JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday visited the fire-ravaged Shiv Market near Jammu Railway Station and took stock of the damage caused by a massive blaze that recently gutted dozens of shops, reducing a bustling commercial stretch to rubble. The chief minister assured the affected shopkeepers that his government would […]
JAMMU — The Jammu Division of Northern Railway realised Rs 81.38 lakh in fines and fares from over 9,500 passengers caught travelling without valid tickets or with irregular tickets during an intensive month-long checking drive in October, an official said on Sunday. The surprise checking operations were conducted at major stations, including Jammu Tawi, Shri […]
JAMMU — A massive fire ripped through a market near the Jammu Railway Station, gutting around 40 shops and reducing a bustling commercial stretch to rubble, officials said on Monday. No casualties have been reported in the blaze, which broke out at around 10.30 pm in Shiv Market on Sunday. The blaze continued to rage […]
JAMMU — As part of heightened security measures and to assess readiness, security forces in Jammu on Saturday conducted a search operation in a Jammu jail, launched an anti-tunnelling exercise near the International Border (IB) in Samba, and carried out mock drills at a railway station and CRPF camp. Officials said a joint search operation […]
JAMMU — The Railway Police has arrested an absconding terrorist accused in a 1991 bomb blast case at Jammu railway station after a manhunt spanning nearly 35 years, officials said. The accused was identified as Altaf Hussain Sheikh, son of Nazir Ahmed Sheikh and a resident of Marhama-Bijbehara in Anantnag district, they said. He had […]
JAMMU — The Government Railway Police on Thursday detained eight people during a preventive checking drive at Jammu railway station as part of security arrangements for the ongoing Amarnath yatra, officials said. The checking operation was conducted by the GRP Jammu to ensure the safety and security of pilgrims arriving for the annual pilgrimage. The […]
JAMMU — A CISF jawan was injured after his service rifle accidentally went off while he was waiting for a train at the Jammu Railway Station on Tuesday, police said. According to officials, the incident occurred when the CISF personnel was at the railway station awaiting a train for deployment on Amarnath yatra duties. The […]
JAMMU — A sword-wielding man, who is out on bail in a criminal case, attacked a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable at the Jammu railway station on Thursday in a bid to snatch his weapon, officials said. Constable Mohan Lal got injured in the attack but managed to prevent the assailant from snatching his rifle, […]