Man dies after run over by train in Budgam
Budgam, May 26: An elderly man was run over by a train in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday, officials said. An official said that the incident occurred between Mazhoma and Budgam stations. The man has been identified as Ali Mohad Mir son of Mohammad Akbar Mir of Sanoor Kalipora. Authorities have taken cognisance of […]
SC agrees to hear plea challenging proposed NEET-PG 2025 exam in 2 shifts
NEW DELHI, May 26 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging a decision of the National Board of Examination to hold the NEET-PG exam in two shifts. The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduate courses (NEET-PG), 2025, will be conducted on June 15, in two shifts on a computer-based platform. Its […]
PGIMER-Chandigarh operates on 7.7 ft tall J-K cop, its tallest patient ever
Chandigarh, May 26 (PTI) PGIMER’s Department of Neurosurgery has treated a 35-year-old male patient, a Jammu and Kashmir Police head constable, who had reached a height of 7 feet 7 inches, a rare and extreme manifestation of acromegaly due to uncontrolled growth hormone secretion, the institute said. The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and […]
Srinagar boy missing since three days found dead in River Jhelum
Srinagar, May 26: The dead body of a minor boy who had gone missing three days ago was recovered from the river Jhelum in the Noorbagh area of Srinagar on Monday morning, officials said. They said that the boy had gone missing on May 22 from Noorbagh, Srinagar, following which the SDRF and other rescuers […]
NEET-aspirant from JK ends life in Kota, Rajasthan
KOTA, May 26 (PTI): An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Jammu and Kashmir allegedly hanged herself from the ceiling fan of her paying guest room here at Pratap Chouraha in Kota, police on Monday said. This is the 15th such incident this year and second this month alone. Before she killed herself Sunday evening, the girl, […]
Jammu district gears up for PM JANMAN, DAJGUA
JAMMU: The District Administration Jammu has begun preparations to implement major tribal welfare programs under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), scheduled from June 15 to June 30, 2025. Additional Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Ansuya Jamwal, shared this update through a video message on the district administration’s social media accounts. “Jammu district is gearing […]
LoP Sunil Sharma, today called on LG
SRINAGAR: Sunil Sharma, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in J&K Legislative Assembly today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and discussed various important matters pertaining to the welfare of families affected by Pakistan shelling. He was accompanied by Shri Sat Sharma, President BJP J&K; Dr Devinder Kumar Manyal, Member of Legislative Assembly from Ramgarh and Dr […]
ASI killed, another cop injured after being hit by speedy vehicle in Samba
Samba/Jammu, May 25 (PTI) An Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) was killed and another cop injured when a speedy vehicle hit them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district early Sunday, officials said. ASI Yog Raj Singh along with his team had set up a checking point on the border road at Pulpur in Supwal area following information […]
Two held with 1.2 kg charas in Jammu
Jammu, May 25 (PTI) Two alleged drug peddlers, including a resident of Punjab, were arrested along with 1.2 kg charas here, an official of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) said on Sunday. Akshay Dogra of Jammu’s Bohri area and Arun Manhas of Punjab’s Pathankot were moving in a private vehicle when they were intercepted by a […]
Man’s body found in dumped bag in Udhampur; wife among 3 arrested
Jammu, May 25 (PTI) A woman was arrested for allegedly being involved in the killing of her husband and dumping his body in a bag in Udhampur’s Chenani area, police on Sunday said. Besides her, police have arrested a woman and her son for playing a role in the killing. The matter came to light […]