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 […]
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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 […]
Three killed, two injured in separate road accidents in Samba and Ramban
JAMMU — Three persons were killed and two others injured in two separate road accidents in Samba and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, officials said. Two unidentified persons lost their lives when their load carrier plunged into a gorge near Nud-Mansar in Samba on Wednesday night, the officials said. They said the driver […]
54-year-old forest guard died after falling from hillock in Ramban
JAMMU — A 54-year-old forest guard died after falling from a hillock in Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Abdul Gaffar Sohil, a resident of Tabeela village in Banihal, was on duty when he accidentally slipped into a deep gorge near Nachlana late on Tuesday night, they said. Sohil was found […]
Four people killed in two separate road accidents in Jammu
JAMMU — Four people were killed and as many were injured in two separate road accidents in Ramban and Reasi districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. A cab bearing a Punjab registration number plunged into a deep gorge near Magarkoot along Jammu-Srinagar in Ramban district around 7 am, killing the driver and […]