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Avalanche hits Ramban, 2 persons killed as many missing

Avalanche hits Ramban, 2 persons killed as many missing

Srinagar:: Two persons were killed and as many others are missing when an avalanche hit them while they were heading home at Kawana Trigam village in Ramban district on Tuesday. Official sources said that snow avalanche occurred at around 3:00 p.m. near Kawana at Trigam, swept away four persons. Bodies of two persons were recovered and […]

Robbers loot Rs 2 lakh cash at gunpoint in Samba

Robbers loot Rs 2 lakh cash at gunpoint in Samba

Srinagar: Unidentified men allegedly robbed employees of a filling station at gunpoint and decamped with Rs two lakh along the Jammu-Pathankot highway in Samba district, police said Tuesday. The incident took place near Dayani Monday night when some masked robbers took away cash from the employees, a police official said. A case has been registered […]

Chopper, ropeway services shut after snowfall in Vaishnodevi

Chopper, ropeway services shut after snowfall in Vaishnodevi

Srinagar: The chopper and ropeway services were Tuesday shut due to snowfall and bad weather conditions at the Vaishnodevi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said. The Vaishnodevi shrine, located in the Trikuta hills, received this season’s first snowfall on Sunday even as pilgrims continued their journey to pay obeisance. “The chopper service […]

Jammu and Kashmir Police launches special drive against child labour in Katra, rescues 7 children

Jammu and Kashmir Police launches special drive against child labour in Katra, rescues 7 children

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police has launched a special drive against child labour in the state’s Katra city and rescued seven children, an official said Monday. A police team and the Child Welfare Committee (care and protection of child team) conducted special drive against child labour, begging and other crimes related to juveniles in Katra Sunday, […]

Peerkho-Mahamaya Cable Car trolley falls during mock drill in Jammu, two killed, 5 injured

Peerkho-Mahamaya Cable Car trolley falls during mock drill in Jammu, two killed, 5 injured

Jammu:  One person was killed and five others injured when a trolley of Peerkho-Mahamaya Cable Car Project fell accidentally into the forest area here on city outskirts. “The Cable Car project employees with engineers were conducting a mock drill of Peerkho-Mahamaya Cable Car (Gandola) project this evening when the mishap happened,” police here said. They […]

Jammu: Pakistan rangers, BSF exchange gunfire along IB in Kathua

Jammu: Pakistan rangers, BSF exchange gunfire along IB in Kathua

Srinagar: The troops of India and Pakistan on Friday exchanged gunfire along International Border in Jammu and Kashmir. Reports said that the Pakistan rangers allegedly fired some bursts towards Border Security Forces duty point in Hiranagar area of Kathua district at around 11 am. “The BSF troops responded by limited fire,” they said, adding, “No loss of […]

Police nab man stealing from shrine’s donation box in Rajouri

Police nab man stealing from shrine’s donation box in Rajouri

Srinagar: A 60-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing from a donation box in a shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said Friday. Rs 17,392 in cash has been recovered from the possession of the accused, a resident of the Dara Samote area in Poonch district, they said. A team of Rajouri police […]

Civilian injured in cross-LoC shelling in Rajouri

Civilian injured in cross-LoC shelling in Rajouri

Srinagar: A civilian was injured Thursday when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and resorted to firing and mortar shelling along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. Northern Command chief Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said the Army is replying befittingly to the Pakistani aggression. Pakistan troops resorted to firing and mortar […]