JAMMU

Two killed as dumper plunges into gorge in Ramban

Two killed as dumper plunges into gorge in Ramban

Jammu: Two persons were killed when a dumper plunged into a gorgre on Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district. “A dumper skidded off the road this afternoon near Sangaldan and plunged into a deep gorge in Ramban district,” police said. They said that the driver identified as Irshad Ahmed and his accomplice died the mishap. […]

33rd batch of 603 pilgrims leave from Jammu for Amarnath

33rd batch of 603 pilgrims leave from Jammu for Amarnath

Jammu:A 33rd batch of 603 pilgrims on Thursday left from Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for Amarnath Cave Shrine in a convoy of 16 vehicles chanting ‘bam bam bhole’. “The pilgrims left from here to perform pilgrimage from both Baltal and Pahalgam routes,” an official here said. He said that the pilgrims comprised of 388 […]

Poonch man shot dead in Saudi Arabia

Srinagar: A 35-year-old man from Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir has been shot dead in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. While the accused has been arrested by the Saudi authorities, the poor family have no means to bring the body back home and urged the government of India through Ministry of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj […]

Revenue official arrested in Jmu over alleged molestation of widow

Revenue official arrested in Jmu over alleged molestation of widow

Jammu: A revenue official was arrested for allegedly molesting a widow inside his office chamber in the outskirts of the Jammu city, police said today. Naib-Tehsildar Hans Raj was arrested after the victim lodged a written complaint against him at the Khour police station yesterday, a police official said. The woman alleged that the officer […]

Afghan national with expired visa, Adhar card, pan card arrested in Jammu

Afghan national with expired visa, Adhar card, pan card arrested in Jammu

Jammu:  An Afghan national was wednesday arrested by Indian police after he overstayed his visa and was illegally obtaining Aadhaar and PAN cards. According to media reports the Afghan national identified as Barkat Hussain (45), a resident of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, was moving aroundnear the Line of Control in the Akhnoor sector here. Police officials were quoted by […]

Army man steps on landmine near LoC in Nowshera sector, injured

Army man steps on landmine near LoC in Nowshera sector, injured

Jammu: One Army man has been injured in a landmine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials incident happened while soldiers were patrolling the area. “The soldier stepped on the mine that lead to explosion in Laam belt of the Noushera sector on Monday,” officials said, adding he […]

Man murders wife, attempts suicide in Jammu

Man murders wife, attempts suicide in Jammu

Jammu: A man allegedly murdered his wife and later attempted suicide in this winter capital of the state. “Nisha Devi was killed by her husband Ashok Singh, 42, resident of Ramnagar, Udhampur on Monday evening when she was hit with iron rod by him near Paloura in Talab Tillo area here,” police here said. They […]

Sex racket busted in Rajouri, 11 booked, 3 arrested

Sex racket busted in Rajouri, 11 booked, 3 arrested

Rajouri:  Police have busted a sex racket here and have booked eleven persons in the case  while three person have been detained so far. Police had received a complaint from a girl belonging to Rajouri that she has been forced into illegal moral trafficking (sex racket) by a boy who took his phone number from […]

Article 35A: Jammu Chamber not to back their Kashmir counterpart

Jammu: Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries Monday virtually said they will not support the stand of its Kashmir counterpart with regard to Article 35 A-that empowers the Jammu and Kashmir state’s legislature to define “permanent residents” of the state and provide special rights and privileges to those permanent residents.    “We will not comment on the […]