Cop injured in Bijbehara grenade blast

Srinagar: Suspected terrorists on Wednesday evening lobbed a grenade towards a police vehicle in Bijbehara town of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official said that terrorists hurled a grenade towards a police vehicle at Bijbehara resulting in injuries to a policeman who has been shifted to hospital for treatment. He said that the area has […]

Former Minister, others call on Lt Guv

SRINAGAR: A delegation of JK NYC Employees Association led by former Minister, Sunil Sharma and Abhijeet Jasrotia, BJP Spokesperson and Head Policy Research, WEdnesday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here. The members of JK NYC delegation apprised the Lt Governor about their concerning issues and formulation of a policy for them. […]

Petrol pumps run dry in many states; Govt says sufficient supplies to meet demand

New Delhi: Some petrol pumps in states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Karnataka have run dry following a sudden surge in demand at PSU outlets that followed curtailment of operations by private fuel retailers to check the heavy losses they were suffering from trying to compete with heavily under-priced rates of public sector companies. The […]

Curfew relaxed for two hrs in Bhaderwah, lifted in Kishtwar

Bhaderwah/Jammu: Curfew was relaxed for two hours on Wednesday in Bhaderwah town of Doda while it was completely lifted in the neighbouring Kishtwar district headquarters, officials said. Curfew and strict restrictions under prohibitory orders were imposed in parts of Jammu regions Chenab valley, including Bhaderwah and Kishtwar on June 9 following communal tension in the […]

Terror financing case: NIA searches four locations in JK

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at four places in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday in connection with a case related to cross-LoC trade and terror financing, an official said. The searches were conducted at three locations in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district and one in Handwara in Kupwara district, a spokesperson of the […]

‘JK Mobile Seva’ initiative launched

Govt departments to use m-seva services for propagating welfare schemes: CS

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Wednesday launched the ‘Mobile Seva’ services in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, with an aim to mainstream mobile governance for delivery of public services. The launch of m-seva marks an important milestone in the mobile-governance in Jammu & Kashmir. The m-seva platform will be used to […]

JK reports 25 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 25 new Covid-19, a jump of 28 per cent in a day, even as active tally of infections crossed 100, officials said. They said that thirteen cases were reported from Jammu and twelve from Srinagar districts respectively, taking the overall tally to 454391—166576 in Jammu division and 287815 […]

Explosives recovered from bus in Jammu

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered explosives in the form of gelatin sticks from a bus carrying an unidentified number of passengers on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday, officials said. The explosives were detected during a routine check at Jajjar Kotli along Jammu-Srinagar national highway, a police spokesperson said. He said that experts […]

Several injured as School bus over turns on Mughal road

LG prays for speedy recovery of injured

Shopian: Several students were injured after a school bus turned turtle near Dubjan Bridge on Mughal road in Shopian district on Wednesday. An official said that a school bus of Smart Mission High School, Ghasipura Wunpora, Anantnag over turned near Dubjan Bridge. He said that soon after the incident 15 Garhwal Dubjan Camp, medical team […]