RAJOURI — Police have arrested two persons and seized 1,300 tablets of Tapentadol and Pregabalin from their possession in Rajouri district, officials said. A police party from Police Post City Rajouri intercepted a Pulsar motorcycle bearing registration number JK11E-6235 during checking, they said. The rider was identified as Mohd Imran, a resident near PG College, […]
JAMMU — Two sisters, aged six and three, died after being bitten by a snake at their home in Rajouri district on Sunday, officials said. The incident occurred in the early hours of the day in remote Manwa village of Teryath in Kalakote sub-division when the minors were asleep, they said. The sisters, identified as […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday trapped and arrested a Treasury Office clerk in Kalakote, Rajouri, for allegedly demanding and accepting a ₹20,000 bribe from a retired government employee, officials said. The accused was identified as Khadam Hussain, posted as a clerk at the Treasury Office, Kalakote. According to the […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday produced a charge-sheet against Mohd. Farooq, then Junior Assistant and dealing hand for Mid Day Meal (MDM) in the office of ZEO Manjakote, in connection with the alleged misappropriation of rice and cooking costs under the MDM scheme. The charge-sheet was produced before […]
JAMMU — Three members of a family were killed, and two others injured after a vehicle skidded off a hilly road and plunged into a gorge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The accident occurred near Panasa village late Tuesday night when the driver of a an SUV lost control […]
JAMMU — A teenage boy was killed and 12 people were injured after multiple vehicles collided in a road accident in Rajouri district here on Monday, officials said. The accident occurred at Tandwal near Rajouri town along the Jammu-Poonch National Highway when a two-wheeler first collided with a taxi and an auto-rickshaw. The three-wheeler subsequently […]
JAMMU — The annual pilgrimage to the ancient Budha Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district commenced on Monday, with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagging off the first batch of pilgrims from Jammu amid religious fervour and tight security arrangements. After performing a pooja, Sinha flagged off the pilgrims from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas […]
JAMMU — Two people were killed and five others injured when an Eeco vehicle plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday evening, officials said. The condition of the injured remained critical, with one of them reported to be in a very critical condition. The accident occurred when the vehicle […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved ₹5.78 crore for the comprehensive restoration and preservation of the historic ‘Lah Wali Bowli’ in Rajouri district. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, the conservation project will focus on restoring the architectural features of the historic stepwell while […]
JAMMU — The Crime Branch Jammu on Saturday filed a chargesheet against an accused for allegedly encroaching upon more than two-and-a-half kanals of state land in Rajouri district four years ago, an official said. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) filed the chargesheet against Yash Paul, a resident of Bhajwal village, in the Sunderbani Court of […]