SRINAGAR — The villagers in Bakhar area of Rajouri have blocked Jammu Rajouri Poonch national highway over death of a local man killed in grenade explosion on Tuesday at a newly opened wine shop in Baramulla. Locals told that the family members and other villagers of deceased have blocked the main highway connecting Rajouri and […]
JAMMU — The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Tuesday passed a resolution for the removal of loudspeakers and public address systems operating without permission from religious and public places, evoking criticism from the rival Congress. This decision comes after Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra implemented a similar order. Narotam Sharma, corporator of Ward 3, introduced […]
JAMMU — A man was killed after he was hit by a train while crossing a railway track on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place near Ratnu Chak, the railway officials said. The identity of the deceased has not been ascertained yet, they said, adding […]
RAJOURI — A 60-year-old woman, hailing from Khardinoo village of Rajouri died after receiving an electric shock in the district on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Azra Bi (60) wife of Meer Hussain resident of Khardinoo. Police officials said that the woman received an electric shock at her house on Monday evening and […]
JAMMU — Heatwave gripped most parts of Jammu region with the mercury moving further up and settling at the season’s high of 43.9 degrees Celsius, officials said on Sunday. The day temperature in Jammu was seven notches above normal for this time of the season, they said. The city also marked a rise in the […]
JAMMU — Jammu recorded its hottest day of the season so far with the mercury touching 43.5 degrees Celsius on Saturday as the heatwave intensified engulfing most parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The maximum temperature in Jammu city was 6.6 degrees above season’s average, forcing people to stay indoors especially in the afternoon. Jammu recorded […]
JAMMU — The Army on Saturday said over 100 civilians trapped in a remote village due to the washing away of a footbridge were rescued while work is in progress to construct a new bridge to enable regular movement across the river. The wooden bridge over a river at Chisoti village in Machail area was […]
JAMMU — The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir has submitted its chargesheet in a court here in connection with a ‘terror’ financing case, in which three associates of ‘terror’ operatives were arrested from the Sidhra bridge area last year and cash amounting to Rs 43 lakh was recovered from their possession. The […]
RAMBAN — An army soldier allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle in Banihal area of Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. Officials said that a soldier identified as Ravi Kumar son of Ratan Singh, a resident of Haryana allegedly shot self to death at Neel army camp in Banihal. “He was from 12 […]
JAMMU — Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed along the International Border (IB) here fired several rounds at a drone coming from the Pakistani side on Saturday morning, forcing it to retreat, an official said. A massive search operation was launched in the area to ensure no weapons or narcotics were dropped by the flying […]