Three killed in mishaps in Jammu region
Jammu: Three people were killed and as many injured in two separate accidents here, police said Tuesday. A 25-year-old woman was killed and three others injured when their jeep turned turtle after hitting a divider at Pajgaria in Nagrota area of the city this morning, a police official said. He said the vehicle was on […]
Robbers loot cash at gunpoint in Samba
Jammu: Unidentified men allegedly robbed employees of a filling station at gunpoint and decamped with Rs two lakh along the Jammu-Pathankot highway in Samba district, police said Tuesday. The incident took place near Dayani Monday night when some masked robbers took away cash from the employees, a police official said. A case has been registered […]
Police rescue kidnapped girl within 24 hours
Jammu: A 15-year-old girl was rescued within 24 hours of her kidnapping in Reasi district, police said Tuesday. The girl’s father filed a complaint on Monday, alleging that his daughter was kidnapped by GhulamQadir of BherhKunderdhan village from a wedding in district’s Chassana area, a police spokesman said. Police soon launched an operation to nab […]
‘Public transport vehicles to be equipped with GPS tracking from April 1’
Jammu: State Government is mulling a proposal to register public transport vehicles fitted with GPS system and panic buttons from April 1 this year. This was disclosed by Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon here today. Dr Samoon directed rolling out process of setting up a radar surveillance system to monitor passenger vehicles […]
NTPHC in Pulwama lacks all basic facilities
Pulwama: Established almost four decades ago, a New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC) in Nowpora Payeen in Litter Tehsil of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district is painting a grim picture of the health institute as the Centre lacks all basic facilities, thus leaving the patients to suffer. Residents told ‘Kashmir Vision’ that a sub centre was […]
‘Game changer’ Dry Ports a non-starter in JK: JCCI
Jammu: An industry body Monday said a project to set up dry ports, initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is a non-starter in Jammu and Kashmir. “It was last year in the month of February that the J&K government and Dubai Ports World in presence of our Prime Minister NarinderModi and Crown Prince of Abu […]
Altaf Bukhari offered his services to Nagpur: PDP
Srinagar: Refuting that his name was at any point suggested as an interim president of the party, Vice President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abdul RahmanVeeri on Monday said that seeking self-promotion through illicit, undemocratic and unethical measures was AltafBukhari’s sole agenda in PDP. Reiterating his faith in the leadership of Mehbooba Mufti as the PDP […]
Govt sets up panel for school infrastructure
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir’s administration has set up a panel for implementation of saturation of toilets, drinking water and electricity in government schools in the state, a senior official said Monday. The General Administrative Department (GAD) has ordered constitution of district-level committee on this issue. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of a […]
NC butchered Jamat cadre for power: Yasir Reshi
‘Sent Pakistan Radio listeners to Jails’
Srinagar: Coming down heavily on National Conference, Member of Legislative Council YasirReshi on Monday said that NC not only butchered the activists of Jamat-e-Islami for power but also damaged their orchards and set copies of holy Quran translated by MaulanaModudi (RA) on fire. Reshi in a statement said that history is testimony to the fact […]
Despite Guv’s assurances, Mustafa Abad inhabitant face water logging woes
Srinagar: Despite Governor Satya Pal Malik announcing to relieve the inhabitants of Mustafaabad and adjoining areas in Zainakot area of water logging issues, the residents are up in arms against the authorities for their failure to dewater the interior streets in the area. “There is water logging everywhere while despite repeated pleas, the concerned department […]