JAMMU — Several vehicles were washed away after heavy rains triggered flash floods in Devika river in the Purmandal area on the outskirts of the city, officials said. Hundreds of people had thronged Purmandal, called as Chota Kashi, to pay obeisance at Lord Shiva temple complex on Soma Amavasaya and a makeshift market was set […]
BANIHAL — A 28-year-old construction worker from Uttar Pradesh went missing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, prompting police to register a case in this regard on Monday, officials said. The man, identified as Siddharth Singh of Futela village in Sultanpur district of UP, was presently working as construction worker with AFCON company and had […]
JAMMU — A day after security forces shot down a drone carrying explosives, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday asked residents of Kathua district to inspect vehicles before turning them on. A North Korea-made drone sent from Pakistan with a payload of seven magnetic or sticky bombs and an equal number of under barrel […]
JAMMU — A man was arrested within 24 hours of allegedly abducting and raping a minor girl here, police said on Sunday. Anil Kumar (24), a resident of Chak Bhalwal, was arrested following a complaint lodged by the father of the 16-year-old girl at Domana police station on the outskirts of the city, they said. […]
BANIHAL — The family of a Jammu and Kashmir youth, who was dubbed as a militant and killed in an encounter in 2021, Saturday said they were thankful to the High Court for ordering the exhumation of his body, and requested the administration to return it to them “without any further delay”. Amir Magrey’s family […]
POONCH — A traffic policeman died and five persons were injured when a private car they were travelling in fell into a river in Poonch district on Sunday. A police officer told GNS that at about 8 a.m., Alto car (JK12-6814) on way from Poonch towards Surankote side fell into the river after the driver […]
JAMMU — A Pakistani drone with a payload was shot down in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday shortly after it crossed into the Indian side from across the International Border, police said. A search party of police picked up the movement of a drone from the border in Talli Hariya Chak […]
JAMMU — Ten passengers including a child were rescued by a joint party of army and police along Mughal road in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said on Saturday. A landslide had resulted in trapping of six vehicles with 10 passengers in no network zone in an area prone to shooting […]
BANIHAL — Four special police officers were removed from service after a departmental inquiry found them having links with cattle smugglers in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Ramban Senior Superintendent of Police Mohita Sharma ordered the disengagement of the SPOs — Fulail Singh, Ajeet Singh, Satish Singh and Mohd Ayoub […]
JAMMU — Twenty six passengers got injured in a bus accident that took place in Battal Ballian area of Udhampur on national highway. A police official said that the bus (JK02BP 4355) was on way to Doda from Jammu when at Battal Ballian it skidded and turned turtle on road. Officials said that twenty six […]