JAMMU — A 3.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the tremor occurred at 11.56 pm on Monday at a depth of five km. The epicentre was located at latitude 33.292 degrees north and longitude 75.892 degrees east in Kishtwar district, it said. No […]
JAMMU — A Village Defence Group (VDG) member and his wife died of gunshot injuries under mysterious circumstances at their residence in a remote village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Monday evening, officials said. Preliminary investigations suggest that both were hit by bullets fired from the VDG member’s weapon at their residence in […]
JAMMU — Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Pratik Sharma on Monday visited the general area of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir to review operational readiness and assess the prevailing security situation in the hinterland, the Army said. Accompanied by representatives of intelligence and other security agencies, Sharma was briefed on ongoing counter-terrorism operations and […]
JAMMU — Over 5,800 patients availed free special health services at the two-day mega medical camp organised by the Army under operation ‘Sadbhavana’ (goodwill) in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesperson said on Monday. As many as 3,106 people were attended to at the medical camp at Advance Landing Ground (ALG), inaugurated […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday visited the fire-ravaged Shiv Market near Jammu Railway Station and took stock of the damage caused by a massive blaze that recently gutted dozens of shops, reducing a bustling commercial stretch to rubble. The chief minister assured the affected shopkeepers that his government would […]
JAMMU — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties worth approximately ₹10.66 crore belonging to four hotels in Patnitop area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district in connection with a land encroachment and illegal construction case, officials said on Monday. The attached properties include land and buildings of Hotel Holiday Inn, Hotel Broadway, […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday inspected the Civil Secretariat in Jammu to review administrative readiness and facilities for the public and employees following the reopening of government offices in the winter capital. During the inspection, the Chief Minister visited ministerial chambers, officers’ rooms and clerical halls and interacted with officials, employees and […]
JAMMU — Three former Block Development Council (BDC) chairmen associated with the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district have jointly tendered their resignations from the primary membership of the party with immediate effect, a party leader said on Monday. Chander Mohan Singh (Block Panthal), Sham Lal Bhagat (Block Katra) and Ashok Thakur (Block Bhomag) […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday chaired a comprehensive review meeting at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu to assess administrative and developmental priorities following the reopening of government offices in the winter capital after the Darbar Move. During the meeting, the Chief Minister directed the newly appointed ministers to undertake immediate reviews of […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday received a ceremonial Guard of Honour at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu as government offices reopened in the winter capital following the annual Darbar Move. The Chief Minister was accorded a warm welcome by officials upon his arrival at the Secretariat. The Darbar Move marks the shifting […]