JAMMU — Two persons, including a woman, were injured after a wild bear attacked them in separate incidents in the Kashtigarh area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Monday, officials said. According to officials, the injured have been identified as Rubina, and Muneer. Locals rushed to help and managed to drive the bear back […]
JAMMU — A terrorist hideout was busted in a dense forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, leading to the recovery of a rifle and ammunition on Sunday, officials said. The operation was jointly conducted by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the forest area […]
JAMMU — At least half-a-dozen landmines exploded due to a forest fire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Sunday, officials said. The fire broke out in the Balakote forest along the zero line around 10 am, detonating about six landmines in the anti-infiltration obstacle system, the officials said. There […]
JAMMU — Two persons, including a juvenile, were taken into custody for allegedly stealing a 12-bore gun from a local in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. The stolen weapon was recovered during the investigation, while further inquiries are underway to ascertain the motive behind the theft, the police said. On […]
JAMMU — Police have registered a case against a Bangladeshi woman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Saturday for illegally entering and staying in India in violation of immigration laws, officials said. Happu Akhter, a resident of the Habiganj district of Bangladesh, was booked after police received reliable information about her presence in the […]
JAMMU — Four members of a family were killed after their car toppled down into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Saturday, officials said. The accident took place on the Drabshalla link road, about 25 km from Kishtwar town, when the family was returning to their residence in Dessa village in Doda […]
JAMMU — An FIR has been registered against an assistant sub-inspector in Doda after a video purportedly showing him physically assaulting a two-wheeler rider in full public view went viral on social media. “On December 3, a written complaint was lodged at the DH Doda police post by Anzar Majid Malik, alleging that ASI Ghulam […]
JAMMU — Jammu’s prestigious Kala Kendra on Friday hosted the first-ever three-day Sharda calligraphy painting exhibition based on consciousness and Kashmir Shaivism, with Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo announcing the start of a diploma course in Sharda calligraphy. Dulloo inaugurated the three-day exhibition of 50 paintings based on Sharda calligraphy by eminent artist Subash C Razdan […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Friday paid tributes to Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah on his 120th birth anniversary at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan here. The function, chaired by NC provincial president, Jammu, Rattan Lal Gupta, saw senior party leaders offer floral tributes to the iconic leader. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said that […]
JAMMU — Several Hindu right wing groups took out a march in Jammu city on Friday demanding shifting of Muslim students from the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) and reserving the seats there for Hindu students. The groups, under the banner of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, took to […]