JAMMU

25 sheep, horse charred to death as house guts in Kishtwar blaze

25 sheep, horse charred to death as house guts in Kishtwar blaze

Srinagar: At least 25 sheep and horse were charred to death after fire engulfed a house in Kanthol block Kotranka in Kishtwar area in the intervening night of Friday-Saturday. A residential house belonging to Mohd Jamil, son of Mohd Din of Kanthol block Kotranka Marutha in ward number 01 caught fire in the intervening night. […]

Girl found hanging inside her home in Rajouri village

Girl found hanging inside her home in Rajouri village

Rajouri: A teenage girl was on Wednesday evening found hanging inside her house in Tata Pani village of Rajouri. The deceased girl has been identified as Saumita, 16, daughter of Mohinder Singh, a resident of Tatta Pani village. Reports said that she was found dead under mysterious circumstances and her body was recovered from inside […]

Man falls from under construction house in Mendhar, dies

Man falls from under construction house in Mendhar, dies

Poonch: A 55-year-old man died after falling from a newly constructed house in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Wednesday morning. Reports said that a man identified as Somnath Sharma son of Rugunath Nath Sharma, a resident of Dachial, Mendhar, aged 55 while spilling water to the newly constructed house suddenly fell unconscious due to which […]

Mughal road reopens for traffic tomorrow after four months of closure

Mughal road reopens for traffic tomorrow after four months of closure

Poonch: Authorities on Tuesday said the historic Mughal road-connecting Shopian with twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri will be reopened for traffic on Wednesday (tomorrow). Locals said that the Mughal road has been cleared from the snow a fortnight ago and still awaits orders from the administration for restoration. They alleged that the police are allowing […]

Two bootleggers held in J&K’s Kathua

Two bootleggers held in J&K’s Kathua

Jammu: Two bootleggers were arrested during a raid on an illicit liquor manufacturing unit in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Tuesday. The bootleggers, identified as Roshan Lal and Sushil Kumar, were arrested with 30 poly nips of illicit liquor from Chibey Chak Raibagh village, a police spokesman said. He said in another operation […]

JK Police arrests five ssuspects n Banihal Car Blast

JK Police arrests five ssuspects n Banihal Car Blast

Jammu: In a major breakthrough, Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have busted the module of Hizb-ul-Mujaheedin and arrested five more militants terrorists involved in April 30 Car Blast in Banihal area of Ramban district to target the CRPF Convoy. Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone, Manish Kumar Sinha on Monday evening here told reporters […]

Man axes wife to death in Jammu village

Man axes wife to death in Jammu village

Jammu: A man axed his wife to death after scuffle in a village, here on city outskirts. “The couple had a scuffle late on Saturday night over some issue in village Gajansoo Marh of Kanhachak,” police here said. They said that the man identified as Saudagar Singh (55), in a fit of anger, attacked his […]