Statehood should be restored to J&K immediately, demands Azad
Srinagar: DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said that statehood should be restored to Jammu and Kashmir immediately after the assembly elections are held in the Union territory. “The prime minister and the home minister have promised in the Parliament to restore the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. We had insisted that it should […]
Four killed, 3 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: Four people were killed and three injured when an SUV carrying them skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Ramban district on Monday, official sources said. The car, which was on its way from Ukhrall to Maligam, skidded off due to slippery road conditions and fell into a gorge […]
Jmu-Sgr highway reopened for one-way traffic after 2-day closure
Jammu: The vehicular movement was resumed for one-way traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Monday after a two-da-long closure following multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains and snowfall, officials said The 270-kilometre highway, the only all-weather link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed for traffic early Saturday following landslides, mudslides […]
LS polls: Jammu ADGP calls for proactive measures to maintain law and order
Jammu: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu Zone, Anand Jain, on Monday conducted a comprehensive review security apparatus and readiness for the election in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch border district and called for proactive measures to maintain law and order in the run-up to the polls. The ADGP laid focus on assessing the current […]
Jammu gangster shot dead outside shopping mall in Mohali
Chandigarh: An alleged gangster from Jammu was shot dead by some unidentified persons outside a shopping mall in Punjab’s Mohali on Monday, police said. The gangster has been identified as Rajesh Dogra from Jammu, Mohali’s SSP Sandeep Garg said. During preliminary investigations, it has come to the fore that Rajesh had recently come out of […]
Army jawan killed in accidental firing in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: An army jawan died of a bullet injury as his service weapon went off accidentally along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district on Monday, police said. Lance Naik Balvir Singh, who was deployed near the Anti-Infiltration Obstacle System (AIOS), was hit by a bullet which went off from his service rifle accidentally […]
New startup policy with focus to set up 2,000 startups by 2027 launched in J-K
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Sunday launched a new startup policy with a focus to establish 2,000 startups in the Union Territory by 2027. The ‘New Jammu & Kashmir Start-up Policy- 2024-27’ will also provide patent-related assistance, financial assistance for mentorship to recognised startups, facilitation for department for the promotion of industry […]
Local transport facilities arranged to ensure seamless participation in PM Modi’s Srinagar rally: BJP
Srinagar: The BJP’s Kashmir unit on Sunday said the Union territory government has arranged local transport facilities in districts of the valley to ensure “seamless” participation in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public rally here on Thursday. “In light of the significance of this event, the government of Kashmir has arranged local transportation facilities across districts […]
Security forces put on alert ahead of PM Modi’s Srinagar visit
Srinagar: Security forces have been put on alert ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to address a public rally at the Bakshi Stadium here on Thursday, officials said on Sunday. The deployment of security personnel has been increased around the renovated Bakshi Stadium with barricades set up for checking […]
Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization drive held across Kashmir Division
Children of 0-5 age group administered PP drops to protect them from vulnerability SRINAGAR: The campaign for Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) was today held across the Kashmir Division to administer Pulse Polio (PP) drops to the children of age group 0-5 to protect them from vulnerability of the disease. In Ganderbal, Deputy Commissioner, Shyambir […]
