JAMMU (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today interacted with the youth from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, who are on a five-day visit to Jammu under Border Area Youth Exchange Programme (BAYEP), under the aegis of NYKS-MY Bharat, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. During the interaction, […]
JAMMU — A high-level inter-ministerial team Sunday reached Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district where a mysterious illness is wreaking havoc, killing another person on Sunday and taking the death toll to 17. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had on Saturday ordered the constitution of an inter-ministerial team to ascertain the causes of deaths that took […]
KULGAM [Dr. Rizwan Rumi] (KIMS) — The residents of Kulgam district have made an earnest appeal to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, to establish a dedicated Maternity and Child Care Hospital at District Headquarters, Kulgam. This much-needed facility would serve not only the residents of Kulgam but also the adjoining districts […]
POONCH — The Indian Army on Sunday provided comprehensive training to Village Defence Guards (VDGs) in a forward area of the Mendhar sector in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, security officials said. A total of 43 VDG members attended the training session, which aimed to enhance their skills in minor tactics, endurance and firing, the […]
SRINAGAR — Minimum temperatures rose marginally across Kashmir, bringing residents some respite from the intense cold. The respite, however, is likely to be short-lived as several parts of the valley are expected to receive rain and snow till January 24, officials said on Sunday. Minimum temperatures across Kashmir were higher than usual on Saturday night. […]
SAMBA — A rusted 82-mm mortar shell was recovered on Sunday by the Border Security Force (BSF) near the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The mortar shell was noticed by a BSF patrolling party near Border Outpost Kamour area in Ramgarh sub-sector around 9.45 am, the officials said. The […]
JAMMU — The trial run on the Katra-Budgam railway track of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) was completed on Sunday as the 18-coach trial train started at 8 a.m. from Katra railway station towards Kashmir “The trial 18-coach train has reached Budgam now and this completes the final trial run on the USBRL”, officials of the […]
JAMMU — The inter-ministerial team of experts constituted under orders of Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive here on Sunday to visit Budhal village of Rajouri district to probe ‘mysterious deaths’. The Union Home Minister ordered the constitution of an inter-ministerial team comprising experts from the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, Agriculture Ministry, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone Shri V. K Birdi-IPS chaired a security review meeting at the Conference Hall of PCR Kashmir. The meeting was attended by IGP CRPF Srinagar, DIG Armed/IR Kashmir, DIG’s of Kashmir Zones, DIG CRPF North/South/KOS Srinagar, DIG BSF Srinagar, […]
RAJOURI — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday visited Rajouri district’s Badhaal village, where 16 people died of mysterious illness in less than two months, and assured the people there of a conclusive investigation. “This is a big tragedy for the village, J&K and the nation. No government likes people dying […]