Mughal Road reopened for vehicular traffic after 2 days
Jammu: The Mughal Road, which connects the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu region with south Kashmir’s Shopian district, was reopened for vehicular traffic on Wednesday after remaining closed for two days due to snowfall, traffic officials said. All stranded vehicles have been allowed to move towards their respective destinations on both […]
Over 1.27 lakh pilgrims visit Vaishno Devi shrine in first 3 days of Navratra
Katra/Jammu: More than 1.27 lakh people visited the Vaishno Devi cave shrine atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district in the first three days of the Navratra festival, officials said on Wednesday. The shrine, located 45 kilometres from the winter capital Jammu, has been decked up to receive pilgrims from across the country during the […]
Two BSF personnel injured as Pak Rangers open fire along IB
Jammu: Two BSF personnel were injured after Pakistan Rangers “resorted to unprovoked firing” on border guards along the International Border (IB) here, officials said on Wednesday. The Pakistan Rangers opened fire around 8.15 am on Tuesday on the troops at the Vikram post in the Arnia sector, following which the BSF jawans fired in retaliation, […]
Army jawan succumbs to bullet injury, last rites held in Reasi
Poonch/Jammu: An army jawan deployed along the Line of Control died of bullet injuries under mysterious circumstances in Poonch district. His last rites were carried out with full military honours in Reasi district on Wednesday. During routine duty, Ridham Sharma (22) was found lying on the ground with a bullet injury in the forward areas […]
Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 150 to Rs 2,275 per quintal for 2024-25
New Delhi: Ahead of the assembly polls in key wheat growing states, the government on Wednesday announced an increase in the minimum support price of wheat by Rs 150 to Rs 2,275 per quintal for the 2024-25 marketing season. This is the highest quantum of increase in MSP for any marketing season since the Modi […]
BSF jawan posted in Kupwara learns about wife’s suicide, kills himself
Jaipur: A BSF jawan posted in Jammu and Kashmir shot himself dead on learning that his wife had committed suicide back home in Rajasthan after they quarrelled over the phone, police said on Wednesday. They had married eight months ago. Anshu Yadav (24), a resident of Dheerpur village in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district, hanged herself from […]
Relief amount for Kashmiri migrant families in Delhi raised to Rs 27,000 per month
New Delhi: Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has approved an increase in the Adhoc Monthly Relief to Kashmiri migrants in the national capital from Rs 10,000 to Rs 27,000 per month, Raj Niwas officials said on Wednesday. The Adhoc Monthly Relief (AMR) was last increased in 2007 when the amount was doubled from Rs 5,000 […]
Centre hikes DA by 4 pc for its employees
Announces bonus for railway staff
New Delhi: Ahead of the festive season, the central government on Wednesday decided to hike the dearness allowance for its employees by 4 percentage points to 46 per cent of the basic salary and pay 78 days of salaries as bonus for non-gazetted railway staff. Briefing reporters about the Cabinet decisions, Information and Broadcasting Minister […]
Landslide blocks JK highway as rain, snowfall continues
Ramban/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Tuesday due to landslides in Ramban district, leaving over 200 vehicles stranded. Snowfall in the high altitude areas and rains in plains of Jammu region continued for the second day, triggering cold wave conditions. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest […]
Land compensation for PMGSY roads paid in only JK: Lt Guv
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is the only place in the country where compensation has to be paid to build a road under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY), Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday. Compensation for building road under the PMGSY is paid only in Jammu and Kashmir. “It does not happen in […]
