BHADERWAH — Fresh snowfall on Monday in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district has left farmers a worried lot due to fear of damage to fruit crops as the trees are currently in bloom. According to officials, snowfall ranging between two inches to one foot was recorded in different high-altitude areas, including […]
JAMMU — Reserved Category employees who fled Kashmir following last year’s targeted killings of their colleagues announced on Friday the suspension of their 290-day strike seeking relocation away from the Valley. Reserved Category Employees’ Association leader Kuldeep Kumar said the decision to suspend the strike was taken after a 10-member coordination committee held several rounds […]
RAMBAN — The T5 tunnel that bypasses the landslide-prone Panthyal stretch on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was opened for traffic on Thursday, officials said. Work on the twin-tube 880-metre tunnel, part of the highway realignment project, started in February 2020. Its completion has put an end to the threat of shooting stones which have consumed […]
JAMMU — The bail application of a BSF officer, the main accused in the police sub-inspector recruitment scam case, was again rejected by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday, the fifth since his arrest by the CBI in the matter in October last year. Justice Sanjay Dhar, while rejecting the bail application of […]
JAMMU — At least five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a road accident in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. The CRPF personnel were on patrolling duty when the Jammu-bound truck hit their vehicle from behind at Mand near Tikri along Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur district at around […]
JAMMU — A soldier has been arrested by Jammu and Kashmir Police for allegedly killing his colleague last year inside an army barrack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, PTI reported. According to the report, the body of Sepoy Pawar Prathamsh (21), a resident of Maharashtra, was found with a bullet injury on May 20 […]
RAMBAN — The most vulnerable stretch of Panthyal on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Ramban district is set to get bypassed with the inauguration of the T5 tunnel next week. The work on the twin-tube 880-metre tunnel, part of the highway realignment project, started in 2020 and is expected to be completed within the next five […]
JAMMU — A government employee has been arrested on Thursday for allegedly uploading a ‘hateful’ post on social media in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, PTI reported. According to the report, Amrik Singh, a resident of Beoli village, a Class IV employee in the office of chief education officer Doda, was booked for uploading […]
JAMMU — Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries has given shutdown call On March 11 against imposition of property tax in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference president CCI Arun Gupta, said that after series of meetings with members of civil society and other organizations, they have decided to observe complete shutdown on Saturday. […]
RAMBAN — One person was killed and six others injured when a massive landslide struck Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on March 7, officials said. The rescue operation is underway and the two-way traffic on the strategic highway has been suspended, they said. Senior Superintendent of Police (Ramban) Mohita Sharma said the huge landslide […]