POONCH — Police have registered a case into “stone pelting” against forest employees while they were performing official duty in the Mendhar area of Poonch. SHO Mendhar Niaz Ahmed confirmed to GNS that the case under IPC sections of 353 (deterring a public servant from performing official duties) and 336 (act so rashly or negligently […]
RAJOURI — A man, who was accused of murdering his one month old son in Argu village of Rajouri district, was arrested within 24 hours, police said here. In a statement, police said that yesterday evening an information was received at police station Rajouri about the murder of about month old boy by his father […]
JAMMU — The Jammu administration has withdrawn its earlier order authorising tehsildars (revenue officials) to issue certificates of residence to those residing in the winter capital for more than a year to enable their registration as voters. Though no reason was specified for the withdrawal of the order, the step followed an outrage by almost […]
RAMBAN — A major tragedy was averted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district as security forces detected three powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a bag from a forest area, officials said on Thursday. The bag was found lying in the forests of Sangaldan in Gool sub-division by a joint search party of the Army […]
JAMMU — The election for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) will be held on October 21. According to a notification issued by secretary JMC, the election for these posts will be be held on October 21 These posts had fallen vacant after BJP asked Chandra Mohan Gupta and […]
UDHAMPUR — The skies over Udhampur roared on Wednesday as fighter jets and combat helicopters of the IAF captivated the audience with their maneuvers during an air show to mark the diamond jubilee celebrations at the headquarters of Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. As part of the event, a fly-past began with […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday terminated the services of a senior doctor posted at the Government Medical College (GMC) here for unauthorised absence, an official order said. Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi was appointed as lecturer in the department of Ophthalmology in GMC Jammu on September 11, 2017 and placed as in-charge assistant profession […]
POONCH — A 24-year-old woman died due to lightning strike in Poonch district last night, police said on Wednesday. A police official said that lightning struck the woman, Saleema Kousar daughter of Mohammad Zaman, when she was on way to give fodder to the cattle in a cowshed nearby her house at Balakote in Mendhar […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu on Wednesday authorised tehsildars (revenue officials) to issue certificate of residence to those residing in the winter capital for more than one year to facilitate their entry in the ongoing special summary revision of electoral rolls. District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Avny Lavasa passed the directive after taking […]
JAMMU — Senior IPS officer Deepak Kumar was on Tuesday given the additional charge of Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (Prisons). The post fell vacant after the murder of DGP (prisons) Hemant Kumar Lohia allegedly by his domestic help here last week. Kumar, a 1993-batch officer, is presently posted as Director General (prosecution) […]