JAMMU — Two minor girls were found dead in a trench filled with rain water in Samba district, while a nine-year-old boy died in an accident here on Sunday, officials said. The bodies of Asiya (10) and Tahira (9) were recovered from the ditch at Lower Birpur in Bari Brahmana area of Samba, they said. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department on Sunday predicted light to moderate rain and snowfall at isolated places across Jammu and Kashmir over the next 24 hours. Some areas, particularly in higher altitudes, may experience intermittent snowfall, while the plains could receive light rainfall. According to the data, widespread light to moderate rain and snow […]
SAMBA — A rusted anti-tank mine was found and subsequently destroyed in a controlled explosion by the bomb disposal squad in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. The mine was noticed by a villager during cremation of a person at village Kamore near border out post Tanwar on Saturday. Police summoned […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday attached Joint Director, Geology and Mining, Jammu, H L Langeh, with the administrative department, ceasing all powers vested in him with immediate effect, an official spokesman said. The attachment of the officer comes in the wake of directives received from the office of Deputy Chief Minister […]
JAMMU — Two bodies of accident victims were fished out from a river in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said, as the search for a minor boy continued for the third day on Saturday. The trio were reported missing on Thursday evening when a cab carrying 10 persons skidded off the road and […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday urged the universities in Jammu and Kashmir to set up artificial intelligence (AI) labs for research and innovation, saying a future without AI cannot be imagined. “It (AI) will have a profound impact on every aspect of our lives, and that’s why it is critical to enable […]
JAMMU — The National Conference and the Congress have convened separate legislature party meetings here on Sunday, a day before the start of the first budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in seven years. The 40-day budget session, having a total of 22 sittings, is scheduled to start on March 3 with the […]
JAMMU — As the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is scheduled to meet here for the budget session on March 3, the BJP on Friday started a two-day training workshop for its 28 legislators, majority of whom are first-timers, with focus on ensuring their effective participation in the proceedings. The two-day ‘Vidahayak Prashishan Shivir’ was jointly […]
JAMMU — Two persons are reported missing while seven others were rescued after a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a river in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police officials said. The cab was travelling from Poonch to Surankote and the accident occurred near Kalai Bridge around 8.15 pm, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Thursday urged the representatives of all political parties and independent legislators to cooperate during the upcoming budget session to ensure the productivity of the House. Chairing an All-Party Meeting (APM) ahead of the session, which is scheduled to commence on March 3, the […]