JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a revenue official for graft and seized Rs 35 lakh in cash from his private vehicle in Samba district, an official said on Tuesday. The ACB received a complaint against Sunil Kumar, posted as Patwari in Dadui Block, alleging that he had demanded a […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday inaugurated the 10-day annual Jhiri Mela on the outskirts of Jammu city. Every year around 10-12 lakh devotees, mainly from Jammu region, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, visit the fair to commemorate the sacrifice of Baba Jittoo, who gave up his life in protest […]
JAMMU — A drone was recovered from a field in a village in Mendhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said. The drone was recovered by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police from village Sakhi Maidan, which is around six km aerial distance from the Line of Control (LoC), […]
SRINAGAR — A court in Jammu and Kashmir has convicted a 93-year-old former managing director of J-K Cooperative Central Land Development Limited for forging his date of birth to extend service. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir has secured the conviction of the former MD Mohammad Shafi Banday for “fraudulently manipulating” […]
JAMMU — At least 28 persons, mostly students, were injured when a mini bus overturned on a highway in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The bus was on its way to Rajouri town when the driver lost control resulting in the accident near Thandikassi, the officials said. Rescuers immediately swung […]
JAMMU — Authorities have initiated an inquiry against three doctors, posted at the Primary Health Centre (PHC) Khari in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, for their alleged absence from duty, officials said on Monday. The matter came to light following a road accident in a remote village in the district on Monday, they said. Five […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday laid the foundation stone for the construction of ‘smart houses’ for cloudburst-hit families in Chisoti village of Kishtwar district. As many as 19 houses, which were completely damaged during the natural disaster on August 14, will be rebuilt free of cost with the support […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday directed all departments to focus on the timely implementation of projects, saying it is time to translate decisions into tangible outcomes. Chairing a meeting with the council of ministers and administrative secretaries at the civil secretariat here, he said a series of district-level review […]
JAMMU — An Army soldier was killed after his service rifle allegedly went off accidentally inside a camp in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. Naik Amarjeet Singh was on sentry duty when he sustained a bullet injury following the accidental discharge of his service rifle at the camp in […]
JAMMU — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday appeared before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, urging it to take a humanitarian view and transfer all undertrial prisoners from the Union Territory who are currently lodged in jails outside J-K. The former chief minister questioned why such detainees, apprehended before and after […]