Srinagar: One person was killed while four others sustained injuries in a road accident in Nowshera area of Rajouri district late Monday evening. Reports said that a car bearing registration number JK11A 9686 on way to Nowshera from Jammu collided with a roadside rock near Garn More resulting in injuries to five persons. They said that […]
Jammu: A minor girl, who was reportedly abducted by a 22-year-old man from Delhi earlier this month, was recovered in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Monday. The man, Himanshu Kumar of the Ambedkar Nagar area, New Delhi, was also arrested during the operation and both he and the girl were handed over […]
Jammu: BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav Monday said the Hurriyat Conference cannot dictate terms on talks with the Centre and asserted that those supporting terrorism and separatism would not be entertained by the government. Replying to a question about PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti advocating dialogue with the Hurriyat, Madhav said, “The Hurriyat is not in a […]
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday launched the ‘Green J&K Drive’, aimed at planting 50 lakh trees by 2020 in the state, at Zabarwan Hills in this summer capital, Srinagar. The Governor, along with other dignitaries, planted the saplings to mark the beginning of a massive afforestation drive in the state, Raj Bhavan spokesperson […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor S P Malik Monday said that those in charge of the state’s forests “have made millions” through dubious means and asserted that his administration will not spare anyone who indulged in corrupt practices. “There is no vendetta (against anyone). In its natural course, the way Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is working […]
Jammu: An Army personnel allegedly shot himself with his service rifle in his unit here on city outskirts. Police said that jawan identified as Sepoy Thammineni Ashok Kumar of Madras Rifles allegedly shot himself with his service rifle during wee hours. He died on the spot, police added. The jawan was a native of Parakasam, […]
Jammu: The construction of as many as 150 bunkers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district has been completed and 350 more will be ready soon, officials said Monday. These bunkers have been constructed to provide safety shelters to the people living along the LoC in Poonch from cross-border firing and shelling by Pakistan, they said. […]
Jammu: An Army captain was among three people to have been killed in two separate road accidents in Udhampur and Jammu districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Monday. Captain Naveeta Ranjan, a resident of Rajasthan’s Jaipur, was killed after she lost control over her private car, which skidded off the road and rammed into […]
Rajouri: A civilian was injured in cross-LoC firing between India and Pakistan armies in Nowshera sector near Line of Control. The injured has been identified as Ram Sayroop, a resident of Kalsian village of Nowshera. The injured civilian was rushed to sub-district hospital Nowshera for treatment.
Srinagar: An army personnel was injured in a landmine blast this morning at Gumgand area of Kupwara district along the Line of Control. Reports said that the trooper identified as Bhupen Chetri was injured in a landmine blast near “Pimple Post” in north Kashmir’s Kupwara late Sunday night. The trooper, they said, was part of night […]
