Robbers loot cash at gunpoint in Samba
Jammu: 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 […]
Police rescue kidnapped girl within 24 hours
Jammu: A 15-year-old girl was rescued within 24 hours of her kidnapping in Reasi district, police said Tuesday. The girl’s father filed a complaint on Monday, alleging that his daughter was kidnapped by GhulamQadir of BherhKunderdhan village from a wedding in district’s Chassana area, a police spokesman said. Police soon launched an operation to nab […]
KEG condemns attack on photojournalists
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors’ Guild (KEG) has strongly condemned the use of pellets against a group of journalists who were covering the aftermath of an encounter in Shopian. At least four news photographers were hit by the pellets and hospitalised. A battery of journalists was covering the protests near Shirmal on the Srinagar-Shopian highway when they […]
‘Public transport vehicles to be equipped with GPS tracking from April 1’
Jammu: State Government is mulling a proposal to register public transport vehicles fitted with GPS system and panic buttons from April 1 this year. This was disclosed by Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon here today. Dr Samoon directed rolling out process of setting up a radar surveillance system to monitor passenger vehicles […]
Gadkari inaugurates bridge over Ravi river
New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday inaugurated a bridge over the Ravi river in Jammu & Kashmir which will reduce the distance between Kathua in Jammu and Pathankot in Punjab to 8.6 km from 45 km, the government said. The bridge over the Ravi river at Keerian – Gandial will benefit over 2.2 lakh […]
Presence of US senator’s guard during meeting with PM Khan irks Pak Senate panel
Islamabad: The unusual presence of the personal security officer of top US Senator Lindsey Graham during his meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan here has irked a Pakistani parliamentary panel, which termed it a disgrace to the country. Republican Senator Graham from South Carolina met Khan here on Sunday amid reports that Islamabad is […]
JK fully prepared for census of minor irrigation, water bodies: Revenue Deptt
Jammu: Department of Revenue today said that Financial Commissioner (Revenue), who is also Census Commissioner, has initiated all the requisite measures for smooth conduct of 6th Minor Irrigation Census and first census of Water Bodies with the reference year 2017-18. The census is being conducted in Jammu and Kashmir along with other States by the […]
Appointment of Skandan Krishnan as Advisor to JK Governor approved
Jammu: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, Tuesday conveyed approval of the Competent Authority, to the appointment of Skandan Krishnan, IAS (Retd) as Advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. The formal orders of his appointment as Advisor and other terms and conditions are being notified separately. Skandan Krishna, has done […]
Avalanche kills two in Ramban, two women rescued
Srinagar: Two persons, including a minor girl, died while as two women were rescued after a snow avalanche hit Trigam village of Ramban district on Tuesday. Reports said that a snow avalanche hit Kawana area near Trigam village today afternoon resulting in the death of 25-year-old Muhammad Rafiq and 12-year-old Sumerna Jan. Besides, two women […]
Tampering of EVM: ECI asks Delhi police to probe cyber experts claim
Srinagar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday urged Delhi Police to lodge an FIR and investigate the claims made by cyber expert Syed Shuja that he had proof of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) being hacked in various elections in India. Syed Shuja, in London, had claimed that he would demonstrate that EVMs used […]
