JAMMU — A policeman was dismissed from service for alleged unauthorised absence of over two years in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Selection grade constable (SgCt) Varinder Pal Singh is the second policeman removed from service on account of prolonged absence and gross service misconduct within one month in the district, a […]
JAMMU — Atleast eight persons were injured after a passenger vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident at Tanda near Akhnoor along Srinagar—Jammu highway in Jammu district on Monday evening, KNO reported. According to the report, a passenger bus bearing registration number JK02BC-9855 was on way to Poonch from Jammu when the driver […]
JAMMU — A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Monday for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Muslim community in Ramban district, PTI reported. According to the report, the teenager had uploaded a post on his social media account that triggered protests by the Muslim community. The protesters blocked the main road near Maitra Chowk for […]
BHADERWAH — Fresh snowfall on Monday in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district has left farmers a worried lot due to fear of damage to fruit crops as the trees are currently in bloom. According to officials, snowfall ranging between two inches to one foot was recorded in different high-altitude areas, including […]
JAMMU — Reserved Category employees who fled Kashmir following last year’s targeted killings of their colleagues announced on Friday the suspension of their 290-day strike seeking relocation away from the Valley. Reserved Category Employees’ Association leader Kuldeep Kumar said the decision to suspend the strike was taken after a 10-member coordination committee held several rounds […]
RAMBAN — The T5 tunnel that bypasses the landslide-prone Panthyal stretch on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was opened for traffic on Thursday, officials said. Work on the twin-tube 880-metre tunnel, part of the highway realignment project, started in February 2020. Its completion has put an end to the threat of shooting stones which have consumed […]
JAMMU — The bail application of a BSF officer, the main accused in the police sub-inspector recruitment scam case, was again rejected by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday, the fifth since his arrest by the CBI in the matter in October last year. Justice Sanjay Dhar, while rejecting the bail application of […]
JAMMU — At least five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a road accident in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. The CRPF personnel were on patrolling duty when the Jammu-bound truck hit their vehicle from behind at Mand near Tikri along Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur district at around […]
JAMMU — A soldier has been arrested by Jammu and Kashmir Police for allegedly killing his colleague last year inside an army barrack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, PTI reported. According to the report, the body of Sepoy Pawar Prathamsh (21), a resident of Maharashtra, was found with a bullet injury on May 20 […]
RAMBAN — The most vulnerable stretch of Panthyal on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Ramban district is set to get bypassed with the inauguration of the T5 tunnel next week. The work on the twin-tube 880-metre tunnel, part of the highway realignment project, started in 2020 and is expected to be completed within the next five […]