No truck should halt at Nagrota, Qazigund: CS to Traffic officials
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Saturday impressed upon the traffic authorities to completely do away with the halting of trucks at Nagrota and Qazigund on Sgr-Jmu National Highway and instead let them ply smoothly without putting any forced halt to their movement either way between Jammu and Srinagar. Dr Mehta made these remarks […]
NSG carries out anti-hijacking drill at Jammu airport
Jammu: The National Security Guards (NSG) has carried out a full-fledged anti-hijacking drill at the Jammu airport, officials said on Saturday. The drill was conducted by the NSG with the activation of the Anti-Hijack Committee (AHC) at the Jammu Air Force Station on Friday, a defence PRO said. He said the exercise involved all the […]
Kashmir rail link to be completed this year or early next year: Union Minister
Srinagar: The railway line connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country will be completed this year, and the special Vande Bharat’ trains will chug in the Union Territory next year, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference at the Srinagar railway station in the Nowgam area here, […]
Revenue officer in Rajouri suspended on graft charges
Rajouri/Jammu: A revenue officer in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district has been suspended and a probe ordered against him following allegations of corruption, officials said. The Jammu divisional commissioner, in an order issued on Friday, suspended Darhal tehsildar Mumtaz Iqbal and attached him in the office of the Rajouri deputy commissioner following “the allegation of […]
Article 370 was main obstacle in developing JK: MoS Athawale
Jammu: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said the central government was committed to develop Jammu and Kashmir at all fronts especially after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution. “Article 370 and 35 A, being the obstacles in the development of Jammu and Kashmir, were revoked for the welfare of the people,” he said on […]
Two terror associates of LeT arrested in Bandipora
Srinagar: Two terror associates of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were arrested and incriminating material including grenades were recovered from their possession in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, police said on Saturday. They have been identified as Abrar Ahmad Wani alias Abu Qadir, and Danish Pervaiz — both residents of Sumlar area of the north Kashmir district, […]
Rains lash plains in JK, Gulmarg receives fresh snowfall
Srinagar: Rains lashed plains while upper reaches including world famous skiing resort of Gulmarg received fresh snowfall, meteorological department here said on Saturday. According to an official of the MeT department, during the last 24 hours till 0830 hours today, Srinagar received 8.7mm of rain, Qazigund 9.8mm, Pahalgam 9.4mm, Kupwara 4.8mm, Kokernag 13.6mm, Gulmarg 8.2mm, […]
Fresh spell of snowfall, rain brings down mercury in Himachal
Shimla: Wintry conditions are back in mid and higher hills of Himachal Pradesh as high-altitude tribal areas received another spell of moderate snowfall and mid and lower hills received widespread rains. A landslide occurred near Bhibagh in Udaipur subdivision of Lahaul and Spiti district this afternoon, officials said. No casualty was reported. The local Meteorological […]
Couple having links with Papalpreet Singh detained
Jammu: Police on Saturday detained a couple from R S Pura on outskirts of Jammu for allegedly having links with Papalpreet Singh, the brain behind on-the-run radical preacher Amritpal Singh, an officer said. The couple — Amrik Singh and his wife Sarabjeet Kour, residents of R S Pura — were handed over to the Punjab […]
1 killed, 4 injured in factory blast
Samba/Jammu: A person was killed and four others were injured in a blast that took place in a scrap factory in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Saturday, official sources said. The factory was located in the Baribrahamana area, they said. Those injured have been hospitalised. Police have rushed to the spot and are investigating […]
