JAMMU — In view of the ongoing IndiGo flight disruptions, Northern Railways on Friday announced the augmentation of an additional coach in the Jammu-New Delhi Rajdhani Express for the next seven days, beginning tonight, officials said. Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Uchit Singhal said the decision comes to facilitate stranded passengers and provide them comfort. “In […]
SRINAGAR/JAMMU — Chaotic scenes unfolded at the two Jammu and Kashmir airports on Friday after 16 IndiGo flights from Srinagar and 11 from Jammu were cancelled, prompting protests by hundreds of stranded passengers over the airline’s alleged failure to respond to distress calls. IndiGo operations continued to witness disruptions nationwide due to pilot-rostering issues faced […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) Friday carried out raids in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts as part of its investigations into the “white collar” terror module, officials said. The early morning raids were carried out by the SIA in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts in central Kashmir, including at the residence […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir DGP Nalin Prabhat on Thursday visited Udhampur district and reviewed ongoing operations and the overall security situation in the mountainous belt. Director General of Police (DGP) Prabhat is reaching out to police and security forces at the grassroots level in hinterland and border areas to review the security situation, operational […]
JAMMU — Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has renovated six government schools in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said. The board is set to hand over six fully renovated government schools in the Reasi district under its social support initiative, they said. Chairing a high-level review meeting, SMVDSB Chief Executive Officer Sachin […]
SRINAGAR — A stone sculpture of a Hindu deity, presumed to be centuries old, has been unearthed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Thursday. The sculpture, believed to depict either Lord Vishnu or Lord Surya, was discovered on the outskirts of Gulmarg during a routine patrol conducted by the Gulmarg police station, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday distributed appointment orders on compassionate grounds to 54 beneficiaries here. The chief minister handed over the appointment and regularisation orders to beneficiaries from various districts of Kashmir, marking another step towards clearing the backlog of cases under SRO-43 and RAS-2022, an official spokesperson said. […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two men on Thursday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a person seeking correction of his name in the revenue records in Udhampur district, officials said. The ACB registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Patwari Ganderab Singh of Thalora, […]
JAMMU — Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a cross-border narcotics racket by arresting six people and recovering nearly five kilograms of heroin along with three pistols here, officials said. The value of the seized drug is more than Rs 30 crore in international market, they said. “A major narcotics racket has been busted […]
JAMMU — Panun Kashmir, an organisation batting for a Union territory in the Kashmir Valley for displaced Kashmiri Pandits, on Thursday raised the issue of migrant camps in Jammu facing a health catastrophe and deteriorating infrastructure, making life difficult for those living in the camps. Jammu has five Kashmiri migrant camps housing about 40,000 people. […]