5 detained after clashes between 2 families in Jammu
Jammu: Five individuals were detained after a clash between two families resulted in minor injuries to two persons and gunfire on the outskirts of the Jammu city on Thursday evening, officials said. The incident took place between the families of Mohammad Siraj and Dil Mohammad over a vehicle parked in front of a gate in […]
Women stop Vande Bharat train in Jammu to protest against water crisis
Jammu: Women stopped the Vande Bharat train on Thursday by staging a protest at a railway station here against water crisis compounded by heatwave conditions. The demonstrators threatened to block all incoming and outgoing trains if the water crisis in their colony was not addressed urgently. Scores of women and some children from the Jammu […]
Father-son duo crushed to death by truck in Kathua
Kathua/Jammu: A man and his son were killed when a truck hit them in here on Thursday, officials said. Residents of the Korepunnu village blocked the border road and held a protest against the duo’s death. The duo were on their way to their house at the Nagari village, when a fast-driven truck crushed them […]
Weapons recovered from forest in Kupwara, says Army
Srinagar: Security forces Wednesday recovered arms and ammunition from a forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the Army said. “On specific inputs from military intelligence, a Joint Search Operation was launched by the Indian Army & Jammu and Kashmir Police in general area Dardnar Forest, Kupwara today,” Army’s Chinar Corps said in a post […]
Father-son duo crushed to death by truck in Kathua

Kathua/Jammu, May 23 (PTI) A man and his son were killed when a truck hit them in here on Thursday, officials said. Residents of the Korepunnu village blocked the border road and held a protest against the duo’s death. The duo were on their way to their house at the Nagari village, when a fast-driven […]
No respite from heat wave in large parts of India, Barmer sizzles at 48.8 degrees C

New Delhi, May 23 (PTI) Large parts of India sweltered under a heat wave for the seventh day on the trot on Thursday, with the mercury soaring to 48.8 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan’s Barmer, the highest temperature recorded in the country this year so far. Official data showed that at least 16 places in Punjab, […]
Mega Cleanliness Drive conducted at International Tourist Destination Gulmarg

GULMARG, MAY 23: In a significant initiative to preserve the natural beauty and cleanliness of international tourist destination Gulmarg, a mega cleanliness drive was today conducted at the scenic locations of Kangdori and Afarwat. This effort was a collaborative endeavour by the Gulmarg Development Authority and the J&K Cable Car Corporation. The drive commenced at […]
LS Polls 2024: Over 18.36 lakh voters to decide fate of 20 candidates in Anantnag- Rajouri PC

SRINAGAR, MAY 23: The fate of 20 candidates will be decided by over 18.36 lakh voters of 03 Anantnag- Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in the last phase of Lok Sabha elections for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to be held on May 25. According to the figures provided by the office of the […]
Mercury soars to 32.2°C in Srinagar as MeT predicts warmer days ahead

Srinagar, May 23: The rising temperature in Jammu and Kashmir is surpassing previous records as Srinagar recorded the season’s hottest day and highest temperature in at least a decade during the month of May. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a maximum of 32.2°C against 31.6°C yesterday and it was 7.4°C above […]
Two killed as vehicle falls in gorge at Margan Top

Kishtwar, May 23: Two persons have died when a load carrier met with an accident at Margan Top near Warwan area of Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said. An official said that the vehicle was in way from Anantnag to Marwah when it fell into a deep gorge near Naribaran, resulting in the death of […]