JAMMU — A hotel in Jammu’s Nagrota area was sealed on Saturday following allegations of illegal activities on its premises and several people, including two couples, were detained, police said. Acting on inputs, a police party along with an executive magistrate raided a hotel at Ban village. The hotel, located in a residential area, was […]
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Relief for 50 SMVDIME students as CM says issue resolved; counselling on Jan 24
JAMMU — In a major relief for the 50 students affected by the revocation of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations has set January 24 as the fresh date for their counselling to adjust them in seven government-run colleges across the Union Territory. […]
10 soldiers killed, 11 injured as Army vehicle plunges into gorge in Doda
JAMMU — An Army vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, killing 10 soldiers and injuring 11 others, officials said. The accident took place at the 9000-feet-high Khanni top along Bhaderwah-Chamba interstate road around noon when the driver of a bulletproof Army […]
Months after Chisoti cloudburst, families of missing wait for closure to perform rituals
JAMMU — For months, Rajesh Kumar and Bindiya from Punjab’s Jalandhar are living between despair and acceptance, searching in Jammu for answers about their 22-year-old daughter and her friend, who went missing after a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district in August last year. Another family from Jammu has lost eight members to the […]
I pray for Kashmir’s separation from Jammu: Sajad Lone on BJP demand for separate state
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference president Sajad Lone on Wednesday seconded the BJP’s demand for a separate Jammu state and said that he prayed for it. In a statement, the MLA from Handwara in the Valley, said, “I pray to God that separation becomes possible. It would be true liberation. But beware, the big crocodiles will […]
Probe ordered into student’s suicide in Doda; teacher suspended
JAMMU — A government teacher was suspended, and an inquiry was ordered after a student allegedly died by suicide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said on Wednesday. Saba Banoo (19), a student of Government Degree College, Doda, allegedly jumped into Chenab river at Pul Doda on January 16, after being scolded by her […]
Policeman among four govt officials arrested for graft across Jammu
JAMMU — Four government officials, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Jammu and Kashmir Police and a revenue official, were arrested after they were caught taking bribe on Tuesday, an official of the Anti-Corruption Bureau said. ASI Zamurat Manhas, posted at police station Mendhar in Poonch, was trapped after a complaint was received that he […]
MP resident arrested for brutally murdering friend to usurp money in Samba
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested a man, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly murdering his friend in Samba district with the intent of grabbing his compensation money, an official said on Tuesday. The mutilated body of Jeevan Ahirwar, a resident of Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh, was recovered in […]
Valley incomplete without Kashmiri Pandits, people awaiting their return: Mehbooba Mufti
JAMMU — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said Kashmir is incomplete without Kashmiri Pandits and people of the Valley are eagerly awaiting their return. The former chief minister also suggested that reservation of two Assembly seats for Kashmiri Pandits would be preferable. “Kashmiri Pandits must take their own decision. We are eagerly […]
Kishtwar Encounter: Several detained, search operation enters day three
JAMMU — Several individuals were detained for questioning as a massive search operation to flush out terrorists entered the third day in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Tuesday, officials said. The operation was launched in Sonnar village near Mandral-Singhpora in the Chatroo belt on Sunday, leading to a gunfight that […]









