Sanitising tunnel installed outside Kathua police station
Jammu: As part of its efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus, police in Kathua district on Tuesday installed a decontamination and sanitizing tunnel outside a police station. The police initiative came a day after the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) installed a Decontamination and Sanitizing Tunnel at the Government Medical College here to disinfect visitors. […]
Deaf, mute woman raped in Ramban, accused held
Banihal/Jammu: A 23-year-old deaf and mute woman was allegedly raped and impregnated by an elderly man in a remote village in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, following which he was arrested, police said on Tuesday. According to a police official, the case came to light when the woman’s father lodged a complaint accusing the […]
CRPF ‘madadgaar’ ensures man cycling from Mumbai meets ailing father in Chandigarh
Jammu: Arif, who started a 2,100-km cycle journey from Mumbai to meet his ailing father in Jammu, on Tuesday finally met him in Chandigarh, with personnel of the CRPF’s ‘madadgaar’ helpline assisting him through five states during the lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. The man, who works as a watchman in […]
Youth found dead in Sopore
Sopore: A 25-year-old youth was found dead on Tuesday under mysterious circumstances in north Kashmir’s Sopore town. Reports said that a 25-year-old identified as Basharat Gul son of Ghulam Mohammad Shah of Alsafa colony Sopore was found in an industrial area at Sopore on Tuesday. A police official said that a case has been registered […]
Kids take to securing Shah Feasal’s release
‘Hello Mr Modi, can you please send Shah Faesal Uncle home now’
Srinagar: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal is still under custody while a lot of photographs on social media are making rounds in which kids can been seen with placards seeking the release of Shah Faesal. These placards read, “What actually is his crime”, “Dr Shah Faesal is my role model,” “Uncle Faesal is my hero,” […]
144 more persons discharged after completing two-week quarantine period in Srinagar
1722 persons discharged so far after successfully completing their quarantine
SRINAGAR: One hundred and forty-four (144) more persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine upon their return to Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged Monday after successfully completing their 14-day quarantine period. All these persons having returned back in Srinagar two weeks ago had been put under quarantine in top-grade hotels the district administration has […]
COVID-19: Lt Guv to donate his 30 percent salary for next 1 yr
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has announced to donate 30 % of his salary for the next 1 year towards the fight against the spread of COVID-19. The Lt Governor observed that collective effort is imperative to fight the dreaded virus, and as a citizen, it is our responsibility to contribute our bit to […]
Authorities distribute masks among rural people to combat COVID-19
Jammu: The rural development department of Jammu and Kashmir has initiated a slew of measures, including distribution of masks and sanitiser, for containment and mitigation of the coronavirus outbreak in the rural areas. Giving details, Director Rural Development Department in Jammu Sudershan Kumar told PTI that the staff of the department and elected panchayat members […]
Keran encounter: Three families claim slain militants bodies
Srinagar: At least three families from South Kashmir have approached police, claiming that their kin are among five militants killed in a gunfight in snowbound woods of Kupwara in north Kashmir. The families, two from Shopian district and another one from the Kulgam district are said to have reached Kupwara, demanding handing over of the […]
Army destroys two mortar shells
Jammu: The bomb disposal squad of the army on Monday destroyed two live mortar shells fired by Pakistani troops to target forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch, officials said. The 81 mm shells had remained unexploded during the recent cross-border shelling by Pakistan and were noticed in the Balakote sector, they […]
