JAMMU — A 3.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the tremor occurred at 11.56 pm on Monday at a depth of five km. The epicentre was located at latitude 33.292 degrees north and longitude 75.892 degrees east in Kishtwar district, it said. No […]
JAMMU — Over 5,800 patients availed free special health services at the two-day mega medical camp organised by the Army under operation ‘Sadbhavana’ (goodwill) in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesperson said on Monday. As many as 3,106 people were attended to at the medical camp at Advance Landing Ground (ALG), inaugurated […]
JAMMU — Underscoring the Army’s invaluable contribution beyond its conventional role of safeguarding the nation’s borders, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said its role during peacetime was as important as its contribution during war. He particularly highlighted the Army’s efforts to assist civilians in remote and geographically challenging areas through humanitarian initiatives, disaster relief […]
KISHTWAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Kishtwar has solved the murder case of a Special Police Officer (SPO), Bashir Ahmed, who went missing along with his service weapon from a police picket in Trigam, with two accused arrested in connection with the case. According to police, the SPO was reported missing by his family […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch on Saturday filed a chargesheet against 15 people in the Kishtwar minor’s rape and death case, alleging a criminal conspiracy to cover up the sexual assault, intimidate the girl’s family, and terminate her advanced pregnancy through unauthorised and unsafe methods. The chargesheet, running into more than 1,000 […]
JAMMU — A 55-year-old special police officer, who had gone missing with his service rifle, was found dead in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Friday, officials said. The body of Bashir Ahmed was found in a forest area near his residence in Trigham, along with his self-loading service rifle and a magazine, police said. […]
JAMMU — At least eight houses and a few cowsheds were gutted in a major fire that broke out in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Wednesday, officials said. No casualties were reported in the blaze. The fire broke out in a house in Mungli village of Warwan shortly after midnight […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar on Monday ordered a complete prohibition on the sale, possession and consumption of liquor within a radius of 500 metres of the Shree Sarthal Devi Mata Shrine in Sarthal area of the district. Kishtwar District Magistrate Pankaj Kumar Sharma issued the ban order under Section 163 of […]
KISHTWAR — Member of Parliament Mian Altaf Ahmed on Monday visited the bereaved family of the minor rape and murder victim at Gurinal in Chatroo and expressed his condolences over the tragic incident. During his visit, Ahmed conveyed his solidarity with the family and assured them of all possible support during the difficult time. He […]
JAMMU — Probe into the rape and subsequent death of a 15-year-old girl in Kishtwar district has been handed over to the Crime Branch, officials said on Saturday. The teenager had been allegedly raped by her school teacher over several months. She died on August 20 during a pregnancy termination procedure. A Special Investigation Team […]