POONCH — Police on Monday registered a case under relevant sections against a man after his wife filed a complaint alleging demand of dowry by him. A police official told GNS that a written complaint was received from a woman (name withheld), a resident of Balakote area of Mendhar sub-division in Poonch district mentioning therein […]
JAMMU — The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the condition of the National Highway-44 connecting Jammu and Srinagar, and take stock of the traffic movement thereon. Principal Secretary, Public Works (R&B) Department, representative of NHAI, Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, and district SP, Ramban participated in the meeting. It was […]
JAMMU — Ahead of Republic Day, BSF Jammu frontier has sounded a high alert on the border to foil any possible misadventure, Officials said Monday. BSF in an official statement said that keeping in mind the present security scenario and intelligence inputs on the eve of Republic Day, BSF Jammu has been on high alert […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, was closed following mudslides and shooting stones at many places on the thoroughfare, officials said on Sunday. A traffic department official here told GNS that the highway was blocked due to mudslides and shooting stones at many places, mainly in […]
JAMMU — Amid heightened security arrangements ahead of Republic Day, a small Pakistani flag was seized along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials here said. The flag tied to a balloon landed inside the Indian Territory at Raguchak village of Ghagwal sector, the officials said. They said the […]
JAMMU — An earthquake of 4.0 magnitude hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district in the early hours of Saturday, an official said. The quake occurred at 2.53 am. There are no immediate reports of any damage, Director Disaster Management Aamir Ali said. He said the epicentre of the tremor was 10 kilometres below the surface […]
JAMMU — Panic gripped the border area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district for a brief while Friday evening after BSF troops detected a big hole in a farmland near the International Border (IB), presuming it to be cross-border tunnel, sources said. However, it turned out to a hole or pit caused by rains, they […]
SRINAGAR — A driver sustained injuries after the truck he was driving in skidded off the road and fell into the deep gorge on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Shalgadi Chamelwas area on Saturday morning. Reports reaching to GNS said that a truck bearing registration number HR38U 4552, was on its way from Jammu towards Srinagar, […]
JAMMU — Two persons are feared dead in river Chenab in Ramban district, officials said on Friday. They said the truck, they were travelling in, is parked on Jammu-Srinagar and the duo was seen by someone drowning. The person subsequently raised the alarm and massive searches headed by SSP Ramban Mohita Sharma and SHO Ramban […]
JAMMU — Army and police on Friday claimed to have recovered 31 kilograms of narcotics along the Line of Control in Poonch district. “Based on inputs of likely smuggling of Narcotics through the Line of Control in Poonch, Indian Army along with JKP launched relentless operations in the area,” Lt Col Devender Anand, Jammu-based PRO […]