JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Rape accused arrested after 2 years in J&K

11:33 pm June 3, 2021

Jammu: A rape accused was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district after a two-year hunt, police said on Thursday. The accused, Shabir Ahmed, a resident of Bagga village in Mahore, was absconding in the case of kidnapping and rape registered at Chassana police station in 2019, they said. He evaded the investigation by going […]

Kayaking, canoeing training facilities added to Khelo India Centre in Srinagar

3:31 pm May 22, 2021

Srinagar : The Sports Ministry on Saturday decided to add training facilities for kayaking and canoeing at the Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) here to promote the two watersports in Jammu and Kashmir. The J&K Sports Council and the state government had made a request to include these two sporting disciplines. The KISCE, which was launched in April after revamping facilities in the […]

Terror hideout busted in J-K’s Poonch; arms, ammo seized

3:20 pm May 22, 2021

Jammu: Security forces busted a terrorist hideout near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Poonch district on Saturday and seized some arms and ammunition, the third such recovery in a fortnight, police said here. The recovery includes an AK-56 assault rifle, a magazine with 30 rounds, and two Chinese pistols and a magazine, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Poonch, Vinod Kumar said. The hideout was busted during […]

J-K reports first death due to black fungus in Jammu

11:18 pm May 21, 2021

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported its first death due to black fungus after a 40-year-old COVID-19 recovered patient died of mucormycosis at Government Medical College (GMC) hospital here, an official said. The patient who was admitted to GMC hospital has succumbed to the infection, Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo, told […]

J-K Lt Governor greets people on eve of Ram Navami

11:03 pm April 20, 2021

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday extended his warm greetings to the people on the eve of Ram Navami. In his message, the Lt Governor observed that “Lord Ram, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu is an embodiment of compassion, dutifulness, tolerance, Justice, and great virtues”. People, especially the youth, must […]