CS asks traffic Department to enhance vigil on roads
Directs for framing comprehensive strategy to minimize road fatalities
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Wednesday while discussing the traffic scenario and its effective management in the UT with the concerned authorities made out that it should be the duty of every traffic cop to man the road for better traffic management in the UT. The Chief Secretary further maintained that the city roads and […]
Terror incidents in JK declining since 2018, lowest in 2023: Parliament told
New Delhi: Terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir have shown a declining trend over the last about six years with 2023 registering all-time low numbers, government told the Parliament on Wednesday. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the government has a “policy of […]
Mother of two breaks stereotype to become first female e-rickshaw driver in Chenab valley
Bhaderwah: The world turned upside down for 39-year-old Meenakshi Devi, a mother of two, almost a year ago after her husband was diagnosed with renal failure and put on weekly dialysis, forcing the family to wrap up their business and sell their car to clear the debt. But instead of being overwhelmed by penury, she […]
Modi will return to power in 2024; hope terror will end in JK by 2026: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return to power after the 2024 general elections and hoped that by 2026, terrorism will be completely eliminated from Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to a debate in the Lok Sabha on the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill and the […]
Railways gave Rs 59,837 crore subsidy on passenger tickets in 2019-20: Minister
New Delhi: The Indian Railways offered a subsidy of Rs 59,837 crore on passenger tickets in 2019-20 and the concession still continues, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Vaishnaw shared the information in response to a question by Congress MP Anto Antony from Kerala regarding restoring […]
Bomb threat at Jammu school, turns out hoax
Jammu: Police on Wednesday conducted a massive sanitization operation inside a private school here after the institute received a bomb threat via a phone call, officials said. No suspicious object was found on the school premises at Residency Road in the heart of the city and the purported threat turned out to be a hoax, […]
One dead, 22 injured as bus overturns in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: A bus overturned in Rajouri district on Wednesday leaving one passenger dead and 22 others, including 14 students, injured, officials said. The accident took place near Radha Soami Ashram in Thandikassi village along the Rajouri-Jammu national highway. The bus was on its way to Rajouri from Manjakote and hit two cars before overturning, they […]
Land identified as proceeds of terrorism attached in Bandipora: Police
Srinagar: Land belonging to the family of a terror associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Bandipora district of north Kashmir was on Wednesday attached under the anti-terror law UAPA, police said. The action was taken after the land was identified as proceeds of crime. “Bandipora Police has attached 14 marla of residential land at Ashtengoo Bandipora […]
Two overground workers arrested with arms, ammunition in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: Two overground workers (OGWs) of terrorists were arrested along with arms and ammunition in Rajouri district, police said on Wednesday. Mohammad Farooq and Mohammad Nazir were arrested during a search and cordon operation in Behrote village in the Budhal area, they said. A pistol, two magazines, 30 bullets, two hand grenades and some other […]
Police calls for more efforts to dismantle terror ecosystem in Kishtwar
Jammu: A police officer in Kishtwar on Wednesday emphasised efficient investigation of the cases related to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and action against the terror ecosystem in the district. Kishtwar Senior Superintendent of Police Khalil Poswal was chairing a meeting of officers to review the status of UAPA cases and those under trial. […]
