JAMMU — A government teacher posted in a school of Rajouri has been placed under suspension and attached in an administrative office after allegations of corporal punishment to a girl student of the school surfaced. The allegations of corporal punishment to the girl student were levelled by her parent. The father of girl alleged that […]
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Infiltration bid foiled in Naushera: Army
RAJOURI — Army on Monday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid by militants in Naushera area along Line of Control in Rajouri district. “On night of 03/04 April 2022, Indian Army successfully eliminated an infiltration bid attempted by Pakistani (militants)along the Line of Control in Naushera Sector, District Rajouri (J&K),” Jammu based army spokesperson […]
Mentally unsound person found dead in Poonch
POONCH — Body of a mentally unsound person was found at Sangla Nallah in Surankote here on Monday, little over 12 hours after he had gone missing from his residence, official sources said. A police official told GNS that body of the person, Alam Din (60) son of Bagh Ali, of Fazalabad was spotted by […]
Arms, ammunition recovered from militant hideout in Poonch
POONCH — Indian army recovered arms and ammunition from militant hideout during an operation launched along the Line of Control in Noorkote area of Poonch district. On Sunday, the troops of Indian Army and SOG, carried out a joint operation and recovered arms and ammunition from a village along Line of Control in district Poonch, […]
Wedding turns tragic in Poonch as 9 killed, 4 injured in road accident
POONCH — Wedding celebrations turned tragic in a Poonch village after a cab carrying guests fell into a gorge killing nine persons and wounding four. According to an official, a cab (Tata Sumo JK12 2725) was carrying ‘Baraatis’ exceeding its capacity to Marha Buflaiz when the vehicle fell into a gorge at Tarran Wali Gali. […]
Man booked under Arms Act in Jammu
JAMMU — Jammu police have arrested a man and booked him under relevant section of Arms Act after recovering a weapon from his possession, officials said Monday. A police official said that that a team of PP Chatta led by SHO PS Channi Himmat, Deepak Katoch assisted by I/C PP Chatta PSI Arun Shan while […]
Rajouri accident: One killed, 56 injured
RAJOURI — One person was killed while 56 passengers were injured in a road accident at Lam area of Nowshera sub division of Rajouri. Officials said that an accident took place when a bus on way to Nowshera from Lam plunged into a roadside gorge. “Fifty six persons were injured in this accident, who have […]
76-year-old record broken as Jammu sees all-time high temp of 37.3°C
JAMMU — The mercury shattered all records for the month of March in Jammu city with winter capital of J&K recording an all-time high of 37.3 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The city’s previous high of 37.2 degrees Celsius was recorded 76 years ago on 31-March-1945. “At 37.3°C, Jammu broke the all-time maximum temperature record of […]
Abducted girl, mentally challenged woman reunited with their families in Samba, Kathua
JAMMU — A 15-year-old abducted girl and a mentally challenged woman were reunited on Sunday with their families in Samba and Kathua districts, police said. The teenager was recovered from Doda five days after she had gone missing from Bari Brahmana, where she lived, a police spokesman said. A complaint was lodged by her father […]
Annual Amarnath pilgrimage to begin from June 30: Govt
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government Sunday announced that the 43-day long Amarnath pilgrimage will start from June 30 amid strict adherence to Covid protocols. “LG, Manoj Sinha chaired Board meeting of Shri #Amarnathji Shrine Board today. The 43-day holy pilgrimage will commence on 30th June with all covid protocols in place & culminate,as […]









