JAMMU — A gunfight ensues between government forces and militants at Sidhra area in Jammu on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Sidhra area in Jammu following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. They said that as […]
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Kashmiri Pandit employees approach CAT challenging J&K Admin’s order prohibiting transfer from valley
JAMMU — Protesting Kashmiri Pandit employees have approached the Central Administrative Tribunal against a Jammu and Kashmir administration order stating those granted employment under the prime minister’s special package cannot be transferred. The move to approach the CAT’s Srinagar bench comes days after Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced that the striking employees […]
15kg IED recovered in Udhampur’s Basantghar: Police
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said that they averted a major tragedy by recovering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Basantghar area of Udhampur district. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that police after generation specific inputs, recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around 15 kgs along with a coded […]
Truck rolls down into deep gorge in Ramban, two killed
RAMBAN — Two persons were killed after a truck rolled down into deep gorge in Ramban district on Monday morning. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that a truck laden with gas cylinders, rolled down into a deep gorge near Battery Chishma area of Ramban district at around 04:00 AM on Monday morning, resulting […]
Militant associate arrested in Poonch, says police
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a militant associate in Mendhar area of Poonch district and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession. Police in a press release said that on 25th of December, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Police and Indian Army in general […]
Five Jammu players set to feature in IPL 2023
SRINAGAR — Five players from Jammu division are set to feature in IPL 2023 but not a single cricketer from Kashmir could get through during the auction. The players which were bought in auction on Friday in Kochi include Vivrant Sharma who was brought by SunRisers Hyderabad on Rs 2.6 crore, Avinash Singh for Rs […]
Man dead, another injured as house collapses in Rajouri
RAJOURI — A man died while another one was injured after a house collapsed in Gadyog village of Rajouri district on Saturday. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the house collapsed during repair works today. He said in the incident a man died, while another one was critically injured, who was rushed to […]
Man arrested for murdering his wife in Rajouri
RAJOURI — A man was arrested for murdering his wife in Khawas village of Rajouri district on December 21, police said here on Saturday. In a statement, a spokesperson said that on December 21, an information was received through reliable sources that during intervening night throat slit body of a lady namely Shameena Koser (26) […]
J&K Cricketer Vivrant Sharma fetches INR 2.6 Crore in IPL auction, Joins SRH
SRINAGAR — Jammu based Cricketer Vivrant Sharma has brought cheer for his fans as the all-rounder has been bought by SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) for a whopping 2.6 crore rupees from a base price of mere rupees 20 lac, during the ongoing coveted Indian Premier League (IPL) auctioneering. The 23-year-old left-handed strike batter Vivrant made a […]
Schools in Jammu to observe 10-day winter vacation from Dec 26
JAMMU — The authorities on Thursday announced 10-day winter vacation for schools in summer zone of Jammu division from December 26 According to an order, all schools in summer zone will observer winter vacation from December 26 to January 04. “It is hereby ordered that all Government and recognised Private Schools of Summer zone of […]









