JAMMU — A purported video showing a group of people assaulting a school bus driver on the outskirts of Jammu city went viral on social media on Thursday, prompting swift action from police, officials said. The footage shows around three to four individuals stopping the bus by blocking its path with their vehicle. They then […]
JAMMU — The members of the Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee (ZRUCC) undertook a study tour of the newly constructed Chenab and Anji Khad rail bridges in the Jammu division of Northern Railway to review technological innovations and understand the engineering challenges involved in their construction. Officials said the delegation was accompanied by the Divisional […]
JAMMU — A workshop aimed at strengthening the enforcement of animal protection laws through legal awareness and interdepartmental coordination has been held here for police personnel, veterinary officials and officers of the urban local bodies and the Transport Department. The workshop, held on Wednesday, was conducted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) […]
JAMMU — The Shiv Sena Dogra Front on Thursday held a demonstration against the grant of majority seats in MBBS to Muslim students from Kashmir at a medical college in the Reasi district, and demanded a probe by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, alleging there was a major conspiracy against the educational institution. This year, the Shri […]
JAMMU — A 19-year-old youth who has emerged as a key suspect in a terror-related case in Jammu was arrested on Thursday, police said. A police spokesperson said the accused, a native of Reasi district currently living in Jammu’s Bathindi area, was held in connection with an FIR registered under Section 113(3) (terrorist activity) of […]
JAMMU — Congress’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Wednesday accused the BJP of giving a communal angle to the ongoing MBBS admission row, alleging that the party was attempting to deflect attention from the failures of the Centre and the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence […]
JAMMU — A notorious criminal was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, police said Wednesday. Shammi Kumar, a resident of village Buddhi, is a habitual criminal involved in various illegal activities since 2018 and was slapped with PSA on the orders of the district magistrate after police […]
JAMMU — Thirty-three villages have been included in the extended master plan to ensure holistic, planned and sustained growth of Katra, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. This was stated at a high-level meeting chaired by Commissioner Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah laid the foundation stone of an automated vehicle testing station (ATS) here on Tuesday, marking a “significant stride” towards strengthening road safety and modernising transport infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the establishment of the ATS will usher in a more transparent, efficient and technology-driven vehicle fitness regime. […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday called upon the youths to step up against organisations and individuals involved in radicalisation in the Kashmir valley. Sinha’s remarks come close on the heels of security agencies busting a “white collar” terror module involving several young doctors from Kashmir. Addressing the closing ceremony […]
