JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today inaugurated and laid foundation stone of 14 projects of Jammu Smart City worth Rs 113 crore. Dedicating the Smart City Projects to the people, the Lt Governor said these projects will create smart living by improving quality of life, better public services, opportunities for local economic development and […]
JAMMU — A 42-year-old man allegedly hanged himself inside a police lock-up in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, a senior police officer said. A magisterial probe has been initiated into the death of Abdul Majeed, a resident of Pargal village, at Darhal police station in the morning, Rajouri Senior Superintendent of Police […]
RAJOURI — Jammu and Kashmir police Thursday said that a high security alert has been sounded in Rajouri and Poonch in the wake of recent incidents of violence. Addressing a press conference here, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Poonch-Rajouri range, Dr Haseeb Mughal said that there are two to three splinter groups of militants present […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today launched a campaign for Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir at an event organized at the convention centre here. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor asserted that the administration has adopted zero tolerance policy against drug dealers and drug traffickers. “It is a collective responsibility of the society to […]
JAMMU — Three people, including a Nepali resident, were arrested with sharp-edged weapons here on Wednesday evening, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, police arrested Govind, a resident of Nepal, while he was headed towards Bishnahin from Deoli, they said. He had some sharp-edged weapons in his possession, police said. In a separate incident, two […]
RAJOURI — At least eight persons were injured in a road accident in Budhal area of Rajouri district on Wednesday. A minibus was on its way from Budhal to Kotranka when it met with an accident at Kewal area, officials said, adding that the driver lost his control over the vehicle carrying 16 to 20 […]
JAIPUR — Two residents of Jammu and Kashmir were caught in a restricted area in Jaisalmer district and are being interrogated jointly, police said on Tuesday. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Premshankar said on the information of the Border Security Force (BSF), a police team caught Mohammad Abbas (23) and Mumtaz Ahmed (25), residents of Poonch in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) General Secretary Surinder Singh Channi has expressed grief over the loss of lives in a road accident near Bonda village in Kishtwar district. On Tuesday afternoon an Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) on way from Chingam to Chatroo skidded off the road and plunged into a deep […]
JAMMU — At least eight people were killed and three others injured critically when a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The SUV, carrying the passengers from Chingam to Chatroo, met with the accident near village […]
JAMMU — The 9.8 km tunnel connecting two stations on 111 km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway link in Jammu and Kashmir was completed on Monday, officials said. It is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project. This is the third tunnel following the 12.6 km tunnel T-49B, the longest tunnel of Indian Railways, which was […]