POONCH — A 50-year-old man was injured after attacked by a wild boar (wild pig) in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Friday. Official sources said that the Wild boar attack Abdul Haq (50) son of Lal Din at Nakka Manjhari village in Mendhar, leaving him injured. He was shifted to hospital. Dr Naveed Anjum […]
JAMMU — In yet another relief to senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Dr Nirmal Singh, and his wife Mamta Singh, the Jammu and Kashmir Special Tribunal has extended the stay on demolition order of the Jammu Development Authority that had asked the couple to demolish their “illegally” built […]
JAMMU — An army soldier ended his life by shooting himself to death using his service rifle in Nagrota area of the Jammu region on Thursday. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that an army soldier affiliated with 60 Rashtriya Rifles allegedly shot himself to death at the place of his posting. The […]
JAMMU — A 20-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Rehari Colony area of the old city in Jammu, Hindustan Times reported. The accused has been identified as Mohan Singh, 32 of Chattisgarh, who works as a car washer. “The incident took place on Monday when the victim was alone in her rented […]
JAMMU — The Anti Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) on Wednesday arrested two alleged smugglers with 29 kg hashish from their possession worth crores in the market, officials here said. The ANTF foiled the smuggling bid acting on the information it received about a truck going outside Jammu and Kashmir. According to the information, the truck […]
JAMMU — An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra on Thursday morning. As per the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at the depth of five kilometres and about 84 km East of Katra at around 3:03 am. “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5, Occurred on 17-02-2022, 03:02:45 IST, Lat: 33.08 & Long: […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Government launched a groundbreaking initiative of Mission Youth with the objective to act as a conduit for aspirations and concerns of youth of J&K. The mission is intended to provide a platform for unparalleled transformation of the youth into ambassadors of hope, peace and socio-economic growth through systematic interventions across […]
JAMMU — The Northern Railways has achieved a line and level breakthrough of the longest 12.758 km tunnel between Sumber and Arpinchala station on the Katra-Banihal section under the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, an official said on Tuesday. The breakthrough was achieved on the T-49 tunnel, which is going to be the longest tunnel […]
JAMMU — Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the groundbreaking ceremony of the launch of industrial investments worth 20,000 to 25,000 crore rupees here next month, Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday. He sought cooperation of the people to the efforts of his administration to usher a new dawn of […]
JAMMU — Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh Tuesday sanctioned Rs 2.04 crore as Special Welfare Relief for NOKs of slain, deceased Police personnel and SPOs. As per a statement, DGP sanctioned rupees 22 lakh each out of Contributory Police Welfare Fund as special welfare relief in favour of dependents/ legal heirs of martyrs […]