JAMMU — Search operations have been intensified to trace the bodies of a man and a woman believed to have drowned in the Chenab river in separate incidents in Doda and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. A 21-year-old woman jumped into the river in Doda on Saturday afternoon, while the […]
NEW DELHI — The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Jammu could become the first hospital in the country to be guarded by an armed contingent of the CISF given its “sensitive” location close to the India-Pakistan international border, officials said. The 226.84-acre hospital and medical college is located in the Vijaypur area […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda ordered a complete ban on the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) across the district for two months, citing concerns over cybersecurity, unlawful activities and maintaining public order. In an order issued recently under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), Doda District Magistrate Krishan […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Sunday criticised the Jammu and Kashmir administration over the handling of the ongoing protest by medical interns seeking an enhanced stipend, claiming that government college principals are coercing them to end their indefinite strike a day after the health minister called their demands “genuine”. Mehdi, who […]
SHOPIAN — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday have arrested four persons for alleged drug consumption after they tested positive for THC during drug detection tests at District Hospital Shopian, officials said. The arrests were made after a police party from Police Station Zainapora, while conducting routine patrolling at Bandpawa Crossing, intercepted four persons who […]
JAMMU — For Krishan Lal, a routine Saturday afternoon turned into a father’s worst nightmare when his daughter uttered a final “bye-bye” to him over the phone before jumping into the Chenab River in Doda district. Officials said the district administration launched an extensive search operation. A video purportedly shot by the young woman, Payal […]
JAMMU — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Jammu on Saturday filed a fresh chargesheet against 10 accused in connection with the alleged misappropriation and diversion of over Rs 1.38 crore from Sub-Treasury Dharmari in Reasi district, an official said. The supplementary chargesheet was presented before the Court of Reasi’s Chief Judicial Magistrate, […]
SHOPIAN — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Shopian have apprehended seven persons in connection with a suspicious transaction involving a stone allegedly being projected as a rare and valuable “Trath Gola” or meteorite, officials said on Saturday. The seven were brought to Police Station Heerpora for questioning and further legal proceedings. They have been identified […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday extended support to MBBS and BDS interns across Jammu and Kashmir, calling for urgent consideration of their demand for an increase in stipend. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said the current stipend of ₹12,300 was “clearly inadequate” for young doctors working long hours and […]
SRINAGAR — The higher reaches of Kashmir received the first snowfall of the season on Saturday, while the plains were lashed by brief rains accompanied by hailstorms at some places, officials said. The mountainous areas of Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Gumri witnessed the first snowfall of this season, the officials said. They said parts of Srinagar […]