Soldier injured in landmine blast near LoC in Poonch

Jammu: An Army personnel was injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said on Monday. The soldier suffered injuries when the landmine got activated after he accidentally stepped over it during patrolling in a forward village in Kerni sector late Sunday night, the officials said. They said […]

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed for 3rd consecutive day

Restoration work in progress, road likelt to open on Wednesday

Banihal/Jammu: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Monday with agencies making efforts to ensure early restoration of the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, officials said. The highway was closed for vehicular traffic on Saturday following incessant rains that triggered multiple landslides and […]

Congress should thank Modi for removing Article 370: Jitendra Singh

Srinagar: The Congress should thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for fulfilling their promise by removing Article 370, which was a temporary provision of the Constitution, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday. He also said the Modi government brought grassroots democracy to Jammu and Kashmir “for the first time”. “When Syama Prasad Mookerjee suggested in […]

Amarnath Yatra remains suspended from Jammu for 3rd consecutive day

Jammu: The Amarnath Yatra remained suspended from Jammu for the third consecutive day on Monday due to extensive damage caused to a section of the Jammu-Srinagar Highway in Ramban, officials said. More than 6,000 pilgrims are stranded in Jammu, particularly at the Bhagwatinagar base camp while over 5,000 are stranded at the Chanderkot base camp […]

Amarnath pilgrim dies of heart attack

Ramban/Jammu: A 59-year-old Amarnath Yatra pilgrim from Madhya Pradesh died of suspected heart attack in Ramban district on Monday, officials said. Satish Suryavansham, a resident of Gwalior, complained of chest pain at Yatri Niwas Chanderkote and was attended by the doctors present there, the officials said. After first aid, the pilgrim was referred to district […]

Amit Shah appreciates ‘acts of honour and honesty’ of two JK policemen

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauded two Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel on Monday for their “acts of honour and honesty” after they returned a bag containing Rs 80,000 in cash and other valuables to an Amarnath pilgrim, saying it was an “example of integrity”. “True heroism lies in our acts of honour […]

MeT predicts mainly dry weather in JK

Srinagar: After days of rains which brought Kashmir Valley on the brink of floods and caused inundation in parts of Jammu region, weather department here on Monday forecast mainly dry in J&K. “Mainly dry weather is expected but a brief spell of rain may occur at isolated places in Kashmir region towards late afternoon/evening,” a […]

Four people rescued from flash flood in Kathua

Jammu: Four people who were trapped in a flash flood in Kathua district were rescued on Monday, officials said. Acting on the information, a team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) along with police launched a rescue operation in the Ravi river in Kathua and rescued them safely, they said. The four people were […]

Earthquake jolts Doda

Doda/Jammu: An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 hit Doda district early Monday, the National Centre for Seismology said. The quake occurred at 5.38 am. There are no immediate reports of any damage, officials said. The epicentre was 10 km below the surface of the earth in Doda region. It occurred at latitude 33.15 degrees north and […]