JAMMU — About 30 people were injured after a mini bus overturned on the outskirts of Jammu city on Monday, officials said. The mini bus, on its way to Akhnoor from Maira Mandrian, was travelling at high speed when it skidded off the road and turned turtle near Khuga Morh, they said. About 30 people […]
JAMMU — A 27-year-old man died under mysterious circumstances after he was allegedly beaten up by police, sparking protests by his relatives and neighbours here on Monday, official sources said. Shubam Sharma, a resident of the Bantalab locality on the outskirts of Jammu, was playing cricket near his house when a police party raided the […]
JAMMU — Eleven cases have been registered against land and house owners in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district for allegedly failing to provide details of their tenants to the local police, an official spokesperson said. The verification process was initiated after several instances of anti-national elements staying in residential areas in the guise of tenants […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday approved a Rs 400 crore project under which grid-tier rooftop solar power systems will be installed on all government buildings in the union territory. “The Administrative Council, which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved solarizing of all government buildings in Jammu and […]
JAMMU — With an aim to attract unemployed youth and farmers toward the Horticulture sector, the Udhampur Horticulture Department of Jammu and Kashmir organised a skill development programme at Government Fruits Nursery, Badola on Tuesday. The programme witnessed huge participation of youth as well as farmers from Jib, Badola and adjoining areas. This was an […]
JAMMU — A rape accused, who was at large for five months, was arrested in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The accused was identified as Sandeep Singh, a resident of Hoochak village of Pogal, they said. Singh was on the run after a case of rape was registered against […]
JAMMU — Pakistani authorities on Saturday handed over to their Indian counterparts the body of a man who allegedly ended his life by jumping into the Chenab river in Jammu, officials said. Harash Nagotra’s family expressed their gratitude to the Indian government, army and the Border Security Force for the successful repatriation, they said. Nagotra, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday released sketches of three militants operating in Doda District while announcing a reward of ₹ 5 lakh for information leading to their capture. A police statement said that sketches had been released of three militants who are moving in the upper reaches of Doda and Dessa area. […]
NEW DELHI — The government has ordered the extraction of two BSF battalions, comprising more than 2,000 personnel, from Odisha to beef up security in the militancy-hit Jammu region along the India-Pakistan border, official sources said on Saturday. The decision to “immediately” move the two units from the anti-Naxal operations grid to Jammu was taken […]
JAMMU — In a major crackdown on Thursday, the Jammu Police recovered a staggering 435 forged gun licences from a building under construction in Gadigarh near Harward College. Tirath Singh, who is believed to own several gun houses in the area had kept forged gun licenses in his newly under-construction building, said the police officials. […]