPG cylinder blast, broke out in a remote village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Friday. The fire erupted in a house in Thachna village late Thursday and spread rapidly to nearby homes, they said. […]
JAMMU — Police are questioning a suspected Bangladeshi national who was found roaming under suspicious circumstances along the International Border here, officials said on Thursday. According to police, 19-year-old Shariful Islam was picked up from the Gajansoo area on the outskirts of Jammu city by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel. After initial questioning, the BSF […]
JAMMU — Disgruntled National Conference MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday questioned the Jammu and Kashmir government over “selective” demolition drives and urged it to deliver on the promises made to the people. Talking to reporters after visiting the demolished house of journalist Arfaz Ahmad Daing in the Transport Nagar area here, Mehdi criticised the government […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday hoisted the Tricolour and inaugurated the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Flag Point in Jammu, saying the initiative aims to commemorate the glorious contribution of Netaji to India’s freedom struggle. He said national unity is the country’s strength and key to its success, emphasising that […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Tuesday launched cordon and search operations along border areas and the mountainous hinterland of Poonch and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir as part of heightened anti-terror measures, officials said. Acting on inputs about the presence of two terrorist groups operating in the Doda-Kishtwar forest areas, security forces launched a […]