JAMMU — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called for granting divisional status to the Pir Panjal and Chenab valley regions of Jammu and the creation of more districts to ensure better administrative outreach. Addressing the party’s public interaction programme ‘Gal Baat’ in Rajouri, she said Jammu and Kashmir has been going […]
JAMMU — A 45-year-old woman was found tied with a rope inside a plastic bag in Rajouri district late Sunday, police said. The woman, Azeem Akhtar, was freed and rushed to the GMC Hospital in a serious condition, they said. The bag was spotted by some locals in an isolated stretch in the district’s Tandwal […]
JAMMU — A man was arrested for using a banned Virtual Private Network (VPN) application on his mobile phone in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. Authorities in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch ordered suspension of all VPN services for two months on November 28-29, citing potential misuse […]
JAMMU — Two people lost their lives and three others sustained injuries after a vehicle they were travelling in collided with a parapet near Chingus in Rajouri district during the pre-dawn hours on Wednesday. Officials told GNS that a Swift car (JK12D 7568) was on its way from Jammu towards Rajouri when it rammed into […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday defended merit-based admissions to the Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME), saying seats cannot be distributed on the basis of religion under the Constitution. “When the decision was taken to set up a medical college at the university, it was already known […]
JAMMU — Two persons have been booked for using banned virtual private network (VPN) applications on their mobile phones in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, and one of them was arrested, officials said on Tuesday. The action was taken following strict enforcement of prohibitory orders issued by the Rajouri district magistrate (DM), banning the use […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri on Saturday ordered an immediate two-month suspension of all Virtual Private Network (VPN) services in the border district, citing public safety and potential misuse of such platforms for unlawful activities. District Magistrate, Rajouri Abhishek Sharma passed the directive under Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday laid foundation stone for the construction of 521 new houses in Poonch and Rajouri districts for families affected by the recent natural calamities and by the Pakistani shelling during Operation Sindoor. As many as 133 houses will be built free of cost in Poonch […]
JAMMU — Three persons, including a couple, were injured in a boar attack near a forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Tuesday. Mohammad Mazhar (30), Afsana Kouser (25), and another person sustained injuries after being attacked by wild boars on Monday night in the Khabla area of Thanamandi tehsil, they said. […]
JAMMU — The principal and three staffers of a government higher secondary school in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district were suspended on Saturday over allegations of sexual abuse, misconduct, and inappropriate behaviour, an official said. Residents and local representatives of Ghambir Mughlan had given a written representation to the Deputy Commissioner of Rajouri, stating the […]
