Vice chief of Army staff visits Ladakh
Leh: Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar visited different forward areas in the Union Territory of Ladakh and interacted with the troops deployed at the inhospitable terrain, Army said on Sunday. Lt Gen Kumar was also briefed on the operational and logistics aspects at Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps, […]
Tourist vehicle crashes into divider in Udhampur, six injured
Jammu: Six persons were injured when a Kashmir-bound tourist vehicle crashed into a divider near the Tikri area in Udhampur district on Sunday, police said. The accident took place on the along Jammu-Srinagar national highway, they added. The injured passengers, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, have been admitted to the district hospital in Udhampur, the police […]
Search operation conducted in Poonch
Jammu: Security forces on Sunday launched a search operation in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said. The joint search and cordon operation by army and police was launched in Dabi Dharti area of Balakote sector at around 9 am following inputs about suspicious movement, the officials said. […]
Police refute allegations of lathi charge on Amarnath pilgrims
Says committed to safety, security of yatris
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday termed the allegations of lathi charge on Amarnath Yatris as baseless and fabricated. In a statement issued to the news agency—, a police spokesman said that a video is circulating on social media wherein it is alleged that Police did Lathicharge on yatries. However, the news is totally […]
Six arrested for murder over land dispute in Jammu
Jammu: Three couples were arrested for allegedly killing a relative over a land dispute here last month, a police official said on Sunday. Darshan Lal was allegedly knocked to death by a tractor near his house in Chak Malal village of Khour on the outskirts of Jammu on June 21, the official said. He said […]
Around dozen persons injured in stray dog attack in Kupwara village
Kupwara: At least a dozen people including children were injured in a stray dog attack in Glasdajhi Nallah Manzhar in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday. Officials said that one of them was critically injured and he has been referred to Srinagar hospital for further treatment. He said that rest of the injured have been […]
UPSC recruitment test in EFPO conducted successfully
Test was held across all 17 centres in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) on Sunday conducted two recruitment tests in Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), 2023 throughout 78 cities across India out of which Srinagar was also designated for Kashmir born Candidates. The Recruitment Test for Accounts Officer/ Enforcement Officer (AO/EO/) was held in forenoon while as Recruitment Test for Assistant […]
Provincial Secretary, DAP calls on Lt Governor
SRINAGAR: A delegation led by Aarif Maqbool, Provincial Secretary, Democratic Progressive Azad Party called on Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan, on Sunday. Earlier, Arjumand Makhdoomi, Founder President, Chotay Taray Foundation along with Advocate Asrar Ali, Executive Member also called on the Lt Governor and apprised him about the functioning of their organization.
Thousands turn up as week-long Swankha mela begins in Samba
Jammu: The week-long annual Swankha Mela commenced on Sunday at the famous temple of Bawa Sidh Goria Nath in Swankha village of Ramgarh, a border tehsil of Samba district. Thousands of devotees from within and outside Jammu and Kashmir including Punjab, Himachal, Haryana and Delhi participated in the mela and took a bath in the […]
DC pays surprise visit to Panchari, inspects development works
UDHAMPUR: To take stock of ongoing developmental works being executed under different sectors of the district, the District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Sachin Kumar Vaishya Sunday paid surprise visit to Panchari area and inspected the development works there. Earlier, the DDC also visited Historic Sankri Devta temple and paid obeisance at the temple and prayed for […]
