Dy CM visits cloud burst affected areas of Ramban
Expresses grief with bereaved families, assures Govt’s support to affected families RAMBAN: Terming death of three persons in a cloud burst in Ramban district as unfortunate, Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary said that the government shares the grief of bereaved families and would provide them all possible support. The Deputy Chief Minister said this […]
All schools in Kashmir to remain shut on Monday amid heavy rains
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday directed closure of all schools in the valley on Monday in view of heavy rain, an official said. “In light of the continuing severe weather conditions and forecasts, it has been decided that classwork in all schools of the valley shall remain suspended for one day on April […]
J-K police chief reviews security forces’ operational preparedness in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police chief Nalin Prabhat on Sunday reviewed the operational preparedness of the police and security forces in south Kashmir during a two-day visit to the region. A police spokesperson said that during the tour, the Director General of Police (DGP) visited forward operational bases at Aripal and the Special Operations Group […]
Search operation underway in Kathua
Jammu: Security forces on Sunday launched a search operation after getting information about movement of three suspected persons near a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. A priest noticed three persons with backpacks moving towards the forest area of Rasana around 3.30 am and alerted the police, the officials said. They […]
Violence in West Bengal direct fallout of growing divide: Farooq Abdullah
Jammu: Asserting that the communal hatred is weakening the country, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the recent violence in West Bengal was the direct fallout of the growing Hindu-Muslim divide in the country. However, the former chief minister urged people to come together and demonstrate unity as “the threat is not from […]
Congress to launch fresh campaign for statehood restoration in J-K from April 22
Jammu: The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit is planning a one-and-a-half-month-long campaign from April 22 over statehood restoration demand, a party leader said on Sunday. Its state unit chief Tariq Hameed Karra chaired a meeting here to finalise the strategy of intensifying the statehood movement and “save the constitution” campaign in the Union Territory on […]
6 soldiers injured in road accident in Udhampur
Jammu: Six Army personnel were injured after their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a roadside ditch in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Sunday, officials said. The accident occurred near Chopra market in the town, 65 km away from Jammu, when a bus carrying the soldiers was on its way to a […]
Six soldiers injured in road accident in Udhampur

Jammu, Apr 20 (PTI) Six Army personnel were injured after their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a roadside ditch in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Sunday, officials said. The accident occurred near Chopra market in the town, 65 km away from Jammu, when a bus carrying the soldiers was on its […]
Heavy rainfall, landslides wreak havoc in Ramban; 3 dead

Ramban/Jammu, Apr 20 (PTI) Heavy rainfall due to cloudbursts triggered flash floods and landslides in several areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district early Sunday, leaving three people dead and damaging scores of houses and roads, while more than 100 people were rescued. Traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was suspended as the road […]
CS maps out modern makeover plan for schools to achieve excellence in education

JAMMU, APR 20: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, chaired a high level meeting to review the status of school education across the Union Territory, with a special focus on improving learning outcomes and implementation of different schemes aiming upgradation of the education system across J&K. The meeting besides ACS, School Education Department was attended by MD, […]