JAMMU — A fresh batch of 4,640 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here early Friday for the annual Amarnath Yatra amid tight security arrangements, officials said. More than 3.45 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine till now. The 16th batch, travelling in a convoy of 171 […]
JAMMU — The Government Railway Police on Thursday detained eight people during a preventive checking drive at Jammu railway station as part of security arrangements for the ongoing Amarnath yatra, officials said. The checking operation was conducted by the GRP Jammu to ensure the safety and security of pilgrims arriving for the annual pilgrimage. The […]
JAMMU — A bus carrying pilgrims of the Amarnath yatra caught fire on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Thursday, prompting a swift rescue operation in which all 47 occupants were evacuated safely, officials said. The sleeper bus carrying pilgrims from Rajasthan was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar, after the devotees […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested a Patwari for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 in Kathua district. According to an ACB statement, a case was registered at Police Station ACB Jammu against Khajan Chand, Patwari of Patwar Halqa Mahanpur, Kathua, under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, […]
JAMMU — Amid tight security escort, the fifteenth batch of pilgrims of over 5,000 devotees left Jammu on Thursday for the twin base camps of the annual Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir. More than 3.25 lakh pilgrims have offered prayers at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine till now. The fresh batch of pilgrims 5,201 had 92 sadhus, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said they detained a hardcore criminal under the provisions of the Public Safety Act (PSA) in the R.S. Pura area of Jammu district. According to a police statement, the detention was carried out by Police Station R.S. Pura following the execution of a PSA warrant issued by […]
JAMMU — A Multi Grenade Launcher (MGL) shell and a 51 mm illuminator shell were recovered near the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba on Wednesday, officials said. The shells were noticed on the banks of Devika river in Ramgarh sector by some locals who immediately informed the nearby police and BSF posts, the […]
JAMMU — Members of the erstwhile West Pakistani Refugees (WPRs) community on Wednesday demanded early grant of land ownership rights and release of one-time settlement benefits. The members claimed that hundreds of eligible families have yet to receive the relief promised by the government. The demands were raised during a gathering here under the leadership […]
JAMMU — A fresh batch of 6,251 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here early Wednesday for the twin base camps of the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir amid multi-tier security arrangements, officials said. The 14th batch comprised 3,266 pilgrims heading for the traditional 48-km Pahalgam route in the Anantnag district, while 2,985 […]
JAMMU — A former sarpanch was killed after a boulder fell on his car on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district on Wednesday, police officials said. Mohd Iqbal Tantray (60) was driving from Seri village to Ramban town when the boulder rolled down the hillside and struck his vehicle near Trishul Morh, the officials […]