JAMMU — Located just 600 meters from the Line of Control (LoC), the Dabbi village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district comes alive after dusk, thanks to the army which has installed solar-powered lights to provide succour to the villagers. The project was undertaken under operation ‘Sadhbhavana’ (goodwill) and was completed in a short period, […]
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Village head dismissed for violation of MCC in Rajouri
JAMMU — A village head was on Tuesday dismissed from service for violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by participating in a political rally in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Rajouri is part of Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency which is going to polls on May 25. District collector Rajouri Om Prakash Bhagat […]
Several policemen injured in clashes during anti-encroachment drive in Samba
JAMMU — Several policemen were injured in clashes with anti-social elements as authorities retrieved more than 20 acres of prime land in a major anti-encroachment drive in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. Samba SSP Vinay Sharma said the joint drive by the police and the civil […]
BRO breaks through 2.79-km Sungal tunnel along Jammu-Poonch highway
JAMMU — The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Tuesday achieved a significant milestone by breaking through the 2.79-km Sungal tunnel along the Jammu-Poonch national highway. BRO chief Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan expressed the hope of completing the strategically important project within the next couple of years. Sungal, connecting Akhnoor and Poonch, is the second of […]
Pakistani intruder arrested near LoC in Jammu
JAMMU — A Pakistani intruder was arrested from a village near the Line of Control (LoC) here, officials said on May 14. Separately, a massive search operation was launched near the International Border (IB) in Kathua district following suspicious movement of at least five persons, believed to be militants, the officials said. They said a […]
MeT forecasts dry weather in J&K till May 25
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The weather is expected to remain generally dry in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir until May 25, the Meteorological Department (MeT) said on Tuesday. An official of the Meteorological Department said, “Expect generally dry weather conditions across Jammu and Kashmir from May 14-17. Similar weather conditions will prevail from May […]
39 pc voter voting by displaced Kashmiri Pandits in Srinagar LS election
JAMMU — A turnout of 39 per cent among Kashmiri migrant voters was recorded in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in the Srinagar parliamentary constituency on Monday. There has been a marked increase in the number of votes cast by migrants as compared to 2019 and 2014. However, scores of displaced Kashmiri […]
Kashmiri Pandits flock to booths to vote for safe return to valley, more jobs
JAMMU — Despite a hot weather, Kashmiri Pandits from the Srinagar constituency flocked to special polling stations in Jammu on Monday and voted for the rehabilitation of their community on “social, economic, and political” fronts. The community which was forced to flee from the valley in the early 90s under fear of militancy demanded their […]
Scores of Kashmiri Pandits return without voting in Jammu after finding names missing from roll
JAMMU — Scores of displaced Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu were unable to vote on Monday in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections due to their names missing from the electoral rolls. Even as KPs lined up across special polling stations in Jammu amid tight security, several of them had to return without casting their […]
Muslim family donates land for approach road to ancient temple in Reasi
JAMMU — Setting an example of communal harmony, a Muslim family has donated six kanals of their cultivable land for construction of an approach road to an ancient temple in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Ghulam Rasool, one of the four brothers in the family, said their decision to voluntarily hand over the […]








