JAMMU — Two locals were found dead outside the army camp along the Poonch-Rajouri highway early on Friday morning evoking massive protests in the area. Locals told news agency KNO that two locals with bullet marks were found dead outside te Alpha Gate of army camp along Poonch-Rajouri highway at around 6 pm. Locals identified […]
POONCH — A teenage girl was arrested with the consignment of narcotics along the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote area on Thursday. Official sources told the news agency KNO that a girl was intercepted and arrested by the security forces along LoC in Balakote area and suspected narcotics between 400-500 grams were recovered from […]
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 […]