Allow no overweight vehicle to ply on National Highway: CS

Asks for designating truck holding areas to avoid congestion on main carriage width

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today directed the concerned to intensify their checking at Toll Plazas and not allow any misfit or overloaded vehicles to ply over the main national highway as they breakdown on the way causing massive inconvenience to others. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, PWD; Divisional Commissioner, Jammu; […]

Misuse of social media: SIA conducts searches in four Kashmir districts

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency on Tuesday carried out searches at six locations in four districts of the Valley in a case related to the misuse of social media for “unlawful and secessionist activities”, it said. The pre-dawn searches were aimed at uncovering individuals and groups allegedly involved in propagating secessionist, anti-India […]

No power cuts in Jammu city: JKPDD

Says outage in unmetered areas to be less than 6 hours

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department (PDD) on Tuesday said there will be no power curtailment in Jammu city, while the power cuts in rural and unmetered areas will be less than six hours. The announcement came at a time when protests against the department over frequent outages were gaining momentum amid hot and […]

DGP reviews Amarnath Yatra security arrangements

Srinagar: Ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh chaired a high-level security review meeting at the police headquarters here on Tuesday. “The DGP took a comprehensive review of the security arrangements being placed for the yatra,” a police spokesperson said. The meeting was attended by top officials […]

Farming woes: Incessant rains damage Kharif crops in Kashmir

Srinagar: Incessant rains coupled with low temperatures in May have put Kharif crops, mainly paddy, in Kashmir at risk of getting wasted, farmers and officials said here. The low temperature has resulted in stunted growth of the saplings of various food grains and vegetables, which in turn resulted in delaying the transplantation season from the […]

International Refugee Day: Displaced people from PoJK hold anti-Pak protest in Jammu

Jammu: Displaced people from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) marked International Refugee Day on Tuesday by holding a protest against Pakistan here and demanding rehabilitation. Led by SOS International, an organisation dedicated to the cause of more than 1.8 million people from PoJK, the protesters burnt a flag of Pakistan and raised slogans against the […]

19 injured as bus falls into canal in Samba

Samba/Jammu: Nineteen people, including women and children, were injured when the bus in which they were travelling skidded off the road and rolled down into a canal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district early Tuesday, officials said. The incident took place in the Samotra Channi area as the driver lost control of the bus, they […]

Man drowns in river in Kishtwar, five arrested for abetment to suicide

Jammu: A man allegedly jumped into a river and drowned following an argument over a land parcel in Kishtwar district, police said on Tuesday. Five persons have been arrested for abetment to suicide, they said. Shabir Ahmed Chopan allegedly had an argument with locals over a land in the Bismina village of the Warwan Valley […]

Arrangements finalised for V-P Dhankhar’s maiden visit to Jammu

Jammu: Arrangements have been finalised for Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who will arrive here on his maiden visit on Thursday, officials said. Dhankhar will attend the special convocation of the University of Jammu as chief guest and visit the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district during his day-long trip, the officials said on Tuesday. The […]