Srinagar: Border Security Force (BSF) late last night apprehended an alleged Pakistani national near Samba in Jammu and Kashmir. The BSF officials have identified the arrested as Mohammad Afzal, a resident of Narowal in Nihar district of Pakistan. Reports quoting BSF officials said that the alleged intruder was apprehended by a patrol party near Samba […]
Srinagar: A case has been filed against the chief of the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir and a legislator in the state after journalists in the mountainous town of Leh alleged that the BJP leaders bribed them last week. The complaint was filed after a local court asked the police to file a case against the […]
Jammu: Chief Engineer, Elect. Maintt. & R.E. Wing, Jammu informed that to carry out maintenance works of 33 KV Akhnoor-Tanda on urgent basis, the power supply to Tanda, Chowki Choura, Kathar, Daskal, Balli Gulaba, Maira Mandrian and adjoining areas will remain affected on May 9 from 6 am to 12 noon. Similarly, to execute work […]
Jammu: A minor boy and a girl, who were allegedly abducted recently, were rescued and two persons were arrested, police said Wednesday. According to police, Anirudh Sharma, a Class V student of Army School, Kaluchak, was kidnapped from outside his house in Bari Brahmana of Samba district Monday, shortly after he was dropped by his […]
Jammu: A man allegedly stabbed his 20-year old wife to death in the city on Tuesday night, officials said. Police have arrested the accused Tota Ram, SP (south Jammu) Vinay Sharma said. In the preliminary investigation, it has surfaced that Ram suspected that his wife was involved in an illicit relationship.
Bhaderwah: Thousand of devotees Tuesday thronged the ancient Shiv-Bani temple to celebrate the annual fair here, marking the beginning of the sowing season in the hilly region. The devotees paid obeisance at the temple surrounded by thick coniferous forest and snow-peaked mountains in Noori-Hanga area, officials said. The fair culminated nearly month-long back-to-back festivals which started […]
Jammu: Several landmines have exploded along the Line of Control after devastating fire broke out in Mankote area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. “The fire broke out close to the fence on Monday due to heavy shelling and unprovoked firing by the Pakistan and it spread to nearby parts of the border by […]
Jammu: A man was arrested Monday for manufacturing illicit liquor in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a team of police officials raided a house in Palwal village of Sunderbani belt and seized 915 litres of liquor and 50 kgs of Lahaan, which was destroyed on the spot. Another accused, […]
Poonch: Intense cross border firing and shelling in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch’s Mendhar sub-division has resumed after a gap of 18 hours. Earlier cross border firing and shelling continued in the area from Sunday morning to late evening hours. On Monday afternoon at about 02:35 PM, cross border firing and shelling started heavily officials […]
Poonch/ Rajouri: Three soldiers including an army officer, a porter and a government school teacher were injured due to shelling by Pakistan in Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. An army officer said that at about 1100 hours today, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by shelling with artillery and firing with […]
