JAMMU — The anti-infiltration grid along the Indo-Pakistan border is being further strengthened to prevent infiltration attempts by militant, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said. Blaming Pakistan for being the “source” of militancy, the LG said it will never succeed in its attempt to disturb peace and normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir. “The […]
JAMMU — Hundreds of resident doctors on Monday suspended their regular work and staged a peaceful rally here to lodge their protest against the recent rape and murder of a woman postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata. The protest coincided with the nationwide strike called by Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) against the sexual assault […]
JAMMU — More than 10 kg of ganja worth over Rs 12 lakh and a pistol were seized from a train here on Sunday, an official said. The recovery was made during a surprise checking of a Jammu-bound train soon after it arrived at a railway station here, the Government Railway Police official said. He […]
JAMMU — Village defence guards will be equipped with weapons and night vision devices, and “rewarded suitably” to shore up the anti-infiltration grid along the International Border (IB) by creating “a new level of difficulty for the enemy”, Jammu and Kashmir DGP R R Swain said on Sunday. He said that standard operating procedures will […]
JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday flagged off ‘Aarogya doctors on wheels’ ambulance to provide doorstep medical services in remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district. The initiative is aimed at providing healthcare services to people of far-flung villages at their doorsteps free of cost, Singh, the minister of state in the […]
JAMMU — Two alleged criminals were arrested and a country-made pistol was seized from one of them here on Sunday, police said. Dheeraj Kumar from Jethali in Doda district was intercepted by police at Nagrota while he was en route to Jammu from Udhampur on a motorcycle, when a country-made pistol was recovered from him, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday paid obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district and also inaugurated and new ‘Yagyashala’ facility at the main bhawan, an official said. Sinha, who is also chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, prayed for peace, prosperity […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban held a meeting on Saturday to discuss measures to improve female literacy and reduce the school-dropout rate in the district, an official spokesperson said. Ramban Deputy Commissioner Baseer-Ul-Haq Chaudhary, who chaired the meeting, expressed concerns over the district’s low female-literacy rate — currently at 38.04 per cent […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday released sketches of four militants spotted in ‘dhoks’ (mud-houses) in Kathua district and announced a cash reward of Rs 20 lakh for credible information on them. In a post on X, J&K Police released sketches of four militants who were last seen in ‘dhoks’ of Malhar, Bani […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday handed over the appointment letter to the wife of a bus driver who was among nine persons killed in a militant attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi. Renu Sharma, the wife of bus driver Vijay Kumar of Reasi, was given a government […]