JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday ordered transfer of two JKAS officers in the interest of administration. Ghanshyam Singh (JKAS), awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department, has been posted as Regional Transport Officer, Jammu. Dhananter ingh, JKAS, Regional Transport Officer, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to the […]
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Aircraft-shaped balloon with ‘PIA’ mark seized in Samba
JAMMU — A balloon in the shape of an aircraft with ‘PIA’ mark was found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Thursday. On sighting the ‘PIA’ (Pakistan International Airlines)-marked balloon in Sarna, a border village, the locals informed the police, who rushed to the spot and confiscated it, the officials said. Such […]
Cop found hanging inside friend’s room in Rajouri
JAMMU — Body of a policeman was found under mysterious circumstance inside the rented room of his colleague in Rajouri district on Thursday. Official sources said that the body of the 36-year-old policemen Sgct Ifthar Ahmed son of Manzoor Ahmed of Ari Mendhàr Poonch, presently posted at DPL Rajouri, was found hanging from ceiling of […]
Highway reopens after several hours closure due to landslide
SRINAGAR — Jammu-Srinagar highway, the lone surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, has been thrown open for traffic after remaining blocked for several hours due to landslide at Nachlana on Thursday, officials said. Official sources said that men and machinery were pressed into service to clear the debris at Nachlana, the area […]
Landslide halts traffic on Sgr-Jmu National Highway
SRINAGAR — The traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was halted on Thursday due to a landslide at Nachlana, located between Banihal and Ramban. People are advised not to travel on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway till the clearance work is completed. “Jammu Srinagar NHW blocked due to landslide at Nachlana (between Banihal and Ramban) people are […]
Over Rs 150 crores to be spent next year on Higher Education Infrastructure: Kansal
JAMMU — Over Rs. 150 crores have been planned to be spent on various infrastructural activities in higher education in the coming year. These activities include not just upgradation of physical infrastructure but other activities also such as faculty development, research centres and innovation hubs. This was revealed at a meeting at Civil Secretariat chaired […]
One killed, 14 injured in Udhampur IED blast
JAMMU — One person was killed and 14 injured in an IED blast in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Wednesday in Wednesday, police said. The blast took place at Salathia Chowk near the tehsil office in Udhampur. Talking to reporters at the site of incident. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu, Mukesh Singh said […]
Purmandal residents protest against alleged shifting of college
JAMMU — The locals as well as the Civil Society of Purmandal area of Samba observed a complete shutdown on Monday and staged a protest against authorities, alleging shifting of Government Degree College (GDC) that was sanctioned for Purmandal. Locals and Civil Society members told that Government Degree College was sanctioned for Purmandal and should […]
1 killed, 2 injured in Doda road mishap
DODA — A person has died and two others suffered injuries after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Doda on Sunday evening. Reports said that an Alto car bearing registration number JK02Q 2484 travelling towards Marmat plunged into a deep gorge on reaching Nathu Nallah Hambal, resulting in on spot […]
Poonch woman rescued from Uttarakhand after 3 years, abductor arrested
JAMMU — Three years after she allegedly went missing from Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, a young woman was “rescued” and her alleged abductor arrested from Dehradun in Uttarakhand, police said on Saturday. In 2019, a complaint had been lodged at the Mandi police station alleging that a 15-year-old girl was abducted by a local youth. […]