SRINAGAR — The tourism department of Jammu and Kashmir has invited the T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team to visit the Union Territory as part of the celebrations. “Congratulations to Team India on winning the T20 World Cup 2024!! We welcome our champions to visit Jammu and Kashmir to continue the celebrations! It would be […]
JAMMU — A place of worship was allegedly vandalised by unidentified people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, triggering protests on Sunday by locals belonging to both the Hindu and Muslim communities, officials said. At least 12 people have been detained as police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT), while Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Paul […]
JAMMU — At least five police personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured on Saturday after allegedly being attacked by a mob protesting against an anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. A drive was launched in the Nagri area of Hiranagar to demolish an illegal place of worship that […]
JAMMU — Three persons were held for hurting religious sentiments of a community in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials on Friday said. Some persons informed the police about the carcass of a cow lying in the general area of Triloke di Chapri in Samba, promoting them to register an FIR, they said. A special […]
JAMMU — A cloudburst on Friday caused flash floods in Thathri market of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, laying mudslides in several houses and the Batote-Kishtwar National Highway, leading to significant disruption in traffic. However, there have been no reports of injuries or fatalities so far, officials said. The cloudburst followed by flash floods around […]
JAMMU — Three militants, suspected to be affiliated with the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, were killed in a gunfight that lasted for more than six hours in a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Wednesday, police officials said. A policeman was also injured in the gunfight that broke out in Bajaad village […]
JAMMU — J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday continued raids at the offices of five Patwaris (Revenue Clerks) in Jammu district in connection with a major land scam unearthed recently by the bureau. Officials said that the raids are being carried out in Bhalwal and surrounding areas in Jammu district. “These raids started yesterday and […]
JAMMU — Three more people have been detained for questioning about the militants who carried out the attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on June 9, police on Monday said. Police had on June 19 arrested a man for his alleged involvement in harbouring and helping the militants involved […]
JAMMU — A man was arrested here on Saturday after a video of him purportedly assaulting a 70-year-old woman relative over a land dispute surfaced on social media, officials said. The accused, Prabhleen Singh, is the nephew of the woman, they said. A police spokesperson said the accused, a resident of Digiana, has been arrested […]
JAMMU — At least 26 people, including three Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel, were injured in two separate road accidents in Jammu and Ramban districts in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. In one of the accidents, a Kashmir-bound private truck carrying ITBP personnel skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at […]