Amarnath Yatra: Elaborate security check conducted in Jammu zone
Udhampur/Jammu: With the annual Amarnath yatra less than a fortnight away, authorities Saturday checked the security and other arrangements along the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway for the pilgrims, officials said. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar and Additional Director General of Police Mukesh Singh led a convoy of 20 security vehicles this morning from Jammu to […]
JK’s forest cover reports increase during past in three years: Survey
'Har Gaon Hariyali initiative ensures sustainable development'
Srinagar: A recent Forest Survey of India report has revealed that Jammu and Kashmir UT has witnessed a substantial increase in the total forest cover in the last three years. The report said that the emission intensity of Carbon in Jammu and Kashmir forests is 98.2 tonnes per hectare. Notably, an allocation of about Rs […]
JK reports 27 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar: The COVID-19 tally in Jammu and Kashmir reached 454469 on Saturday after the detection of 27 fresh cases during the past 24 hours, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4752, officials said. They said that 18 cases were reported from Jammu, seven from Srinagar and one each from Samba and Pulwama districts respectively, […]
Abducted minor from MP recovered in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: A minor abducted girl, hailing from Madhya Pradesh, was recovered and her abductor arrested in Ramban district, police said on Saturday. The girl was rescued in a joint operation by J&K police and Madhya Pradesh police from Sangaldan area of Gool within 24 hours of the complaint, a police official said. He said a […]
Man killed after being hit by train
Jammu: A 40-year-old unidentified man was killed after being hit by a train on the outskirts of Jammu on Saturday, an official of the Government Railway Police said. The man was hit by Shalimar Express on the railway track near Channi around 8.30 am and he died on the spot, the official said. The body […]
27 years old youth commits suicide in Sopore
Sopore: A 27-year old youth on Saturday allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself inside his home in Hajam Mohalla of north Kashmir’s Sopore town. The youth has been identified as Ghulam-e- Hamza son of late Abdul Khaliq of Hajam Mohalla Sopore. The family members of the youth immediately rushed Hamza to the Sub-District Hospital (SDH) […]
Assembly elections in JK possibly by year-end: Rajnath Singh
Jammu: In the first indication of a timeline for assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir since it was downgraded to a Union Territory, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said there is a possibility of holding the polls “by this year-end”. Addressing a function here to celebrate the 200th year of the coronation of Maharaja […]
Don’t let your guard down, Northern Army Commander to troops
Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Friday asked troops deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to not let their guard down and remain prepared to meet any emerging security challenges effectively. On the last day of his three-day visit to the Kashmir Valley, the Northern Army Commander […]
JK witnessing massive transformation in sports: Lt Guv
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing massive transformation in the field of sports, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said while addressing participants at the 9th Executive Council and 4th General Body meeting of Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, Pahalgam. “In last 2-3 years, Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing massive transformation in the field of […]
Curfew relaxed for four hours in Bhaderwah
Situation remained peaceful, say officials
Bhaderwah/Jammu: Curfew was relaxed for four hours in Bhaderwah town in Doda district as the Friday prayers concluded peacefully across the district amid additional deployment of forces to maintain law and order, officials said. The curfew in Bhaderwah town was imposed on June 9 following communal tension in the wake of protests over the controversial […]
