SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint alleging therein that a public servant namely Farooq Ahmed Girdwar Sanasar, District Ramban for demanding bribe of ₹ 60,000 as bribe for processing the Fard case of the complainant required by him for sale of his land . However, after negotiation the deal […]
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Two BJP leaders including district president resigns over selection of candidates for Assembly polls
JAMMU — Two more BJP leaders, including a district president, submitted their resignations from the primary membership of the party on Saturday, citing their resentment against the choice of candidates in their constituencies for the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. In a related development, hundreds of BJP workers took out a rally in the […]
Assembly Polls: Top Army officer reviews security situation in Chenab valley
JAMMU — A top Army officer on Saturday reviewed the security situation in the Doda and Kishtwar districts of Chenab valley, which is going to polls along with south Kashmir districts in the first phase on September 18, officials said. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps Lt General Navin Sachdeva also assessed […]
Two killed, nine injured in separate road accidents in Jammu and Doda
JAMMU — Two persons were killed and nine injured in separate road accidents in Jammu and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. A student, Surbhi Kumari (18), was killed and eight other passengers, including six girls, were injured when a minibus turned turtle after colliding with a car at the Kunjwani […]
Young boy drowns in river in Rajouri, SDRF starts search operation
JAMMU — The State Disaster Response Force has started a search operation after a young boy drowned in the overflowing river at Manjakote in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The search operation is currently underway, said the officials. There has been heavy rainfall in the region. The officials said that the […]
Senior BJP leader resigns over ticket distribution, threatens to contest as Independent
JAMMU — In yet another rebellion within the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir over ticket distribution for the assembly elections, senior party leader Chander Mohan Sharma Friday announced his resignation from the party and threatened to contest as an Independent. The BJP is facing resentment over its ticket distribution in the Union territory, with party […]
Inclement Weather: Authorities suspend classes up to Primary Level in Mandi
JAMMU (KIMS) — Due to inclement weather conditions, the authorities have ordered the suspension of classwork for all students up to the primary level (Class 5th) today in all schools of Zone Mandi in Poonch district. However, staff members are required to be present in their respective schools according to the usual schedule. According to […]
CBI files case against 4 ex postal officials in Jammu over allegations of fraud
JAMMU — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case on against four accused four former postal officer and unknown others on allegations of fraudulent closure and withdrawal of funds from PPF account in Jammu. In a statement, a spokesperson said that the case was registered on the basis of complaint received from senior […]
Bodies of two cloudburst victims recovered in Ramban, search on for five missing persons
JAMMU — Two bodies, including that of a 12-year-old boy, were recovered on Tuesday as rescue operation continued in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district to trace five other missing people following a cloudburst, officials said. The cloudburst occurred in Panchayats Kumate, Dhraman and Halla in Rajgarh tehsil late Monday afternoon, causing flash floods in Tanger […]
VDGs open fire after noticing two unidentified persons near political activists house in Rajouri
JAMMU — A group of Village Defence Guards opened fire on observing suspicious movement in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The guards noticed two unidentified persons near the house of a political activist at village Meira-Nagrota, eight km from Rajouri district headquarters, late Monday night, the officials […]









