JAMMU — Congress leader Choudhary Lal Singh on Sunday visited land subsidence-hit Pernote village and demanded adequate compensation, including an immediate relief of Rs 10 lakh, to the affected families. The Pernote village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district was devastated due to land sinking that started on Thursday evening leaving 58 residential houses completely […]
JAMMU — A Village Defence Guard (VDG) member was killed in a gunfight with militants in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district early Sunday, officials said. A massive search operation is underway to flush out the militants, who are believed to have recently infiltrated from Pakistan, they said. The exchange of fire […]
JAMMU — More than 500 people have been relocated to safer places after over 58 houses were completely damaged due to land sinking in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. An official said the assessment of damages due to the land subsidence in Pernote village over the past three […]
JAMMU — Suspected criminals opened fire outside a sweet shop in the outskirts of the city on late Saturday evening, officials said. However, no one was injured in the firing by at least two pistol-borne youths who reportedly came on a motorcycle to the shop at the Miran Sahib area, the officials said. They said […]
SRINAGAR — The lifeless body of another missing minor boy was retrieved from river Jhelum in Noorbagh area of Srinagar on Saturday morning less than 24 hours after body of minor boy Haziq Ahmed Sheikh was retrieved from river near Zero Bridge in Rajbagh area of the city after 11 days. With the recovery of […]
JAMMU — A 47-year-old man allegedly committed suicide here, officials said on Saturday, as a purported video of the deceased and a suicide note accused police of harassment. The concerned station house officer (SHO) was attached and an inquiry was ordered into the incident. Rajesh Kumar was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his […]
SRINAGAR — Amid row over labeling a religious figure inaccurately, the publishing house Acuber Books International tendered apology, saying “the content is deeply offensive to many individuals and communities”. “We write to you with utmost sincerity and regret regarding the recent controversy surrounding our publication’s portrayal of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. It has come to our […]
SRINAGAR — Amid controversy over objectionable content in a textbook, Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department Saturday clarified that no such book was prescribed or developed by the board. In a post on X, School Education Department also said that no such book or content has been developed by the NCERT. “There is some objectionable […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Saturday forecast rainy weather in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir till the end of this month. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, “Today, April 27, expect generally cloudy weather with light to moderate rain and snow in higher reaches, accompanied by heavy rain, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said that a mentally deranged person was involved in desecration of shrine and a mosque in Dadsara area of Tral town in Pulwama district. “Regarding yesterday’s incident of disrespect to local shrine and mosques in Dadsara in Tral by damaging windowpanes and also act of displacing […]