BANIHAL — A part of a four-lane tunnel under construction on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district collapsed, injuring four people and trapping several others, officials said on Friday. A small portion of the front side of the tunnel at Khoni nallah collapsed on Thursday night during an audit, they said, adding that a […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Thursday reserved verdict on a petition filed by the father of Amir Magray, one of the four persons killed in a gunfight at Hyderpora area of Srinagar last year, seeking the return of his body for last rites. Amir’s father, Mohammad Latief Magray had filed […]
JAMMU — Divisional Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar on Wednesday handed over an ex-gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh and appointment letter to the Next of Kin of Rahul Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit employee who was killed by militants in tehsil office in Chadoora on May 12. As per official statement, Divisional Commissioner, accompanied by the […]
SRINAGAR — The villagers in Bakhar area of Rajouri have blocked Jammu Rajouri Poonch national highway over death of a local man killed in grenade explosion on Tuesday at a newly opened wine shop in Baramulla. Locals told that the family members and other villagers of deceased have blocked the main highway connecting Rajouri and […]
JAMMU — The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Tuesday passed a resolution for the removal of loudspeakers and public address systems operating without permission from religious and public places, evoking criticism from the rival Congress. This decision comes after Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra implemented a similar order. Narotam Sharma, corporator of Ward 3, introduced […]
JAMMU — A man was killed after he was hit by a train while crossing a railway track on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place near Ratnu Chak, the railway officials said. The identity of the deceased has not been ascertained yet, they said, adding […]
RAJOURI — A 60-year-old woman, hailing from Khardinoo village of Rajouri died after receiving an electric shock in the district on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Azra Bi (60) wife of Meer Hussain resident of Khardinoo. Police officials said that the woman received an electric shock at her house on Monday evening and […]
JAMMU — Heatwave gripped most parts of Jammu region with the mercury moving further up and settling at the season’s high of 43.9 degrees Celsius, officials said on Sunday. The day temperature in Jammu was seven notches above normal for this time of the season, they said. The city also marked a rise in the […]
JAMMU — Jammu recorded its hottest day of the season so far with the mercury touching 43.5 degrees Celsius on Saturday as the heatwave intensified engulfing most parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The maximum temperature in Jammu city was 6.6 degrees above season’s average, forcing people to stay indoors especially in the afternoon. Jammu recorded […]
JAMMU — The Army on Saturday said over 100 civilians trapped in a remote village due to the washing away of a footbridge were rescued while work is in progress to construct a new bridge to enable regular movement across the river. The wooden bridge over a river at Chisoti village in Machail area was […]