JAMMU — In a significant development, the long-closed building of the government primary school, Kewal, has been made functional after it was shut in 2000 due to a land dispute, an official said on Saturday. The building was locked by the landowner, and the school was functioning in a rented building with limited space. Taking […]
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LG admin dismisses two teachers from service over alleged terror links
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, on Thursday dismissed two teachers from the School Education Department for their alleged involvement in activities prejudicial to the security of the state. According to two separate government orders, Maajid Iqbal Dar, a teacher from Kheora area of Rajouri district, and Gh Hussain, a […]
Wildlife department captured three-metre-long python in Rajouri
JAMMU — A three-metre-long python was captured in Rajal village of Rajouri district after an operation that lasted for hours, officials said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, locals informed the wildlife department about the presence of a large python in a cattle shed in Rajal village of Nowshera tehsil. A team from the department rushed to […]
Security forces launch massive search operation in Rajouri, Udhampur to track down terrorists
JAMMU — Security forces on Wednesday intensified their search for terrorists believed to be hiding in remote forest areas of Rajouri and Udhampur districts in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. A brief exchange of fire took place between police and terrorists in the Beeranthub area of Kandi in Rajouri on Tuesday evening, while three suspected […]
Wall collapsed during marriage function in Rajouri, 22 injured
JAMMU — At least 22 persons, including 12 women and eight children, were injured when the wall of a house collapsed during a marriage function at Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday, officials said. The incident took place at Dhani Dhar village soon after the bride reached the house in the evening, they said. […]
Search on for escaped terrorists in Udhampur forest, Rajouri, Poonch
JAMMU — A combing operation to track down three escaped terrorists entered its second day on Friday, with security agencies strengthening the multi-layered cordon. Forces are scouring the forest area in Udhampur district, where the terrorists were believed to be hiding, as well as areas in Kishtwar, Kathua, Rajouri, and Poonch. “The search operation by […]
Security forces destroy highly explosive mortar shell in Rajouri
RAJOURI — The security forces detected and destroyed a highly explosive mortar shell in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Monday evening, officials said. The mortar shell was recovered at the Manyal village of Thanamandi, where villagers discovered the shell in a field and promptly informed the Army and police, they said. The Bomb Disposal […]
Drug peddler nabbed with heroin like narcotics substance in Rajouri
RAJOURI (KIMS) — Police on Sunday apprehended one individual with possession of 7 grams of heroin (chitta) like narcotics substance during checking at Kallar Naka, Rajouri. Police team was on checking at naka and intercepted one motorcycle which was without number plates and was on its way from Naushera to Rajouri. One individual was found […]
Two killed in lightning strike in Reasi; gusty winds damage over 100 houses in Rajouri
JAMMU — Two persons, including a woman, were killed and another woman sustained injuries after they were struck by lightning in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Saturday, officials said. They said that over 100 houses suffered damages due to gusty winds in Rajouri district. Two women, identified as Shahnaz Begum […]
Army orders inquiry after university professor claims assault by troops in Rajouri
RAJOURI — The Army on Friday ordered an inquiry after a university professor accused the troops of assaulting him during a checking of vehicles in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The professor, Liaqat Ali, suffered head injuries in the alleged assault near the border village Laam late Thursday night […]
