POONCH — The bush fire that broke out in the intervening night of Sunday-Monday has engulfed many areas along the Line of Control in Poonch district. Reports said that LoC areas of Mendhar and Mankote sectors of Mendhar sub division are under forest fire, which started in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday and […]
JAMMU — Students of lower classes thronged their schools in most parts of Jammu province early Monday to attend offline classes after a gap of nearly two years, a week after Jammu and Kashmir administration announced phased opening of educational institutions amid declining trend of COVID-19 cases. However, the schools in Kashmir and winter zones […]
RAJOURI — A man was killed while three other sustained injuries in a road accident in Rajouri town on Monday morning. Police officials said that the accident took place when a tempo traveller moving on Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway hit a tipper near Army water point station of Rajouri town, in which one person was killed and […]
JAMMU — Authorities on Sunday arrested a few retired revenue officials and property dealers and recovered ‘unaccounted’ cash worth Rs 26 lakh as well as the revenue records during the raids at 21 locations of Jammu and Samba district in connection with a case registered regarding missing revenue records of Chowadi and Sunjuwan of Tehsil […]
JAMMU — A suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was arrested in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Adil Iqbal Butt, a resident of Sazan-Bajarni village, was apprehended by a joint search party of police, Rashtriya Rifles and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) during checking of vehicles at Thathri on Saturday, the officials said. […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir home department on Sunday ordered transfer and postings of eight SSPs and SPs and assigned additional charge to another SSP in the interest of administration with immediate effect. Shridhar Patil, AIG Technical will hold additional charge of Director Police Telecommunication. Shailender Singh, SSP Reasi has been transferred and posted as […]
BANIHAL — A local court has awarded life imprisonment to a Special Police Officer (SPO) convicted for killing his wife and brother-in-law in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Principal Sessions Judge Ramban, Haqnawaz Zargar awarded rigorous life-imprisonment and a fine of Rs one lac to the SPO Abdul Gafoor, son of Late […]
RAJOURI — A protest was held in Rajouri town on Saturday morning after family members and relatives of a casual labour of Power Development Department (PDD) hit the roads against the government for ‘failing’ to provide medical assistance to the victim. The casual laborer identified as Mohammad Saleem of Thudi Jawahar Nagar in Rajouri was […]
JAMMU — With Covid cases declining in Jammu and Kashmir, the union territory’s administration will, in all likelihood, resume the Amarnath Yatra, giving devotees of Lord Shiva cause to celebrate. “We are hopeful that this year the yatra will take place as the impact of coronavirus is going down,” Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj […]
JAMMU — Three people, who had been evading arrest for past several years, were on Friday arrested in Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Two of the absconders — Nazir of R S Pura (Jammu) and Milkha of Gahti (Kathua) – were wanted in cases of trespassing and theft. A police […]