19-year-old arrested in terror linked case in Jammu: Police
Jammu, Nov 27: Jammu Police on Thursday said it arrested a 19-year-old boy from Bathidi area as a key suspect in a terror related case. In a statement police said that the boy, originally a resident of Reasi, was presently residing in the Bathindi area, and is a key suspect in terror related case filed […]
13 injured as bus rams into flyover pillar near Jammu
JAMMU, Nov 27 (PTI): At least thirteen passengers were injured on Thursday when a bus rammed into a pillar of an under-construction flyover on the Jammu-Pathankot national highway here, police said. According to the officials, the incident occurred near the Bari Brahmana area when the bus, travelling from Jammu to Kathua, hit the pillar after […]
Rented schools to get Govt buildings: DSEK
Sopore, Nov 27: Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Naseer Ahmad Wani on Thursday said that the schools operating from rented quarters will soon be shifted to government buildings in a phased manner. Speaking during his visit to Sopore to oversee the ongoing board examinations, Wani said the department has already initiated measures to address land-related […]
Red Fort blast accused Jasir Bilal Wani sent to 7-day NIA custody
NEW DELHI, Nov 27 (PTI): A Delhi court on Thursday sent Jasir Bilal Wani, a key accused in the Red Fort blast case, to the National Investigating Agency’s custody for seven days. Wani was produced by the agency as the 10-day custody granted by the Principal Sessions and District Judge, Anju Bajaj Chandna, on November […]
NC’s crucial CWC session begins, estranged MP Aga Ruhullah’s office says no intimation received
Srinagar, Nov 27: On the day when the National Conference is holding its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Srinagar, its estranged Srinagar MP, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, is visiting Ganderbal to meet farmers. The MP, is expected to interact with farmers today afternoon at Bunpora, Tulmulla, in the Ganderbal assembly segment, which is represented by […]
44 killed, 279 missing in fire at multiple high-rise towers in Hong Kong, 3 arrested
BEIJING/HONG KONG, Nov 27 (PTI): The death toll in a deadly fire in multiple high-rise towers in Hong Kong has risen to 44 with 279 people still missing, Chinese official media reports said on Thursday. Three men have been arrested for suspected manslaughter in the fire that broke out in Wang Fuk Court on Wednesday, […]
Air pollution is killing us
A recent report ‘India Satellite Data Assessment Part 1’ has highlighted a serious crisis at hand in Jammu and Kashmir. The report says that J&K is among several northern Indian states (including Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand), where annual PM2.5 concentrations on average surpass the NAAQS limit of 40 micrograms […]
DIPR commemorates Constitution Day celebrations at Jammu
Director Information leads celebrations JAMMU: Director Information, Nitish Rajora Wednesday led the celebrations of Constitution Day at Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) by reading out the Preamble of the Constitution at Conference Hall of Media Complex here. Joint Director Information Headquarters, Dr. Zahoor Ahmad; Joint Director Information Jammu, Deepak Dubey; Deputy Director PR/AV, […]