JAMMU — A search operation to trace out two persons who went missing after their car plunged into Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district continued for the second day on Sunday, officials said. Deputy Commissioner Harvinder Singh, accompanied by Senior Superintendent of Police Sandeep Kumar Mehta visited the accident site in Kandhote-Shiva Pul […]
JAMMU — The Army on Sunday kick-started the biggest cricket tournament in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. The Army’s Nangi Tekri battalion, operating under the aegis of the Krishna Ghati brigade, launched the inaugural season of the ‘Krishna Ghati Premier League (KGPL) 2024-2025’, the […]
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has observed that there will be no change in the migrant status of Kashmiri Pandit women even if they marry non-migrants, upholding a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order in favour of two women selected under PM employment package. The two women — Seema Koul […]
JAMMU — The Border Security Force (BSF) has completed the deployment of two fresh battalions, comprising more than 2,000 personnel, in the Jammu region to better plug infiltration from across the Pakistan front and check the recent spurt of militant activities in the area. Officials in the security establishment told PTI that the new troops […]
JAMMU — Nearly 3,500 projects, including 217 bridges, have been completed under the centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) over the past two decades in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. The information was given at a meeting chaired by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Amit Shukla here to conduct a […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday chaired the 35th meeting of executive council of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University here, emphasising on introducing new courses with focus on different sectors of economy. Vice Chancellor of SMVDU Prof Pragati Kumar, Vice Chancellor of Kashmir University Prof Nilofer Khan and Vice Chancellor […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In order to curb the criminal activities in district Samba, J&K Police has detained and lodged in jail notorious criminal under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA). The accused identified as Gulam Rehmani @ Bachu Son of Gikki, Resident of Rakh Barotian in Tehsil Vijaypur of district Samba. “He was […]
JAMMU — Asserting that religious places should not be converted into tourism hotspots, PDP supremo Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday requested Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to reconsider constructing a ropeway on the trek leading to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district. The former chief minister also demanded immediate withdrawal of an FIR […]
JAMMU — Police have booked five people for entering a school here and allegedly misbehaving with the students and the staff, officials said on Friday. According to police, the accused disrupted the morning assembly and created a ruckus within the school premises in the Kanachak area. The accused also recorded a video without consent, shared […]
JAMMU — An army porter was injured in a landmine blast in Shahpur Sector of Poonch district on Friday. Officials told GNS that today an army porter accidentally stepped over an landmine blast resulting injuries to his left foot. He was immediately evacuated to militarily hospital was advanced treatment, they said. He has been identified […]