Jammu: In view of prevailing heat wave conditions in this winter capital of the state, Jammu and Kashmir government has framed multi-prolonged strategy to meet the frequent power cuts and water crisis. The maximum temperature in this winter capital of the state is notching between 40 degrees to 43 degrees and the heat wave is […]
Srinagar: Three police officials were suspended after an accused, Sagar, son of Manjeet Rai of Chak Lohat Ludhiana broke police custody and fled away near Hiranagar court premises. Sagar was a drug peddler and was booked under FIR no 71/2019 u/s 8/15 NDPS Act, official said “Sub inspector Daljeet Singh, Sgct Kishori Lal were placed […]
Poonch: A 40-year old woman committed suicide by jumping into a river from a bridge in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Reports reaching GNS said that the woman Surinder Kour Singh of Ward Number 17 Mohalla Azad Poonch jumped into the river from Sher-e-Kashmir Bridge in Poonch today morning. Soon after the […]
Poonch: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Monday visited Mendhar area of during which he called for strengthening the surveillance system at the gross root level and keep a vigil on the activities of the “anti-national elements.” In view of the vulnerability of the area, DGP said the police have a major role […]
Jammu: As the country faces severe heat wave with temperature soaring beyond 45 degree centigrade in many places, people have begun seeking divine intervention to bring rains here in Jammu. Jammu-based organisation Dogra Front-cum-local Shiv Sena chief Ashok Gupta conducted special prayers and ‘yagna’ at a temple here Monday to propitiate the ‘rain gods’. He […]
Jammu: Around 150 hutments of “Maratha Basti” late on Sunday night turned into ashes after a mysterious fire broke out in Trikuta Nagar area of this winter capital of the state. “A major fire broke out during midnight in “Maratha Basti” area of Trikuta Nagar,” police said here on Monday. They added that cause of […]
Jammu: Six alleged bovine smugglers were arrested and 38 cattle recused in separate incidents from Reasi and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. A police party in Mahore and Chasana areas of Reasi intercepted some persons who were smuggling bovines to Kashmir, they said. Naseem Mohammad, Qadar and Kaka Hussain were […]
Jammu: Six huts were gutted in a fire in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Sunday, officials said. The huts belonged to milkmen from the Gujjar community in Rakh Barotian, they said. No loss of life was reported, they said. In another incident in Jammu, a wooden shed was gutted in a […]
Jammu: A soldier allegedly committed suicide in Jammu based Corps here in city outskirts. The Jawan identified as Signalman Yogesh was found hanging with a tree, few meters away from his barrack inside the Corps in Nagrota area here on city outskirts, police said on Sunday. They said that the Jawan was a native of […]
Jammu: Jammu University, which has been selected for Rs 100-crore funding under the Centre’s Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyaan (RUSA) to promote excellence, has set up three centres for entrepreneurship and skill development. “One of the focus of RUSA grant will be entrepreneurship and skill development sector. we have set up three such centres,” Vice Chancellor […]
