JAMMU — Dozens of livestock, including sheep and goats, were killed in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar on Wednesday, officials said. The landslide struck near the Hasti bridge when a group of shepherds were crossing the area along with their livestock, the officials said. They said several animals were buried under the debris, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness a fresh spell of rain and snowfall from February 1, while the weather is expected to remain mostly dry till then. According to the Meteorological Department, light rain or snowfall is expected at a few places across […]
JAMMU — A pencil factory was gutted in a fire along the Jammu-Poonch national highway here on Tuesday, an official said. No casualties have been reported in the incident. The fire broke out at Talab Tillo around 4.05 pm, an official of the fire and emergency services said. He said a total of 10 fire […]
JAMMU — As many as 60 persons, including 40 soldiers of a Rashtriya Rifles unit, were rescued by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) after they were stranded in a snowbound area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, a defence spokesman said on Tuesday. The BRO successfully carried out the high-altitude rescue and road restoration operation […]
JAMMU — Four people, including a CRPF jawan, were killed and a woman injured when a bus hit a parked load carrier and a motorcycle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday, officials said. The accident occurred near Jakhani-Chenani area on Jammu-Srinagar national highway around 11 am. The officials said the bus on its […]
JAMMU — Ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, Jammu’s Maulana Azad Stadium where Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha will unfurl the tricolour, has been put under siege, officials said on Sunday. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will also be present at the main venue on January 26 to mark the 77th Republic Day celebrations, […]
JAMMU — The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Jammu has registered 17 FIRs in multiple cases of fraud, cheating, impersonation, forgery and misuse of official positions by government officials, the agency said on Saturday. The FIRs were registered after preliminary verification by officials following written complaints, the crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police […]
JAMMU — A hotel in Jammu’s Nagrota area was sealed on Saturday following allegations of illegal activities on its premises and several people, including two couples, were detained, police said. Acting on inputs, a police party along with an executive magistrate raided a hotel at Ban village. The hotel, located in a residential area, was […]
JAMMU — In a major relief for the 50 students affected by the revocation of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations has set January 24 as the fresh date for their counselling to adjust them in seven government-run colleges across the Union Territory. […]
JAMMU — An Army vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, killing 10 soldiers and injuring 11 others, officials said. The accident took place at the 9000-feet-high Khanni top along Bhaderwah-Chamba interstate road around noon when the driver of a bulletproof Army […]
