Srinagar: Mandi township in Poonch district is observing a shutdown on Monday to protests in defence of Article 35-A. Reports said that the commercial establishments are shut in the township while public transport is off the roads. The call for shutdown was issued by traders and members of religious bodies in Mandi and was also supported by […]
Jammu: Pakistan Army fired on the Indian forces along the Line of Control () for the fifth consecutive day by firing unprovoked on the forward posts in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. It prompted the Indian Army to retaliate, Defence sources here said. ‘At about 1630 hrs, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing […]
Jammu: Two shops and as many vehicles were gutted in a fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, police said. The fire, which broke out in the early hours in Mendhar town damaged the shops of Shuban Gupta and Amit Tandon and the cars of Mohammad Zubair and Mohammad Aijaz, which were parked […]
Srinagar: Miscreants overnight damaged three shops and two vehicles at Mendhar town of Poonch district following which authorities ordered restrictions under section 144 CrpC, banning assembly of four than five persons in the town. Official sources said that a shops and a vehicle were fully damaged while others were partially damaged. SDPO Mendhar Neeraj Paddar, […]
Srinagar: People living in as many as 27 villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district have been asked to be ready to vacate at short notice after intermittent cross-border shelling on Wednesday and Thursday, a media report said. The LoC has been tense and on a […]
Jammu: Three persons, including a minor, were killed and another injured when landslides hit two places in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Reasi districts, officials said Friday. A vehicle, carrying three persons in Poonch district, was hit by a landslide at Baila area on the Mandi-Fatehpur road Thursday night, they said. One person, identified as […]
Srinagar: The acts of benevolence of Sikhs for Kashmiri people in Jammu and Punjab in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack has drawn widespread appreciation and praise for the community as many local businesses here are offering their services either free or at heavy discounts as a mark of gratitude. While most of the Kashmiris […]
Poonch: One person was killed and two others were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in came under a landslide in Mandi area of Poonch on Thursday evening. Reports said that a Mahindra load carrier carrying oil for mobile towers came under the landslide, leading to on the spot death of one of three persons […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered a case in connection with allegedly raising of anti-national slogans by some stranded Kashmiri Muslims passengers here and issued a ‘hue and cry notice’ to trace three unidentified persons, officials said. Police issued pictures of the three accused persons involved in raising anti-national slogans. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims passengers, […]
Jammu: Authorities relaxed curfew for a few hours in Jammu from 7 am to 2 pm on Thursday. However, prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC remained in force to maintain law and order, officials said. Meanwhile, all wine shops and bars will remain closed. District Magistrate, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar on Wednesday had said that all government and […]
