RAMBAN (KIMS) — The Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) Ramban today conducted a massive enforcement drive against traffic violators, particularly targeting vehicles operating without permits and those found unfit. The drive was conducted along the Ramban-Dharmkund-Sangaldan-Gool route. During the surprise checking, the enforcement team seized eight vehicles and issued 25 challans under various provisions of the […]
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Fire breaks out in remote village in Ramban, 7 houses gutted
BANIHAL — Seven houses were gutted in a fire that broke out in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Wednesday. The fire broke out in a house at Syedpora hamlet of Chamalwas in Banihal area during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday and spread to adjoining houses, they […]
Man accused of theft dies in police custody in Ramban, probe ordered
BANIHAL — A 27-year-old man, who was picked up by police for his alleged involvement in several theft cases, died at a health centre after falling sick in custody in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. Ramban District Magistrate Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary ordered a magisterial inquiry following the death of Mohd Abid, […]
One dead, three injured as truck plunges into gorge in Ramban
BANIHAL — One person was killed and three others injured when a truck loaded with liquor bottles skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Saturday, officials said. The accident occurred near Battery Cheshma in Ramban district when its driver Rafaqat Khattana lost control while negotiating a […]
DGP reviews operational preparedness of Reasi, Ramban
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Sh Nalin Prabhat along with ADGP Jammu Zone Sh Anand Jain and senior officers conducted an extensive review of the operational preparedness in Reasi and Ramban districts. The primary objective of the visit was to assess the security arrangements and operational readiness of the various […]
Two brothers killed as truck falls into gorge on Jammu-Srinagar NHW in Ramban
JAMMU — Two brothers were killed when a truck skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in the Ramban district, officials said. The truck carrying iron rods was on its way to Kashmir from Jammu when the accident took place at Monkey Morh in the Battery Cheshma […]
Four construction firm employees injured in attack on bus by ‘masked men’ in Ramban
JAMMU — Four employees of a construction company suffered minor injuries in an attack on a bus that was carrying them to a project site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Wednesday, leading to the detention of eight people who are being interrogated, officials said. The bus carrying the employees of the company to […]
Union Minister chairs DISHA meeting at Ramban; reviews ongoing projects, welfare schemes
RAMBAN (KIMS) — Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, Science and Technology, MoS, PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh, today chaired the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee Meeting (DISHA) here to review the status of ongoing projects and public welfare schemes. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Jitendra Singh called for maximising awareness at […]
Woman tourist killed as boulder hits bus on Jammu-Srinagar NHW in Ramban
BANIHAL — A female tourist was killed after a boulder rolled down a hilltop and struck a mini bus on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred in the landslide-prone Mehar area, where a rock hit the window of the mini bus, causing severe head […]
Driver killed, helper injured as tree falls on truck after catching fire in Ramban
JAMMU — A driver was killed and another injured when a tree fell on a truck on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said. The incident occurred in the Nachalana area when the tree fell on the truck after catching fire in a forested area, they said. Both […]