JAMMU — Authorities have ordered an inquiry after a pregnant woman was allegedly forced to walk to seek medical assistance due to the non-availability of an ambulance in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. Ramban Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Kamal G Zadoo has ordered an inquiry following allegations that an ambulance driver refused to travel […]
JAMMU — The police on Tuesday attached a property worth over Rs 1.10 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler in Kathua district, officials said. The attached property was a double-storey house in Ramkot in Billawar and belonged to Mohd Arif, a local, they said. Officials said the property was attached under the provisions of […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday launched a Rs 2.47 crore flood protection project at Fattu Kotli near Jammu aimed at strengthening the left bank of the Chenab River and reducing the risk of erosion and flood damage to nearby habitations and infrastructure. J&K Jal Shakti Minister Javed Ahmed Rana laid the […]
JAMMU — Army troops opened fire at a Pakistani drone after it intruded into Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, but it returned to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after briefly hovering over some forward Indian posts, officials said on Tuesday. The drone was spotted over some forward Indian posts in the Balakote area of […]
JAMMU — Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday announced that a proposal to construct a new two-lane tube tunnel parallel to the existing Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee tunnel on the Chenani-Nashri stretch, connecting Udhampur with Ramban district, has been approved. Describing the development as “another good news for Udhampur,” Singh expressed gratitude to Union transport […]
JAMMU — Two Border Security Force officers sustained injuries after a bus carrying security personnel for deployment on Amarnath Yatra duty collided with two other vehicles on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said. The injured personnel have been shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Their condition is stated to […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday sanctioned key infrastructure projects worth Rs 7.05 crore aimed at strengthening facilities and enhancing welfare measures for Kashmiri migrants residing in Jammu. The approved projects include the construction of a multipurpose community hall at Migrant Camp Muthi, Jammu, which will also accommodate a library and dedicated shops […]
JAMMU — Two notorious drug peddlers were detained under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. Suresh Kumar alias Bantu and Hussain Mohd, both residents of Katra, have been detained pursuant to formal detention orders issued by […]
JAMMU — Three mortar shells were found at two different places along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. While two mortar shells were noticed in Jhanghar forest area, another was found abandoned at a secluded location in Makri village of Nowshera sector this morning, the […]
JAMMU — At least 15 passengers were injured when a bus overturned on a highway near Rajouri town in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. The bus was on its way from Rajouri to Manjakote when the accident took place at Tandwal, they said. Local shifted the injured passengers to the Government Medical College […]