CRPF trooper killed after hit by train in Anantnag

Srinagar, Jul 24: A CRPF trooper was killed after being hit by a moving train in Sadura area of south Kashmir Anantnag Monday morning, officials said. They said that an on duty CRPF trooper was hit by train in between Sadura-Anantnag section. He was immediately shifted to GMC Anantnag for treatment where he succumbed shortly […]
LG Sinha visits Baltal base camp, reviews arrangements for Amarnath Yatra

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday visited the Baltal base camp in Ganderbal district for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. At the base camp, the Lt Governor interacted with the pilgrims, service providers and officials and reviewed the arrangements for the ongoing yatra. “Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra is making significant contribution to […]
No scope for politics over Manipur issue after PM Modi’s statement: MoS Jitendra Singh
Jammu: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said there should be no politics over the “shameful” incident in Manipur and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement makes the government’s stand clear on the issue. He also asked opposition parties to give up their “singular agenda” of finding faults in anything related to the BJP-led government. The […]
Farmlands inundated, 105 people rescued in Akhnoor as heavy rain causes flash floods in Chenab
Garkhal (Akhnoor): Hundreds of acres of land was inundated and a house washed away on Saturday as heavy rain led to a flash flood in the Chenab river in Jammu district’s Akhnoor area near the Pakistan border. A rescue operation was launched by the district administration to bring the people, mostly tribals, to safer areas. […]
Two injured as landslide hits gypsum mine in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: Two people were seriously injured on Sunday when they came under a landslide while working at a gypsum mine in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said. The landslide struck the mine at Haroog area of Dharamkund, 26 km from Ramban district headquarters, trapping a JCB machine operator and a dumper driver, […]
Another Punjab resident arrested for firing in Samba
Jammu: An alleged inter-state heroin smuggler, wanted in connection with a firing incident, was arrested in Punjab and handed over to the Jammu and Kashmir Police for interrogation, police said on Sunday. Neeraj Jaswal alias “Romi”, a resident of Amritsar in Punjab, was the fourth accused arrested in connection with a firing incident at Rangoor […]
Jammu University ropes in farmers for saffron cultivation in Poonch
Jammu: Primarily cultivated in south Kashmir’s Pampore and some pockets in Kishtwar district, saffron is all set to be grown in Poonch thanks to a five-year-long research by experts of the University of Jammu. The varsity’s School of Biotechnology (SBT) on Sunday organized the farmer’s awareness meet for the introduction of saffron cultivation in non-traditional […]
Anti-tank mine destroyed by BSF near IB in J-K’s Samba
Samba/Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday destroyed a rusted anti-tank mine in a controlled explosion near the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The anti-tank mine, which is believed to have drifted away by flood waters, was noticed lying on the banks of Basantar river near Border Outpost […]
Fresh batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath yatra
Jammu: Amid tight security, a fresh batch of over 3,000 pilgrims left here early Sunday for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. Over 3.20 lakh pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the cave shrine since the commencement of the pilgrimage from the twin tracks of Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal in […]
Boy found wandering street with chained hands in J-K; locals alert police
Rajouri (J-K): An 11-year-old boy wandering the streets with his hands chained in this district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday caught the attention of people, prompting intervention by police and the child protection wing. The hapless boy told police that he had escaped from a madrassa in Palullian village where he was tied with […]