Srinagar, Jan 19: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only road link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, shall be closed for fresh traffic on Wednesday, officials said. “Tomorrow (January 20), subject to fair weather and better road conditions, only stranded vehicles in Udhampur jurisdiction shall be allowed towards Srinagar including Ranban-Banihal (local traffic),” a traffic department […]
Srinagar, Jan 18: Police Monday said that it arrested two militant associates who had smuggled weapons to Kashmir after a drone had dropped them at Vijaypore Samba along Line of Control in Jammu region. A police official said that Joint Forces after receiving input busted a militant module by arresting two Valley based militant operatives […]
Jammu, Jan 15: The government of Jammu and Kashmir Friday sanctioned appointment of Sub Judges as District Judges on ad-hoc basis. According to an order issued in this regard, the sanction has been accorded in terms of Rule 20 of the Jammu and Kashmir Higher Judicial Service Rules 2009, as recommended by the J&K High […]
Jammu, Jan 14: The Jammu-Srinagar, the only road link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, remained closed for traffic on the fourth running day on Thursday. The 260-kilomter thoroughfare was closed at 6:20 p.m. on January 10 after retaining wall of key bridge collapsed suddenly. “Jammu-Srinagar highway shall remain closed due to sudden collapse […]
Jammu, Jan 13: The Border Security Force (BSF) Wednesday said that it unearthed a 30 feet deep and 150 meters long cross LoC tunnel in Samba district of Jammu region. This is the second tunnel detected by the BSF since November last year and 10th since 2012. A BSF spokesman in a statement said that […]
Srinagar, Jan 12 : The drivers stranded along Srinagar—Jammu highway for the past four days on Tuesday rued lack of facilities alleging that the administration seems to have forgotten them. The drivers said that they are stuck along the highway following the damage to the bridge along the highway at Kela Morh in Ramban district […]
Poonch, Jan 10: Unclaimed bike with some “IED-type object” found adjacent to it triggered panic in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Sunday. The authorities closed Mendhar-Gohlad road even as a team of Bomb Disposal Squad has been rushed to the area. Official sources saidthat during the intervening night of 9 and 10 January, […]
Jammu, Jan 09: Amid Bird Flu scare, authorities have asked all the allied government departments to stay alert in Jammu and Kashmir after reports of death of birds from various districts of Jammu province poured in. Officials said that reports of death of crows were received from Jammu, Rajouri and Udhampur districts following which field […]
Poonch, Jan 8: Chakkan-Da-Bagh crossing point along the Line of Control in Poonch district was opened for 20 minutes on Friday to allow two boys, one of them from this mountainous district and other belonging to Pak, to be repatriated. Both the boys had inadvertently crossed the LoC within the last fortnight. “The gate at […]
Jammu, Jan 07: Several birds, mostly crows, have died under mysterious conditions in Panj Peer area of Rajouri town over the past few days amid the Bird Flu scare in the country. Officials said that they are going to constitute teams to collect samples from these birds who have died mysteriously. Meanwhile, locals of Panj […]
