JAMMU — Long denied the right to vote, members of the Valmiki community exercised their franchise for the first time in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Tuesday and termed it as a “historic moment”. The Valmikis were originally brought to J&K in 1957 from Punjab’s Gurdaspur district for sanitation work by the state […]
JAMMU — With the Navratri festival approaching, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) will start registration counters at the railway station in Katra for the ease of pilgrims in the wake of the expected influx to the cave shrine during the period. The board reviewed various arrangements in the run-up to the Navratras […]
JAMMU — A total of 1,263 violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) were reported and cash and other materials worth Rs 130 crore were seized during the ongoing assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, according to poll officials. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) P K Pole said that the police department has made the […]
JAMMU — Twenty-three government employees were suspended and services of six ad-hoc and casual labourers were discontinued for taking part in election campaigning in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Monday. The action was taken to ensure transparency in the ongoing assembly elections in the Union Territory. “Taking cognizance of participation of government employees […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — A militant and Head Constable of Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed while DySP Operations and Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) suffered injuries in an encounter in Kathua district of Jammu division. The encounter broke out between joint team of security forces and militants at Rasana village in Billawar area of Kathua district on […]
JAMMU — A man was killed while as another was injured in a road accident near Sarika Mander in Chanderkote area of Ramban district on Sunday. Officials told GNS that during early hours of Sunday, that a vehicle bearing registration number UP38T 6062 which was coming from Jammu going towards Srinagar was hit from the […]
JAMMU — National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday launched searches at multiple places in Rajouri and Reasi districts as part of its investigation into the deadly militant attack in June on a bus carrying pilgrims who were returning from Shiv Khori temple, officials said. NIA is conducting searches at seven locations in Jammu and Kashmir, […]
JAMMU — Two labourers died and four others were rescued on Thursday after a group of construction workers came under heap of soil while they were working in a large pit dug for building a bridge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The six labourers were involved in the construction work on the […]
REASI — Jammu and Kashmir’s Pir Panjal region witnessed an overwhelming response from first-time voters who enthusiastically participated in the second phase of assembly elections on Wednesday, aspiring for better job opportunities, skill education, development and good governance in the Union territory. For them, it was not just a responsibility to exercise their right to […]
SRINAGAR — Two people, including Policeman died after a vehicle carrying the polling staff met with an accident in Tuksan Jabbara Morh area of sub-division Mahoor in Reasi district. An election Zonal Magistrate was also injured, officials said. “Today at around 1500 hrs an election duty bound vehicle under registration no. JK11A 3907 fell 100 […]