JAMMU — Senior BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha member Shamsher Singh Manhas died after a prolonged illness at his residence here on Monday, his party colleagues said. Manhas, 65, is survived by his wife, son and a daughter. Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha expressed grief over Manhas’s death. “Saddened by the demise […]
JAMMU — A ready-to-use IED was found during an anti-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, security officials said. The improvised explosive device (IED), weighing a kilogramme, was found hidden at a secluded place in Dalan village of Degwar sector by army troops. It was subsequently defused by experts, the officials said. […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today took pledge for Organ Donation by registering on Ayushman Bharat Organ Donation Registry of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India (notto.abdm.gov.in). The State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO) representatives, Dr Elias Sharma, Nodal Officer, Dr Sanjeev Puri, Joint Director and Sh […]
RAJOURI — A high level inter-ministerial team on Monday visited Badhaal village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district to ascertain the cause of death of 17 members of three families under mysterious circumstances, officials said. The central team headed by a director-rank officer in the Ministry of Home Affairs reached Rajouri district headquarters on Sunday […]
JAMMU — Security has been beefed up in Jammu ahead of Republic Day celebrations, with the police making the M A Stadium, the main venue of the function, out of bounds for public as a precautionary measure. The security wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has taken control of the stadium, where Lieutenant Governor […]
RAJOURI — Amid an ongoing probe into the mysterious deaths of 17 members of three families in a remote Jammu and Kashmir village, authorities have sealed a spring in the affected area after its water tested positive for “some pesticides or insecticides”. Additional Deputy Commissioner (Kotranka subdivision) Dil Mir ordered the spring to be sealed […]
UDHAMPUR — Police have arrested a man for mercilessly beating his two minor children, aged five and three years, in the Panchari area of District Udhampur. The incident came to light after a disturbing video went viral on social media, showing Sudesh Kumar S/o Late Sh. Parkash Chand R/o Naagni Chulna brutally assaulting his children. […]
BHADERWAH — Hundreds of tourists flocked to the snow-covered Guldanda in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district after authorities reopened the Bhadarwah-Pathankot national highway for traffic on Sunday, officials said. The interstate highway, passing through the 9,555-foot-high Guldanda and the 11,000-foot Chattargalla pass, had been closed for traffic after Thursday’s snowfall to avoid any untoward incidents […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday requested the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation to add his name to the organ donors’ list. Sinha made the request during a programme organised by the Bharatiya Jain Sangathan, Jammu and Kashmir, under the aegis of SS Jain Sabha, Jammu and Kashmir, to […]
RAJOURI — A large cache of government-supplied medicines was found dumped in a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, prompting the authorities to order a probe. The dumped medicines included tablets and syrups, some still having validity for a few more months. These were found abandoned near Budhkhanari in Darhal tehsil, officials said on […]