RAJOURI — A high level inter-ministerial team continued its probe for the second day on Tuesday to ascertain the cause of death of 17 members of three families in Badhaal village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. The central team headed by a director-rank officer in the Ministry of Home Affairs spent nearly […]
SRINAGAR — The anti-militancy operation in Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir entered the third day on Tuesday as security forces continued searches to track down the militants behind the killing of a soldier. “The search operations are continuing in Zaloora Gujjarpati area to track down the militants. The terrain in rugged, making the operations […]
JAMMU — Authorities on Monday attached assets worth more than Rs 2.22 crore of a man who allegedly impersonated a lieutenant colonel in the Army and defrauded people by promising to secure jobs for them in various central government departments in Jammu and Kashmir. Harpreet Singh, the accused, allegedly posed as a lieutenant colonel to […]
RAJOURI — A high-level inter-ministerial team on Monday conducted an investigation for nearly six hours in the Badhaal village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district to ascertain the causes of deaths of 17 members of three families under mysterious circumstances, officials said. The village also witnessed the burial of a 15-year-old girl who died in […]
JAMMU — Three employees of a flour mill here were booked on Monday for embezzlement of more than Rs 2 crore, police said. The crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police registered a case on the basis of a complaint by Jammu Flour Mills owner Arun Mahajan alleging financial irregularities and embezzlement of Rs 2 […]
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 […]