JAMMU — A Border Security Force (BSF) sub-inspector allegedly shot himself dead at a post along the India-Pakistan international border here on Monday, officials said. Ramdev Singh was found lying in a pool of blood and his personal assault weapon was found by his side when a junior rank soldier reached his room around 6.35 […]
BANIHAL — Vehicular traffic resumed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after it was halted for several hours owing to bad weather and shooting stones in Ramban district on Saturday, officials said. Hundreds of vehicles, including those which were part of the Amarnath yatra convoy, were stranded on the highway at various places. Traffic was resumed […]
JAMMU — Four persons trapped in a flash flood in Udhampur district were rescued in a joint operation by police and SDRF, officials said on Saturday. An information was received through locals at police post Roundomail that four persons Sanjeev Kumar, Mulkh Raj, Ajay Kumar and Sushil Kumar were trapped in the flash flood in […]
POONCH — A 12-year-old boy from Nakarkote village of Poonch was injured in a land mine explosion that took place in the area on Saturday afternoon. An official said that the boy was grazing his cattle in the area when the explosion took place near the Line of Control. He said that the boy received […]
JAMMU — Three minors among four people lost their lives, while 15 others were injured in a road accident that took place near bus stand Samba on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. An official said that an auto and a truck had a head-on collision near Samba bus stand, resulting in injuries to […]
JAMMU — Border Security Force troops late last night observed a suspicious blinking light coming from Pakistan side and fired upon it in Kanachak area of Akhnoor sector of Jammu district. In a statement, PRO BSF Jammu said that search operation in the area was going on. “On Friday at about 2140 hrs BSF troops […]
BHADERWAH — Security forces on Friday busted a hideout and recovered arms and explosive material in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, police said. On specific information, the J and K Police and the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles launched a joint operation in Khasodi Chansar forest of Gandoh area and busted an old hideout of militants, a […]
SRINAGAR — After remaining closed for a day due to landslides and shooting stones at multiple locations, the Jammu- Srinagar National highway has opened for one way traffic, officials said on Friday. The priority is to clear the backlog of stranded vehicles and the Amarnath Yatra convoy. “Jammu -Srinagar NHW single way road clear at […]
RAJOURI — An 11-year-old boy died after he was hit by a shooting stone in Lower Bhangai village of Thanamandi in Rajouri district on Wednesday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the boy identified as Mohammad Yasir (11) son of Mohammad Farooq of Lower Bhangai was hit by a shooting stone. […]
REASI — Atleast 14 persons were injured near Sula park on Reasi Katra road after a canter bus and a truck collided head-on on Wednesday. Officials said that a minibus was heading towards Dera Baba from Reasi when it collided head-on with another vehicle. 14 passengers sustained injuries in this accident, who were shifted to […]