NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah‘s convoy was halted by local residents in Ramban to discuss their concerns following devastating floods and landslides that claimed three lives and caused extensive damage in the district on Sunday. The natural disaster prompted political leaders across party lines to urge the Centre to declare it…
JAMMU: Mashkoor, a groom in Jammu and Kashmir, walked to his wedding venue on Monday along with his procession after landslides triggered by heavy rainfall shut down the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH 44). The groom explained that they were forced to walk because of the heavy rainfall the previous day, which led to the road…
JAMMU: Border Security Force (BSF) Sunday reunited a 50-year-old man, found wandering near the international border in J&K’s Akhnoor sector, with his family. Venkata Rao from Andhra Pradesh had been missing from home for the past three months, BSF said.“He was unable to provide complete details. BSF officers put in extra efforts to trace his…
Jammu: Continuing their ongoing crackdown on drug-related crime, J&K police seized property worth lakhs, including a residential house and a car, belonging to a drug peddler in Rajouri district of Jammu division on Saturday.“The property of Jaswinder Kumar, alias Sonu, a resident of Ambedkar Chowk Lamberi in Nowshera of Rajouri district, was attached under Narcotic…
JAMMU: An army junior commissioned officer (JCO) was killed Saturday in repelling an infiltration attempt by Pakistani terrorists from across the LoC in Sunderbani of Jammu’s Akhnoor sector. Two more terrorists were gunned down in a separate, ongoing operation in Kishtwar where a gunman was shot dead on Friday.The death of JCO Kuldeep Chand (46)…
JAMMU: An Army personnel was seriously injured after an unmanned aerial vehicle crashed after colliding with an Indian Air Force tower located within the high-security technical area of Jammu airport on Thursday. No official statement has been released regarding the incident yet.However, official sources said the UAV, a Searcher Mark-2 of the Army, crashed around…
NEW DELHI: Four people were killed and 17 others injured when a bus and a taxi collided on the Srinagar-Sonamarg road in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials reported.The accident occurred at Gund, causing major damage to both vehicles. Initially, 21 people were injured in the collision, with four later succumbing to…
NEW DELHI: A woman carrying a pistol managed to breach security checks and reach the Bhawan of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine on the intervening night of March 14-15, officials said. The woman, identified as Jyoti Gupta, is said to be working with Delhi Police. The weapon in her possession had an expired licence. She…
UDHAMPUR: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed due to accumulated snow in the region between Ramsoo and Qazigund, while falling rocks, landslides and mudslides have blocked the stretch from Nashri to the NAVYUG Tunnel, officials said on Friday. Numerous vehicles, comprising trucks, passenger vehicles and buses, are currently stranded at Jakhin Udhampur.Due to the…
NEW DELHI: At least two soldiers lost their lives, and three others sustained injuries when an Army vehicle veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge near the Wular Viewpoint in Bandipora district, officials reported on Saturday. The soldiers were immediately rushed to a hospital for treatment. Dr. Masarat Iqbal Wani, medical superintendent…
