JAMMU — Four people, including a minor, died and two others were injured when a vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Thursday, officials said. An SUV skidded off the road, rolled down a hill, and plunged into a deep gorge in the Ganjote […]
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Gorkhas hold protest against special status resolution in Jammu, burn effigies of deputy CM
JAMMU — The Gorkha community in Jammu held a protest against the resolution seeking the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status passed in the assembly, and burnt effigies of Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary. The protesters demanded a separate state for the Jammu region, saying it would allow them to have their own […]
Won’t allow J&K Assembly to function until resolution on Art 370 withdrawn: BJP
SRINAGAR — Opposition BJP on Wednesday said it will not allow the proceedings of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to go on until a resolution asking the Centre to hold talks with the elected representatives from the region for the restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status was withdrawn. “This is an illegal resolution and […]
Prices of apples fall in Poonch, locals urge govt to keep Mughal Road open throughout year
POONCH — The prices of Kashmiri apples have fallen and people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch are buying them at low rates. Local residents gave credit to Mughal Road which reduces transportation time and urged the government to keep this road open for 12 months. Mughal Road proves to be an effective link between Poonch […]
BJP holds protest in Jammu against resolution on special status passed by J&K Assembly
JAMMU — The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit staged a protest here to denounce the resolution on the restoration of J&K’s special status, which was passed by the assembly on Wednesday. The resolution has sought a dialogue between the Centre and elected representatives for the restoration of the special status of the erstwhile state. Led […]
CBI books five postal staff in J&K for swindling money from dead woman’s account
JAMMU — Exposing a financial racket operating from a Jammu and Kashmir post office, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against five postal employees for swindling thousands of rupees from the savings accounts of a late senior citizen operating in Gandhi Nagar Head Post Office in Jammu. The federal agency has […]
Army soldier killed, another injured in road accident in Rajouri
JAMMU — An army personnel died and another got injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Monday, officials said. The accident took place near Badog village in Kalakote late this evening, the officials said. Naik Badri Lal and Sepoy Jai Prakash were […]
BSF jawan found dead under suspicious circumstances in Jammu
JAMMU — A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was found dead under suspicious circumstances at his rented accommodation here on Monday, officials said. Nitish Kumar (33), a resident of Pathankot in Punjab, was found hanging from the ceiling in his room at the Paloura locality in the outskirts of the city, they said. The officials […]
J&K BJP chief vows to fight all forms of anti-national narratives
JAMMU — Newly-elected Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Sat Sharma on Monday vowed to fight all forms of anti-national narratives and committed himself to equal development of both the Jammu and the Kashmir regions of the Union Territory. Soon after taking over the party responsibility in Jammu, Sharma told IANS, “Our 28 MLAs and party […]
Rashtriya Bajrang Dal holds protests against Farooq Abdullah for remarks on terrorists
JAMMU — The Rashtriya Bajrang Dal (RBD) held a protest march here on Monday against against the National Conference (NC) over the recent remarks by ruling party president Farooq Abdullah. The Dal also protested against the increasing terror incidents and also against Pakistan for aiding and abetting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah had recently […]









