RAJOURI — Four persons two of them seriously were injured after there was a head-on collision between a truck and an Eco-Sports vehicle in the Rajouri region of Jammu and Kashmir. The accident occurred during evening hours at Chatyari Chingus highway of Rajouri, a police official said. He said four persons injured in the accident […]
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50-year-old man injured in wild boar attack in Poonch
POONCH — A 50-year-old man was injured after attacked by a wild boar (wild pig) in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Friday. Official sources said that the Wild boar attack Abdul Haq (50) son of Lal Din at Nakka Manjhari village in Mendhar, leaving him injured. He was shifted to hospital. Dr Naveed Anjum […]
Demolition of Nirmal Singh’s house: Special Tribunal extends stay till next hearing
JAMMU — In yet another relief to senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Dr Nirmal Singh, and his wife Mamta Singh, the Jammu and Kashmir Special Tribunal has extended the stay on demolition order of the Jammu Development Authority that had asked the couple to demolish their “illegally” built […]
Army soldier shoots himself dead in Jammu
JAMMU — An army soldier ended his life by shooting himself to death using his service rifle in Nagrota area of the Jammu region on Thursday. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that an army soldier affiliated with 60 Rashtriya Rifles allegedly shot himself to death at the place of his posting. The […]
Chhattisgarh man booked for raping 20-year-old girl in Jammu
JAMMU — A 20-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Rehari Colony area of the old city in Jammu, Hindustan Times reported. The accused has been identified as Mohan Singh, 32 of Chattisgarh, who works as a car washer. “The incident took place on Monday when the victim was alone in her rented […]
Two Bandipora residents arrested with over 29 kg hashish in Jammu
JAMMU — The Anti Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) on Wednesday arrested two alleged smugglers with 29 kg hashish from their possession worth crores in the market, officials here said. The ANTF foiled the smuggling bid acting on the information it received about a truck going outside Jammu and Kashmir. According to the information, the truck […]
Earthquake with 3.5 magnitude hits J&K
JAMMU — An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra on Thursday morning. As per the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at the depth of five kilometres and about 84 km East of Katra at around 3:03 am. “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5, Occurred on 17-02-2022, 03:02:45 IST, Lat: 33.08 & Long: […]
Mission Youth remodels J&K youth into ambassadors of socio-economic growth through handholding
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Government launched a groundbreaking initiative of Mission Youth with the objective to act as a conduit for aspirations and concerns of youth of J&K. The mission is intended to provide a platform for unparalleled transformation of the youth into ambassadors of hope, peace and socio-economic growth through systematic interventions across […]
Northern Railways makes breakthrough in Katra-Banihal rail project
JAMMU — The Northern Railways has achieved a line and level breakthrough of the longest 12.758 km tunnel between Sumber and Arpinchala station on the Katra-Banihal section under the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, an official said on Tuesday. The breakthrough was achieved on the T-49 tunnel, which is going to be the longest tunnel […]
PM to preside launch of industrial investment in J&K in March: LG Sinha
JAMMU — Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the groundbreaking ceremony of the launch of industrial investments worth 20,000 to 25,000 crore rupees here next month, Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday. He sought cooperation of the people to the efforts of his administration to usher a new dawn of […]