JAMMU — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch, on Monday, filed a chargesheet against a Budgam resident for allegedly cheating job aspirants by issuing forged appointment orders of J&K Bank in a fake recruitment scam, officials said. The chargesheet was presented before the court of the Special Mobile Magistrate Jammu against Ghulam […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that only Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah can take a decision on the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. “The decision on restoration of statehood can be taken by only two persons – the prime minister and the home minister. That […]
JAMMU — With the weather improving, the Army deployed a specially trained dog squad to aid the search for a government employee washed away in flash floods in Rajouri district, officials said on Monday. Rescue teams have intensified efforts to locate six other missing victims in neighbouring Poonch district. All seven people have been missing […]
JAMMU — Senior Jammu BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Monday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of deriving political mileage from the protests over the alleged NEET paper leak, asserting that the Centre already addressed concerns through an agreement. Sharma, leader of the opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, launched a attack on the […]
JAMMU — A fresh landslide on Monday blocked the 250-km Jammu–Srinagar National Highway in the Udhampur district, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, while the main bridge in the Doda district was temporarily closed to vehicular movement after suspected cracks triggered a safety inspection, officials said. A massive landslide struck the strategic Jammu–Srinagar National Highway at […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday visited the Industrial Estate at Hallamullah, Sangam, to review the issues confronting the Kashmir cricket bat manufacturing industry. The Chief Minister was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, Minister Javed Ahmed Rana, and MLA Srigufwara-Bijbehara Bashir Ahmad Veeri during the visit. According […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved two major heritage conservation projects worth ₹16.36 crore for the revival and restoration of prominent religious sites in Ramban and Shopian. An official statement said the government has sanctioned ₹10.31 crore for the revival and restoration of the Sarvadhar Chaumanda Mata Mandir in Ramban. The […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said PDP president Mehbooba Mufti should have stayed home instead of going to Jantar Mantar and justifying the use of force against Kashmiris, and that she should apologise for her remarks. “Irresponsible” statements made by people who have been in a position of power […]
SRINAGAR — Schools in Kashmir reopened on Monday, 20 days after they were closed due to a heatwave followed by heavy rain. Dressed in uniforms, the students made their way to schools early in the morning. The schools were closed on July 6 for 13 days as the valley was reeling under an unusually hot […]
JAMMU — The 12th batch of more than 3,800 devotees left from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas on Monday, officials said. With this, 1,27,326 pilgrims have left the Jammu base camp, the officials said. Chants of “Bam Bam Bhole” and “Har Har Mahadev” rent […]