CBI arrests 2 govt employees on graft charges in Poonch
Jammu: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two government employees of the Public Works Department (PWD) for demanding and accepting bribes in Poonch district, an official said on Wednesday. An assistant accounts officer and a junior assistant in the office of the executive engineer, PWD Surankote, were trapped after an employee alleged that […]
Police warn people against sharing security related content online
Jammu: Police on Wednesday warned people against sharing any content related to security deployment, operational movements or sensitive locations on social media platforms from here. “All citizens of district Jammu are strictly advised not to share, upload, or circulate any content related to security deployments, operational movements or sensitive locations on social media or any […]
Youths donate blood, civilians rally in support of armed forces in Jammu
Jammu: In a show of solidarity with the armed forces, scores of youth thronged the Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu on Wednesday to donate blood for those injured in Pakistani shelling. Besides, pro-military demonstrations erupted across the region in the wake of Operation Sindoor — India’s retaliatory missile strikes early Wednesday on nine terror […]
Congress says proud of Indian armed forces
Lauds their bold, decisive action against terror camps New Delhi: Top Congress leadership on Wednesday lauded the Indian armed forces for their bold and decisive step against terror camps in Pakistan and PoK under ‘Operation Sindoor’ and reiterated the party’s support to the forces and the government’s action on the issue of national security. The […]
Border shelling: Jammu’s GMC Hospital readies to meet any eventuality
Jammu: The Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu city is fully prepared to deal with any eventuality, it said on Wednesday, hours after 12 people were killed along the LoC in cross-border firing. The 12 included four children, while 57 others were injured as the Pakistan Army resorted to heavy artillery and mortar shelling on […]
‘Op Sindoor’ strikes have avenged my son’s killing: Father of Pahalgam ponywalla
Anantnag: Father of Syed Adil Hussain Shah, the ponywalla who sacrificed his life while protecting the tourists during the Pahlalgam terror attack, said on Wednesday that the military strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir have avenged his son’s killing. Shah’s family expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the […]
Fully prepared to deal with any eventuality, LG on cross-border shelling
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said the government is fully prepared to deal with any eventuality arising out of heavy cross-border shelling by Pakistan. Sinha said he is closely monitoring the situation. “Took stock of the situation in border districts of J&K UT with all the senior administrative, police & district officials including […]
Educational institutions in eight border districts in JK shut
Srinagar/Jammu: Authorities on Wednesday ordered closure of educational institutions in three border districts of Kashmir and five districts of Jammu division as a precautionary measure, hours after Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, officials said. The Kashmir University has postponed all its examinations scheduled till 10th […]
Police books notorious Drug Peddler under PIT NDPS Act
Srinagar: Police in Sopore booked a notorious drug peddler identified as Nazir Ahmad Shah @Bedan son of Mohammad Yousaf Shah resident of Neharpora Sopore, under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act. The accused has been lodged in Udhampur Jail following the execution of the PIT-NDPS detention warrant, a […]
Border residents in JK shifted to safer zones amid Pak shelling
JAMMU, May 7(PTI): Hundreds of residents along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) here were evacuated to safer zones on Wednesday as authorities chalked out countermeasures to safeguard civilians from Pakistani shelling. As many as 12 people, including four children and two women, were killed and over 50 injured when the […]
