Army to hold 15-day long recruitment rally for 10 districts of Jammu
Jammu: The Army will hold a 15-day long recruitment recruitment drive for the ten districts of Jammu region, an official said today. “An Army recruitment rally will be held at Udhampur from April 13 to 28 for all categories which include Soldier General Duty, Soldier Technical, Soldier Clerk, Store Keeper and Soldier Nursing Assistant for […]
JDA seals Hanuman temple in Jammu, triggers massive protests
Jammu: The Jammu Development Authority (JDA) today sealed an old Hanuman temple in Jammu city, triggering protests and road blockade by people. The protesters alleged that they were pushed out of the temple during aarti while the JDA said the structure was sealed because it was built illegally. “The temple was built on foot-path in […]
Anganwadi workers hold protests demanding hike in honorarium
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BSF, Pak Rangers hold flag-meeting in Samba
Jammu: The BSF and Pakistan Rangers held a flag meeting along the International Border (IB) in Samba district and committed to maintaining peace and tranquillity along the border, BSF officials said. In the meeting held last evening, the BSF and Pakistan Rangers committed to maintaining tranquillity along the IB, they said. The BSF raised the […]
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after Bhuddist-Muslim clashes
Colombo: Sri Lanka Tuesday declared a state of emergency for 10 days after violent clashes broke out between Buddhists and minority Muslims in the country’s central Kandy district that left two persons dead. Violence erupted yesterday following which police imposed curfew in the Theldeniya area. President Maithripala Sirisena and the Cabinet today decided to declare […]
Traffic police launches drive against violators in Srinagar
Srinagar: The traffic police in Srinagar city launched a drive against the traffic rule violators near Women’s College on MA road. According to the reports, the Traffic police official including SP Traffic Muzaffar A Shah have ceased large number of auto rikshawas, local cabs and private vehicles who were found violating the rules. The traffic […]
Two drug peddlers arrested with Heroin in Reasi
Jammu: Police arrested two drug peddlers and seized heroin from them in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. The incident occurred last night when a police team stopped a car. The persons inside the car, identified sa Abid Malik and Ishwar Sharma, tried to flee but were caught, a police official said. Police recovered a […]
Another boy quits militant ranks, returns to family, says DGP
Srinagar: A boy has quit militancy and returned to his family in Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police official said today, barely three days after another such incident. “One more young boy of (the) valley who had chosen (the) path of violence a couple of days back has joined back his family. I wish the […]
Clashes erupt in old city Srinagar
Srinagar: Intense clashes erupted between protesters and government forces in Gojwara, Hawal and Nowhatta area of old city Srinagar on Monday as a fallout to the killing of six youth in south Kashmir’s Shopian. Reports said that the youth blocked the road in these areas and did not let vehicular movement pass. Following this the […]
Trump might attend inauguration of new American embassy in Jerusalem
Washington: US President Donald Trump has indicated that he might attend the inauguration of the new American embassy in Jerusalem as he reaffirmed his country’s support to Israel’s security during his talks with embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel s capital in December and announced that the US embassy would move […]
