JAMMU — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Jammu has filed a chargesheet against a man in connection with an alleged ₹7.92 lakh bank loan fraud involving a Honda City car in Samba district, officials said on Tuesday. The chargesheet has been filed before the court of Munsiff Samba against Rahul Sudan, a […]
JAMMU — A massive fire engulfed a mountain slope in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar, and was brought under control on Tuesday morning after an 11-hour-long joint operation, an official of the Fire and Emergency Services said. No casualties were reported in the fire that caused extensive damage to plants, with dry grass accelerating the spread […]
JAMMU — The Fire and Emergency Services Department on Monday refuted allegations that fire tenders took approximately one-and-a-half hours to reach the site of the Warehouse Nehru Market blaze here, saying available records and CCTV footage do not substantiate the charges. According to a statement issued by the department tonight, the emergency call regarding the […]
JAMMU — A father-son duo were killed and six others injured in two separate road accidents along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Banihal in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. Khalid Muzamil Wani, a teacher, and his father Ghulam Mohammad, a retired lecturer, lost their lives when their private car hit […]
JAMMU — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday visited the fire-ravaged Nehra market here and sought adequate financial assistance from the government for traders who suffered massive losses in the blaze. Several shops were gutted in a major blaze at the historic market, one […]
KATHUA — Police in Kathua detained a habitual drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act and lodged him in jail, officials said on Monday. The accused, identified as Sandeep Sharma, son of Sat Paul, a resident of Banhore, Mahanpur tehsil in Kathua district, was detained after […]
DODA — Police in Doda have detained a habitual offender under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in view of his alleged repeated involvement in criminal activities, officials said. The detainee has been identified as Riaz Ahmed, son of Wali Mohd, a resident of Kakriyal Jatheli in Mahalla tehsil of Doda district, they said. According to […]
JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed grief over the massive fire that broke out in the Warehouse area of Jammu city, causing extensive damage to shops and property. In a post on X, Jitendra Singh said he was deeply shocked by the incident, which resulted in enormous […]
JAMMU — As many as 64 fire incidents were reported across Jammu region during the Diwali celebrations, causing extensive damage to commercial properties and other assets, officials said on Monday. Jammu district accounted for the highest number of 30 incidents, including at the historic Warehouse Nehru Market in the heart of the city, the officials […]
JAMMU — Fire gutted at least a dozen shops in the historic Nehru Market in the heart of Jammu city on Sunday night, while a separate blaze broke out at the district police lines in Kathua district, officials said. No casualties were reported in either incident, which occurred amid widespread bursting of firecrackers on Diwali. […]