JAMMU — The 12.89 km tunnel, which is the longest escape tunnel of India, on the 111 km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway line in Jammu and Kashmir was completed on Thursday, officials said. It is part of the prestigious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project. This is the fourth tunnel on the Banihal-Katra route following the 12.75 […]
JAMMU — An alleged mastermind behind the murder of a former National Conference legislator in Delhi last year, was arrested after a brief encounter here, a senior Jammu and Kashmir Police officer said on Tuesday. Harpreet Singh alias Amit Rana was wanted in connection with the killing of T S Wazir. His arrest followed investigation […]
JAMMU — A retired government official and his wife were killed Tuesday after their car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. Mangat Ram (62) and his wife Shakuntla Devi (58) were on way to Jammu from their Gandoh residence and the […]
JAMMU — Hotel and lodge owners on Monday raised concern over the loss of business over the past several years and demanded immediate restoration of ‘darbar move’, a practice under which the government functioned six months each in Jammu and Srinagar. The Lt Governor Manoj Sinha-led administration stopped the age-old practice in June last year […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday ordered transfers and postings of three officers in the interest of administration. According to an order, Ms. Monica Thappa, Jr. Scale JKAS, Tehsildar, Jammu Development Authority, is transferred and posted as Administrative Officer, Government Medical College, Jammu, vice Mr. Rajinder Kumar, who shall await further orders […]
JAMMU — Police have launched an investigation after a “blast-like” sound was heard near a checkpoint on a vital bridge here, officials said on Wednesday. The sound was heard late Tuesday night near a bridge over the Tawi river, the officials said. There was no report of any casualty or damage in the “blast”, they […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Sunday said that it along with Army busted a militant hideout in Nawapachi area of Kishtwar district of Jammu division. In a handout, the police said that based on specific intelligence inputs, a joint operation of Army and J&K Police was launched in Sarkundu area of Marwah which led to busting […]
JAMMU — Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta along with other administrative secretaries today bid farewell to Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department and Information Department at a function organized here at Civil Secretariat. Dr Mehta described Kansal as a professional with kind heart who proved his mettle during his 25 year long service in Jammu […]
BANIHAL — A 25-year-old youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a rented accommodation in Banihal area of Ramban district on Thursday. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the youth identified as Rayees Ahmed Zohda (25), a driver by profession, son of Mohammad Iqbal Zohda of Chanjloo Banihal was found dead in […]
KATHUA — Three members of a family were killed when the car in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Wednesday night, police said. Two other members of the family were injured in the accident, they said. After skidding off the […]