JAMMU — Army troops on Wednesday carried a man to a hospital on their shoulders after he fell critically ill in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, saving his life, a defence spokesperson said. Salamudden S Shahbudeen, a Gujjar nomad hailing from Paghthali village of Kathua, had come to the Bhalpadri meadow […]
JAMMU — Devotees visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine will now get a plant as a “prasad”, the shrine board said on Wednesday. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) launched a new initiative under which they will offer plants to pilgrims from a newly established nursery ‘Vaishnavi Vatika’. The nursery was launched by Board’s […]
JAMMU — Fire engulfed two forest areas in the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch in the Jammu region on Wednesday, causing damage to vast tracts of land, officials said. In Poonch, the fire erupted in Bhatadurian area near the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar belt and spread to nearby areas, they said. The […]
JAMMU — An alleged woman drug peddler was detained under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar, Abdul Qayoom said the detention of Mahfooza Begum, a resident of Sarkoot village, is […]
JAMMU — An elderly man from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was apprehended after he illegally crossed over into the Indian territory along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The man was identified as Munir Hussain, a 72-year-old resident of Battal village of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), they said. […]
JAMMU — A brief exchange of gunfire took place between the security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Friday. The officials said that the brief exchange of fire took place in the Marha Buffliaz area of Poonch district on Thursday late night. “Late last night a specific input was […]
JAMMU — Several mines exploded due to a forest fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Thursday and blaze also erupted in the forest areas of Samba and Jammu districts, causing significant damage, officials said. In Samba, the fire started in the Purmandal area and soon spread to nearby villages threatening […]
JAMMU — At least 22 people were killed and 57 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, officials said. The accident took place at the Tungi-Morh in the Chowki Chora belt of the district, the officials said, adding that the bus […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In view of the extreme hot weather conditions, the Higher Education Department (HED) on Thursday ordered Summer vacation in Government Degree Colleges falling in Summer Zone of Jammu division. According to a communique, “The Summer vacation in Government Degree Colleges in Summer Zone of Jammu division shall come into effect from June […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police R R Swain on Wednesday visited the State Investigation Agency (SIA) here, conducting a comprehensive review of its operations and its GPS anklet tracker technology. The DGP also emphasised SIA’s significant role in investigating militant cases and instilling a fear of law enforcement in militants and […]