Despite inclement weather 13,000 pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi daily: Officials
Jammu: Braving heavy snowfall and extremely cold weather, around 13000 pilgrims are visiting the cave shrine of the Mata Vashno Devi daily, officials said Monday. Due to the rush, the shrine board has not opened the natural cave yet which is usually made accessible to the pilgrims by mid January when the number of visitors […]
9 Corps commander briefs governor on security situation
Jammu: General officer Commanding (GoC) of 9 Corps Lt Gen J S Nain met Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here Monday and briefed him about the security situation in Jammu region. The Governor appreciated Army’s cooperation with the state police and other state government agencies involved in dealing with […]
BJP starts preparations for Lok Sabha polls in JK, holds meet
Jammu: The BJP Monday held a meeting of its senior functionaries from Kashmir and asked them to work on the ground to connect with the masses and counter “misleading propaganda” of rival parties ahead of the LokSabha polls. The meeting chaired by BJP state secretary Ashok Kaul was held at party headquarters here and was […]
Police arrests three bootleggers
Srinagar: Police in Anantnag arrested three bootleggers during a naka checking at Bijbehara and recovered huge quantity of illicit liquor from their possession. A police party of Police Station Bijbehara headed by SHO Bijbehara intercepted a Hyundai i-10 vehicle bearing registration number JKO3E-5373 during a naka checking on National Highway near SamthanBijbehara, a police spokesman […]
Students of Army Public Schools perform well in board exams in JK: Official
Jammu: The students of the Army Public Schools in Jammu and Kashmir have performed “exceedingly well” in class 10th and 12th board examinations, thereby showcasing the hard work put in by children and the quality of education provided at these schools, a senior Army official said. He said the recently-declared results of the J-K board […]
22 workers of various political parties join NC
Jammu: Twenty-two workers of various political parties joined the National Conference (NC) on Monday in presence of its provincial president Devender Singh Rana and pledged to work for serving the people as per policies and programmes of the party. Welcoming the new entrants into the party fold, Rana said the NC is the only choice […]
Bovine smuggling bid foiled, one arrested
Jammu: Police Monday rescued 16 cattle from being smuggled and arrested an alleged smuggler in Udhampur district, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, four vehicles were intercepted on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Chenani area, they said. On seeing the police team, drivers of all the four vehicles sped up, broke the police barriers and tried […]
Take note: Power shutdown in City areas tomorrow
Srinagar: Chief Engineer, EM&RE Wing, Kashmir Monday informed that 33 KV Rawalpora-Airforce and Rawalpora-Chapora lines would be shut down in order to carry out some emergency repair works. According to the official communiqué, Rawalpora-Chanpora Line will remain shut on 15th January 2019 from 2 pm to 4 pm, while as Rawalpora-Airforce line would be shut […]
Modi govt failed to give befitting response to Pakistan: Cong
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Saturday expressed shock over the killings of two soldiers and an Army porter in Rajouri district and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government had “failed” to give a befitting response to the neighbour. An Army Major and a soldier were killed in an IED blast along the Line of […]
Corporators create ruckus at oath-taking ceremony
Jammu: Some elected village heads created a ruckus during their oath-taking ceremony in Jammu city, demanding they be allowed to take the oath in Dogri language. Sarpanch Shiv Dev Singh of Barnoti block of Kathua district led the group to demand that they be allowed to take oath in Dogri, instead of Urdu, and raised […]
