JAMMU — The domestic help accused of murdering Jammu and Kashmir Director General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia had made an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide before fleeing from the spot after the killing, officials said on Sunday. The 23-year-old domestic help hailing from the Ramban area of Jammu region, Yasir Lohar, was thoroughly interrogated by […]
JAMMU — The historic Bahu Fort on the banks of the Tawi river here is going to have an added attraction for the visitors, thanks to the Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) that has executed an innovative ”light-and-sound” project showcasing the Dogra cultural heritage. JSCL Chief Executive Officer Rahul Yadav on Sunday said the 35-minute […]
JAMMU — The army has invited people across country for different tourism related activities and has also extended support to tourism department for exploring new destinations. Official sources told news agency Kashmir News Observer, the army units have been inviting people across the country to explore the virgin treks, waterfalls and new destinations of Jammu […]
JAMMU — The Border Security Force (BSF) is taking steps to make infiltration of terrorists impossible besides tackling the challenge posed by the use of drones to smuggle weapons and narcotics from across the border, a senior BSF officer said on Saturday. BSF Additional Director-General (Western Command) PV Rama Sastry said the force was fully […]
JAMMU — Hundreds of protesting displaced Kashmiri Pandit employees, who are seeking their relocation from the valley, on Saturday blocked Jammu-Akhnoor road to protest the latest targeted killing of their community member by militants in the valley. Puran Krishan Bhat was fired upon by militants near his residence in the Chowdhary Gund area of south […]
POONCH — Police have registered a case into “stone pelting” against forest employees while they were performing official duty in the Mendhar area of Poonch. SHO Mendhar Niaz Ahmed confirmed to GNS that the case under IPC sections of 353 (deterring a public servant from performing official duties) and 336 (act so rashly or negligently […]
RAJOURI — A man, who was accused of murdering his one month old son in Argu village of Rajouri district, was arrested within 24 hours, police said here. In a statement, police said that yesterday evening an information was received at police station Rajouri about the murder of about month old boy by his father […]
JAMMU — The Jammu administration has withdrawn its earlier order authorising tehsildars (revenue officials) to issue certificates of residence to those residing in the winter capital for more than a year to enable their registration as voters. Though no reason was specified for the withdrawal of the order, the step followed an outrage by almost […]
RAMBAN — A major tragedy was averted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district as security forces detected three powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a bag from a forest area, officials said on Thursday. The bag was found lying in the forests of Sangaldan in Gool sub-division by a joint search party of the Army […]
JAMMU — The election for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) will be held on October 21. According to a notification issued by secretary JMC, the election for these posts will be be held on October 21 These posts had fallen vacant after BJP asked Chandra Mohan Gupta and […]