JAMMU — Jammu woman Sargam Koushal, representing India, was on Sunday crowned the Mrs World at a gala event in Las Vegas, USA. Mrs Koushal trumped contestants from 63 countries to bring the title back to India after 21 years. Sharing the news on Instagram, the managing organisation of the Mrs India pageant said, “The […]
SRINAGAR — A former militant was arrested in Bagli Modh area of Doda district for selling drugs in the area, police said here on Sunday. In a statement, police said that on November 11 a case FIR No. 88/2022 U/S 8/20 NDPS Act was registered at Police Station Gandoh in which one drug peddler namely […]
JAMMU — The body of a 70-year-old man was found in a train in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, an official of the Government Railway Police said. The unidentified man was found dead in the Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) train, travelling from Pathankot to Udhampur, at the Samba Railway Station, the official […]
RAMBAN — A portion of an under-construction tunnel on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Marog Ramban district has collapsed, while no loss of life was reported. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the portion of new tunnel-1 collapsed last evening. He said the tunnel is part of four lane project of the highway and […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir police have attached property of an LeT militant in Thathri area of Doda district after obtaining a court order for the same. In a statement, a spokesperson said the property, which has been attached, belongs to Abdul Rashid, an LeT commander operating from Pakistan. The statement reads he went […]
JAMMU — Two locals were found dead outside the army camp along the Poonch-Rajouri highway early on Friday morning evoking massive protests in the area. Locals told news agency KNO that two locals with bullet marks were found dead outside te Alpha Gate of army camp along Poonch-Rajouri highway at around 6 pm. Locals identified […]
POONCH — A teenage girl was arrested with the consignment of narcotics along the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote area on Thursday. Official sources told the news agency KNO that a girl was intercepted and arrested by the security forces along LoC in Balakote area and suspected narcotics between 400-500 grams were recovered from […]
JAMMU — The 12.89 km tunnel, which is the longest escape tunnel of India, on the 111 km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway line in Jammu and Kashmir was completed on Thursday, officials said. It is part of the prestigious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project. This is the fourth tunnel on the Banihal-Katra route following the 12.75 […]
JAMMU — An alleged mastermind behind the murder of a former National Conference legislator in Delhi last year, was arrested after a brief encounter here, a senior Jammu and Kashmir Police officer said on Tuesday. Harpreet Singh alias Amit Rana was wanted in connection with the killing of T S Wazir. His arrest followed investigation […]
JAMMU — A retired government official and his wife were killed Tuesday after their car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. Mangat Ram (62) and his wife Shakuntla Devi (58) were on way to Jammu from their Gandoh residence and the […]