RAMBAN — More than 100 people were rescued after heavy rain triggered a flash flood in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district early on Sunday, officials said. The incessant rain also triggered landslides and mudslides at nearly a dozen places between Nashri and Banihal along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, prompting traffic to […]
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Woman killed, 10 injured as mini truck falls into ditch in Ramban
BANIHAL — A 75-year-old woman was killed and 10 of her relatives were injured after a mini-load carrier fell into a ditch in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district early Monday, police said. The members of the extended family belonging to the Bakerwal nomadic community were heading for Kashmir from Teryath village in Rajouri district as […]
Soldier commits suicide by shooting self at Army camp in Ramban
JAMMU — A soldier allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at an Army camp in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Sunday, officials said. Sepoy Vijay Kumar, posted with 26 Rashtriya Rifles, was on sentry duty when he shot himself at Dharmund military hospital at 3.40 […]
Over 10 kanals of agricultural land attached under UAPA in Ramban
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday attached agricultural land measuring 10.18 kanals in Ramban district under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, an official said. The attached properties, registered in the name of Mohd Sharief of Dalwah-Gool and Mohd Younis of Hara-Gool, are linked to an FIR filed last year, he said. Earlier in […]
Two dead after vehicle plunges into gorge in Ramban
JAMMU — Two people were killed after a Tata mobile plunged into gorge near Digdool area of Ramban on Saturday. Officials told GNS that a Tata mobile vehicle bearing registration number JK13H2006 loaded with vegetables lost its control and tumbled deep down into gorge. In this accident two people were killed, who have been identified […]
Two OGWs detained under PSA in Kathua, Ramban
JAMMU — Two alleged overground workers (OWGs) of terrorists were detained under the stringent Public Safety Act in Kathua and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. Public Safety Act (PSA) is an administrative law that allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years in some cases. Bhuttu, a […]
OGW booked under Public Safety Act in Ramban
RAMBAN (KIMS) — Taking strong action against the anti-national activities, Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked an Over Ground Worker (OGW) under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Ramban district of Jammu division. The OGW namely Manzoor Ahmed @Furqan son of Ghulam Mohd Naik resident of Dalwah in Gool tehsil of Ramban district Ramban was booked […]
Properties of five PoK-based Hizbul terrorists seized in Ramban
BANIHAL — Jammu and Kashmir Police has seized immovable properties of five operatives of the proscribed terrorist group Hizbul Mujahideen in the Gool area of Ramban district, an official spokesperson said on Friday. The five terrorists — Saraj Din (48) of Sangaldan, Reyaz Ahmed (45) of Dalwah, Farooq Ahmed (46) of Banj Bhimdassa, and Mohd […]
Woman dead, 12 others injured as vehicle rolls down hilly road in Ramban
BANIHAL — A woman was killed and 12 others were injured when a passenger vehicle rolled down a hilly road in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police officials said. The vehicle was coming from remote Chabba village to Ramban when it met with the accident at Galli Upper Neera. While the woman […]
MVD seizes 8 vehicles, 25 challans in Ramban for traffic violations
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 […]






