JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief expelled senior leader Satish Bhargav from the party and also from the primary membership of the party for six years over “hate speech” and “unparliamentary language” during an election meeting. Disciplinary action was taken against Satish Bhargav after a video circulated in media where Satish Bhargav was making […]
JAMMU — A proper rehabilitation plan is being worked out for the families affected by land subsidence in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Tuesday. The administration is also carrying out a study of the Pernote village through the Indian Institute of Technology and the Geological Survey of India to […]
JAMMU — A 21-year-old woman on Tuesday jumped into river Tawi from a bridge here and was rescued by the timely intervention of locals, officials said. According to police, the woman was walking over the Tawi bridge, connecting Jewel Chowk with Bikram Chowk in the heart of the city, and suddenly jumped into the swollen […]
JAMMU — Three people died, and two are feared dead in separate incidents after they fell into the swollen streams due to multiple landslides between the Ramban and Banihal stretch here, officials said on Tuesday. Mohd Shafi (65) and Mumira Bano (17) accidentally fell into the fast-flowing waters on Monday while crossing the Deval and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Following heavy rainfall in the plains and light snowfall in higher reaches over the past 24 hours, the Meteorological Department (MeT) on Tuesday predicted generally dry weather across Jammu and Kashmir from May 1-5. According to an official from the Meteorological Department (MeT), “Today, generally cloudy weather with light rain and thunder […]
JAMMU — Police on Monday solved online fraud cases and recovered over Rs 29 lakh in Jammu capital city, officials said. Acting on a complaint, a cyber police unit successfully solved a case of online fraud in which some people were duped of Rs 29.39 lakh, they said. The officials said the cyber police unit […]
JAMMU — Twelve houses suffered damages due to heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, prompting the authorities to put the disaster response machinery on high alert. “Administration has put the disaster response machinery on high alert amid heavy rains being experienced in the region from the last four days,” an official spokesman said. […]
JAMMU — Congress leader Choudhary Lal Singh on Sunday visited land subsidence-hit Pernote village and demanded adequate compensation, including an immediate relief of Rs 10 lakh, to the affected families. The Pernote village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district was devastated due to land sinking that started on Thursday evening leaving 58 residential houses completely […]
JAMMU — A Village Defence Guard (VDG) member was killed in a gunfight with militants in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district early Sunday, officials said. A massive search operation is underway to flush out the militants, who are believed to have recently infiltrated from Pakistan, they said. The exchange of fire […]
JAMMU — More than 500 people have been relocated to safer places after over 58 houses were completely damaged due to land sinking in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. An official said the assessment of damages due to the land subsidence in Pernote village over the past three […]