JAMMU — A man was arrested for allegedly creating a ruckus and harassing an on-duty female doctor inside a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district early Monday, officials said. The accused Gurpreet Singh’s unruly behaviour at the sub-district hospital in Nowshera sparked a protest by doctors and the paramedical staff, they said. The ruckus […]
JAMMU — The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and Rashtriya Bajrang Dal staged protests here on Tuesday against National Conference president Farooq Abdullah for his remarks against the army, and asked him to apologise for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the armed forces and the people. Voicing concern over the increasing encounters between militants and security […]
JAMMU — Northern Army Commander Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar on Tuesday reviewed the ongoing anti-militancy operations in the Chenab valley region of Jammu and Kashmir. Lt Gen Kumar visited the forward locations of counter-insurgency Delta force in Doda and Kishtwar and exhorted all ranks to maintain a high tempo of operations, ensuring security […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday booked a revenue officer for allegedly holding assets disproportionate to his income, officials said. The ACB is probing the officer’s acquisition of disproportionate assets, which include a double-storey palatial house, significant bank account balance, large expenditures incurred during functions, and other movable assets in […]
JAMMU — Authorities have tightened security, including checking of vehicles on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway, ahead of the 78th Independence Day. Security personnel were seen carrying out security checks for the safe and smooth conduct of the celebrations. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Udhampur Prehlad Kumar appealed to the public to report any suspicious activity to […]
JAMMU — A police personnel died when his service rifle unexpectedly went off in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, said officials. Mohd Asif, a resident of Surankote, was posted as a personal security officer to District Development Council member Sohail Malik, the officials said. Asif died of an accidental discharge from his own […]
JAMMU — The anti-infiltration grid along the Indo-Pakistan border is being further strengthened to prevent infiltration attempts by militant, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said. Blaming Pakistan for being the “source” of militancy, the LG said it will never succeed in its attempt to disturb peace and normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir. “The […]
JAMMU — Hundreds of resident doctors on Monday suspended their regular work and staged a peaceful rally here to lodge their protest against the recent rape and murder of a woman postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata. The protest coincided with the nationwide strike called by Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) against the sexual assault […]
JAMMU — More than 10 kg of ganja worth over Rs 12 lakh and a pistol were seized from a train here on Sunday, an official said. The recovery was made during a surprise checking of a Jammu-bound train soon after it arrived at a railway station here, the Government Railway Police official said. He […]
JAMMU — Village defence guards will be equipped with weapons and night vision devices, and “rewarded suitably” to shore up the anti-infiltration grid along the International Border (IB) by creating “a new level of difficulty for the enemy”, Jammu and Kashmir DGP R R Swain said on Sunday. He said that standard operating procedures will […]