RAJOURI — The district administration in Rajouri has suspended Assistant Commissioner Panchayats for allegedly making derogatory remarks based on religious grounds against an official of the rank of Secretary Panchayat in Rajouri block of Rural Development Department. Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Vikas Kundal while suspending the accused also ordered an inquiry into his conduct. The General […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to a stone slide at Banihal, officials said on Wednesday. “Jammu Srinagar NHW (NH-44) blocked at Rampari, Banihal due to stone slide. However, Mughal road, SSG road through for vehicular movement,” Jammu and Kashmir Traffic police said. The highway is the lifeline […]
JAMMU — The BSF gave a befitting reply after Pakistani rangers resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation at the International Border in the Arnia sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. ‘Today morning the alert BSF Jammu troops gave a befitting reply to the unprovoked firing by Pak rangers on a BSF patrolling party […]
JAMMU — A man was arrested Monday after he “intentionally” fired three rounds in the air from his licensed 12-bore gun on the outskirts of Jammu, police said. Jatinder Singh Salaria, a resident of Khour Deonian, was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act, a police spokesman said. He […]
JAMMU — Six people were killed after two cars veered off the road and plunged into a stream in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. Two people were also injured in the two accidents that took place on Doda-Bhaderwah road within a span of six hours, Senior Superintendent of Police, Doda, […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to shooting stones and landslides in Ramban district, Police said on Monday. “Jammu-Srinagar national highway (NH-44) blocked at Cafeteria Morh, Mehad, in Ramban district due to continuous shooting stones,” Police added. The highway is the lifeline of the Kashmir valley and the […]
JAMMU — A Pakistani militant, who was arrested during an infiltration attempt about a fortnight ago, died on Saturday of cardiac arrest at a military hospital where he underwent a surgery in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Tabarak Hussain (32), a resident of Sabzkot village of Kotli in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), was […]
JAMMU — A madrasa teacher was arrested in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly giving information related to security installations to Pakistan-based handlers involved in militant activities, officials said on Saturday. Police said the man was working as an “enemy agent” and was booked under section 3 of the Enemy Agents Ordinance […]
Sheikh Nadeem SRINAGAR — The Indian Army in collobration with Rural Self employment Training Institute (RSETI) Ramban kick-started 30 days poultry farming workshop at remote region of Ramban. The workshop was inaugurated by Officials from Army and RSETI at Kaona village in Khari Tehsil of Banihal Subdivision. 35 volunteer youth registered themselves for the workshop […]
POONCH — A video showing some students pulling a cooking cylinder, tied with rope, atop a hill where their school is situated in this district, is doing rounds on social media with calls for actions against the concerned staff. Purportedly, the LPG cylinder was meant for cooking midday meals for the students at Government Middle […]