JAMMU (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha attended the 15th National Voters’ Day Celebrations at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium, University of Jammu, today. The Lieutenant Governor congratulated the Chief Electoral Officer J&K and his team for the prestigious Best Performing State/UT Award from Election Commission of India. He expressed his deep gratitude to the […]
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Chief Secretary administers oath to officers on 15th National Voters Day
JAMMU (KIMS) — On the eve of the 15th National Voters’ Day today an oath-taking ceremony was held at Civil Secretariat here in which Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo administered oath to the officers and officials including the Administrative Secretaries of the UT. The officials vowed that they being citizens of India take oath on keeping […]
NHRC admits petition on mysterious deaths in Rajouri
NEW DELHI — The NHRC has admitted a petition filed by a Jammu-based RTI activist over the mysterious deaths of 17 people from three Scheduled Tribe families in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district during the past one-and-a-half months. In his petition to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Raman Sharma sought […]
Record room damaged in fire at Mendhar sub-district hospital complex
POONCH — A record room at Mendhar sub-district hospital complex in Jammu and Kashnir’s Poonch district was damaged in a fire on Saturday, officials said. The fire broke out in the record room inside an old building around 9 am, but timely intervention of hospital staff, fire and emergency services personnel, Army, police and CRPF […]
Army troops exchange fire with militants in Kathua, search operation underway
JAMMU — Army troops exchanged fire with militants in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district in the early hours of Saturday, officials said, as a massive search operation is underway to trace out the ultras who fled after the initial fire-fight. The alert sentry post of a temporary Army camp in Batod […]
Fire breaks out in old building of govt sub-district hospital Mendhar
JAMMU — Fire broke out on Saturday in Goverment Sub-district hospital Mendhar in Poonch district. Officials told GNS that this morning fire erupted from one of the room of old Building of Sub-district hospital mendhar. Soon a team of police and Fire tenders reached the spot and where trying to douse off the fire. BMO […]
Leaves of doctors, paramedics cancelled to deal with mysterious deaths in Rajouri
RAJOURI — Authorities have cancelled all leaves of doctors and paramedics in the wake of a medical alert following the deaths of 17 people from Badhaal village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district due to a mysterious illness. The number of people sent to quarantine has risen to 230. Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh said […]
Specially designed Vande Bharat Express train for Kashmir arrives in Jammu
JAMMU — Specially designed to operate seamlessly in Jammu and Kashmir’s challenging winter conditions, the Vande Bharat Express train arrived in Jammu with a large number of people aspiring to experience a dream travel to Kashmir. The Jammu railway station on Friday echoed with a unique announcement which said “Yatrigan kripya dhyan dein, Vande Bharat […]
LG inaugurates ‘BRICS youth council entrepreneurship run-up event’ at IIM Jammu
JAMMU (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha inaugurated ‘BRICS Youth Council Entrepreneurship Run-up Event’ at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu. In his address, the Lieutenant Governor congratulated the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, the Global Counter Terrorism Council (GCTC), IIM Jammu and all other associate departments for providing a dynamic platform for […]
Rajouri mysterious illness: Over 200 people shifted to quarantine centres
RAJOURI — Over 200 individuals, who came in contact with the affected families of the 17 people who died due to the mysterious illness in Rajouri, have been quarantined as a precautionary measure, an official said on Thursday. Four people, including three sisters, have been shifted to hospitals, with three airlifted to a hospital in […]








