Around 20 people injured in road mishap at Udhampur
Jammu: Atleast twenty persons were injured after the bus they were travelling in met with an accident at Ramnagar area of Udhampur district on Thursday. Officials said that a bus bearing registration number JK02AG-7822 suddenly skidded off the road and turned turtle near Highway school, Sunetar. Twenty people were injured in the mishap who were […]
Kupwara man found dead at Kadlabal Pampore in south Kashmir
Srinagar: A 54-year-old driver from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district died under mysterious circumstances in Kadlabal Pampore early Thursday morning. Official sources said that the deceased has been identified as Sajjad Ahmad Shah a resident of Panzgam, Kupwara, working as driver. He was reportedly found unconscious in the Kadlabal Pampore area and was immediately shifted to […]
Amarnath Yatra 2025: Chhari Mubarak taken to Pahalgam for Bhoomi Pujan
ANANTNAG, JUL 10: On the auspicious occasion of Ashad Purnima, the saffron-robed silver mace of Lord Shiva, traditionally known as ‘Chhari Mubarak’, was ceremoniously taken to Pahalgam for the Bhoomi Pujan ritual, marking the formal commencement of the age-old traditions associated with the annual Amarnath Yatra. Amid the chanting of Vedic hymns, a group of […]
Preserving our ecosystem, a collective responsibility: Assembly Committee on Environment
SRINAGAR, JUL 10: The Legislative Committee on Environment of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today expressed serious concern over the environmental degradation and called for coordinated efforts to address the escalating crisis. The meeting was presided over by Chairman of the Committee, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami and attended by MLAs Peerzada Mohammad Syed, Yudhvir Sethi, […]
Indian team to soon visit Washington again for trade talks with US: Official
New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) An Indian commerce ministry team will soon visit Washington for another round of talks on the proposed trade agreement with the US to iron out differences in sectors, like agriculture and automobiles, a government official said on Thursday. “We are not differentiating between an interim or the first phase of […]
CM Omar Abdullah says tourism bouncing back in J&K post Pahalgam attack
Kolkata, Jul 10 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that there is an air of optimism about the revival of tourism in the Union Territory after the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people, mostly visitors, dead. Speaking at a travel and tourism event here, Abdullah said there is hope […]
SC says ECI’s roll revision drive mandated in Constitution, but questions timing
NEW DELHI, Jul 10 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Election Commission of India on the timing of the Special Intensive Revision drive in poll-bound Bihar saying it went to the “root of democracy and power to vote” while rejecting the argument that the poll panel did not have any power to carry […]
Minor girl killed after hit by stone during landslide in Mendhar Poonch
Jammu, Jul 10: A minor girl was killed after being hit a stone during landslide in Chak Bonalla area of Mendhar in Poonch district on Thursday. Officials said that an 11-year-old girl was hit by a stone during landslide, resulting in her on spot death. She has been identified as Afiya Kousar daughter of Mukhtar […]
Man, sister arrested with heroin worth Rs 70 lakh in Jammu
JAMMU, Jul 10 (PTI): A brother-sister duo were arrested with 550 grams of heroin worth Rs 70 lakh on the outskirts of Jammu city on Thursday, police said. They said the accused have been identified as Gurjeet Singh and his sister Navneet Kour from Tanda village in R S Pura. During routine checking at the […]
Goods train derails amid heavy rains in Kathua
JAMMU, Jul 10 (PTI): Two bogies of a goods train derailed on Thursday due to flooding on the railway track in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, disrupting train traffic on the Jammu-Pathankot route, officials said. No loss of life was reported in the incident. The incident took place in Lakhanpur area of the district, when […]
