Man injured after shooting stones hit truck in Ramban

    Ramban: A man was injured on Saturday when ‘shooting stone’ hit his truck on the Jammu—Srinagar national highway in Ramban district of Jammu region.   Official sources said that a man identified as Wasim Ahmed son of Gulam Nabi Dar from Baramulla was injured when his truck (JK05F-1003) he was hit by a […]

Jmu—Sgr highway closed again due to fresh landslides in Ramban, Snowfall in Qazigund

Jmu—Sgr highway closed again due to fresh landslides in Ramban, Snowfall in Qazigund

  Qazigund: The 270-km Jammu—Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic due to shooting stones at many places an highway and snowfall in Qazigund, traffic officials said.   “Jammu srinagar national highway closed for vehicular movement due to fresh snowfall in Qazigund area, rain and shooting stones at Mehar, Cafeteria road, Panthal on Banihal-Ramban patch” […]

95 Covid cases with 65 in Jammu

95 Covid cases with 65 in Jammu

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 95 Covid cases with zero deaths on Friday, an official bulletin said. It said that 65 cases in Jammu division and 30 in Kashmir division, taking the positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 452817. Providing district-wise breakup for positive cases, the bulletin said that Srinagar reported 18 cases, Baramulla […]

Administrative Council approves fifty percent remission for stamp duty rates for 1st-time purchase

  Jammu: In a remarkable move, the Administrative Council (AC), which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the remission of fifty percent (50%) stamp duty for all first time buyers of real estate in the housing sector for a period of two years.   Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors […]

IGNOU Term End Examination Scheduled To Be Held From March 4

SRINAGAR: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) term-end examination for December 2021, which was postponed due to the apprehension of Omicron virus, has now been rescheduled to be commenced from 4th March to 11th April 2022. The date sheet and hall tickets for the examination are available on the official website of IGNOU. The Regional Centre […]

KU to re-open for offline classes from March 3; authorities notify guidelines for HODs, faculty, students

    Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Friday issued necessary guidelines for deans, heads of departments, faculty members and students ahead of re-opening of the varsity for offline classes from March 3, 2022.   “This is for the information of all concerned that the class-work/examination in the teaching departments of the main and satellite […]

Snowfall: 6 Warwan Residents Missing Since Tuesday Reach Home Safely

    Srinagar: Six persons from remote Warwan area of Kishtwar district, who were “missing” after starting journey by foot via snow-bound Margan Top in Anantnag on Tuesday, “safely” reached their residence on Friday.   “They are about to reach home. People have seen them en route to their residences,” Sarpanch of the area Azad […]

Two LeT militants killed in Amshipora Shopian Gunfight

  Srinagar: Two local militants of Lashkar-i-Toiba oufit were killed in an encounter in Shopian district of south Kahsmir on Friday, officials said.   They said a joint team of police, CRPF and army had launched a joint cordon-and-search operation in Amshipora area of the district amid inputs about the presence of the militants.   […]

Police arrest 1 active militant, 2 ‘hybrid militants’, 1 ‘militant associate’

Police arrest 1 active militant, 2 ‘hybrid militants’, 1 ‘militant associate’

Srinagar: Police along with security forces have arrested four militants including two “hybrid” militants and a militant associate in Budgam and Baramulla districts, police said. A police official said that acting on specific information about presence of militants in Aarath area of Budgam, police along with army’s 2 Rashtriya Rifles arrested an active militant of […]

Police find huge cache of arms, explosives dropped from drone near border

Police find huge cache of arms, explosives dropped from drone near border

Jammu: Police on Thursday claimed recovery of three remote controlled Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), six grenades and a pistol besides other ammunition in RS Pora area of Jammu. The recovery comes hours after Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly fired at a “drone” along the international border in RS Pora and Arnia sectors of Jammu district. […]