SAMBA — Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (Patron-in-Chief, Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority), Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, today inaugurated Legal Aid Defence Counsel System at ADR Centre, Samba, in presence of Justice Tashi Rabstan, Executive Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority. Chief Justice and others also planted trees […]
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Man working with Defense Ministry dies in Ramban accident
RAMBAN — A man died in a road accident in Maroog area of Ramban district on Tuesday. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the man died after his vehicle bearing Registration Number JK18B-3678 rolled down into deep gorge in Maroog area of Ramban district. The official said that soon after the incident, Police […]
Consignment of arms, ammunition dropped by suspected drone recovered in Samba: Police
SAMBA — A consignment of arms and ammunition dropped by a suspected drone was recovered in Rakh Barutia village of Vijaypur in Samba district, Police said on Monday. Quoting sources, news agency KNO reported that an information regarding some suspicious material was received after which team of Samba police rushed to the site and conducted […]
BSF trooper dies of bullet injury in Kathua
KATHUA — A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper died of a bullet injury from his own service rifle at a forward post near the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. The deceased trooper has been identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector Sukhnandan Prasad (55), a resident of Madhya Pradash. He was on […]
Shooting stones at mouth of T5 Tunnel in Ramban halts traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu highway
RAMBAN (KIMS) — The traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was on Sunday disrupted after shooting stones at the mouth of T5 Tunnel in Panthiyal area of Ramban district. The shooting stones rained at the mouth of the T5 Tunnel, causing disruption to the traffic movement on highway. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ramban and […]
CAG red flags incomplete work on 397 projects worth Rs 1,518 crore in J&K
JAMMU — Nearly 400 public welfare projects in Jammu and Kashmir remained incomplete despite incurring an expenditure of over Rs 1,000 crore over the past decade till the end of financial year 2021-22, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said. As many as 378 of these projects were taken up by different government departments […]
Searches underway after BSF fired at suspected Pakistani drone along IB in Samba
JAMMU — A massive search operation is underway to ensure no weapons or narcotics were airdropped by the drone after Border Security Force (BSF) troops opened fire at a suspected Pakistani drone along the International Border in Ramgarh area of Samba district. A blinking light (of a suspected drone) was observed around 12:15 am (Saturday) […]
Three cousin sisters jumped into river in Poonch; one dies, two rescued
POONCH — A girl died while her two cousin sisters were rescued after they jumped into the river in Poonch district on Friday evening. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that three cousin sisters jumped into the river near Sher-i-Kashmir bridge in Poonch yesterday evening. Soon after the incident, a rescue operation was launched […]
Four labourers injured due to electrocution in Rajouri
RAJOURI — At least four labourers were injured due to electrocution when they were installing electric poles in Kalakote area of Rajouri district on Thursday. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the labourers were engaged in installation of electric poles in the Kalakote locality of the district when the incident happened. Soon after […]
J&K poised to achieve the historic milestone of completing 2 lakh works under MGNREGA
JAMMU — In a historic achievement J&K is well on target to complete around 2 lakh works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) this financial year. This information was given out in a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta to review the performance of Rural Development Department & […]









