JAMMU — A police constable was grievously injured after his service rifle went off accidentally at the Jammu railway station on Saturday, officials said. Selection Grade Constable Showkat Ahmad of Bonigam Kulgam was on duty when the rifle accidentally discharged around 8:30 a.m., causing a bullet injury to his abdomen, they said. He was immediately […]
JAMMU — The Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) is setting up a BioNEST Incubator at the Industrial Biotech Park in Kathua district on Monday to provide incubation and skill support to innovators, agri-entrepreneurs, startups, progressive farmers, and scholars. “Union Minister Jitendra Singh will be the chief guest at the BioInnovation Connect and will formally […]
JAMMU — A purported video of an attack on a vehicle carrying religious preachers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district went viral on social media, prompting police to suspend a sub-inspector and seven special police officers (SPOs), an official said on Friday. The police have also arrested an accused in connection with the incident, he […]
JAMMU — A court in Jammu and Kashmir has sought an action-taken report from police over a complaint seeking that Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) officials be booked for alleged criminal negligence that resulted in the deaths of 34 pilgrims in a landslide en route to the cave shrine in Reasi district in […]
JAMMU — Days after electricity and water supplies were disconnected to their alleged illegal settlement in the Channi Rama area of Jammu, Rohingyas on Thursday said that they have vacated the place. Authorities had disconnected the connections following complaints from residents in the area near Nideesh Enclave. The large chunk of land on which several […]
JAMMU — Hundreds of daily wage employees of the Jal Shakti department staged a protest here on Thursday, demanding the government release the report of the committee set up by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on the regularisation of their services. The PHE Employees United Front, Jammu, urged the chief minister to table the committee report […]
JAMMU — A court in Jammu and Kashmir has sentence a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Udhampur district and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on him. Police secured the conviction of the accused in a sensitive POCSO case registered at Police Station Ramnagar in 2020 wherein […]
JAMMU — Authorities have ordered the disconnection of electricity and water supply connections to an alleged illegal settlement of Rohingyas following complaints by residents in the Jammu capital city. The large chunk of plots of land, on which scores of shanties have been set up to house Rohingyas, belongs to a resident of Rajouri district, […]
JAMMU — Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh distributed free laptops to the top-performing female students of his constituency. He said that the Modi government has introduced several dedicated schemes for women, and in the wake of Diwali, laptops could be the ideal gift for meritorious girl students. Dr Jitendra Singh, in his address, said, “In […]
JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the administration in Ramban town would identify alternative places for a permanent resettlement of the population of ecologically-vulnerable places in the hilly district. The minister of state in the prime minister’s office was speaking at a public durbar, organised in Ramban as part of his ongoing […]