JAMMU — A policeman was injured on Saturday when a group of agitated people pelted law enforcement agencies with stones during an anti-encroachment drive in Jammu. The incident took place in the Malik Market area along the Narwal bypass where the district administration had deployed some earthmover machines to dismantle a car showroom built on […]
DODA — Nineteen families were evacuated after their homes developed cracks at a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said on Friday. The authorities also declared unsafe a mosque and a religious school for girls at Nai Basti village in Thathri, 35 kilometres from Doda town along the Kishtwar-Batote National Highway. A few […]
JAMMU — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday conducted searches at over three dozen locations in Jammu division in connection with Financial Accounts Assistant (FAA) Recruitment scam case, PTI reported. According to the report, CBI sleuths conducted raids in 6 districts of Jammu division which includes 30 locations in Jammu district, 2 each […]
JAMMU — A Government school teacher was arrested on Thursday for allegedly carrying out multiple blasts in Jammu. The arrested government teacher has been identified as Arif Ahmad from Reasi district of Jammu. Arif was allegedly involved in bombing the bus carrying Vaishno Devi pilgrims that killed four people and injured 24 in May last […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the only road link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country was reopened for traffic movement after remaining closed for three days due to shooting stones and mud slides. The highway was closed on Monday due to shooting stones and mudslides triggered by rainfall at several places between Chanderkoot […]
JAMMU — Thousands of people, including women and children, hit the streets in Sunjwan-Bathindi on the city’s outskirts against the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s ongoing anti-encroachment drive to retrieve “illegally occupied” state land. The residents’ protest comes in the backdrop of the authorities serving public notices asking violators to remove illegal constructions within seven days, […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered premature retirement of 03 officials of Prison Department for their involvement in corruption, underperformance and anti-social activities. In a statement, a spokesperson said in its endeavor to make the Administration more efficient and transparent, the government prematurely retired 03 personnel of Prison Department on charges of […]
RAMBAN — Three tourists from Uttar Pradesh who were stranded due to snowfall at Natha Top area of Patnitop in Ramban district were rescued by police on Monday. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the distress call was received in Police Post Patnitop that some tourists were stuck in the snow near Natha […]
RAMBAN — A man died after his vehicle (Tanker) met with an accident near Kawbagh area of Ramban district on Monday. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the vehicle was on way from Jammu towards Srinagar when it met with an accident near Kawbagh area of Ramban district this morning, resulting in serious […]
JAMMU — Over 2,300 hectares of state and ‘kahcharai’ land were retrieved during the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Sunday. The anti-encroachment drive is going on in full swing in all tehsils under the direct supervision of Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, Devansh Yadav, registering 75 percent progress, […]