Army man ‘commits suicide’ at camp in Jammu
Jammu: An Army man allegedly shot himself on Monday with his service rifle at a camp in the outskirts of the city, officials said. The incident took place around 5 AM at the guard room in Miran Sahib area, they said. He had joined the Indian Army in December, 2017 and belonged to Andra Pradesh. […]
Amarnath yatra suspended from Jammu today as precautionary measure
Agencies Jammu: The Amarnath yatra was suspended on Monday as a precautionary measure following a strike called by separatists in the Kashmir valley to mark the third death anniversary of former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, officials said. The annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-meter high holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas will resume on […]
Civilian injured in cross-LoC firing in Nowshera
Srinagar: One civilian was injured in cross-LoC firing in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Reports said that the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kalsian village Monday morning. The injured, identified as Ram Saroop of Kalsian, was shifted to sub district hospital […]
Kashmir shuts on Burhan Wani’s third death anniversary
Srinagar : A shutdown is being observed in Kashmir valley on Monday on the third death anniversary of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander, Burhan Wani. Shops and business establishments are closed in Srinagar and other districts of valley. While public transport was off the roads in the city and other parts of the valley, however, private vehicles were […]
4 Executive Officers Of Municipal Committees Suspended For ‘Misconduct, Funds Misappropriation’
Srinagar : The authorities have placed under suspension four executive officers of municipal committees based on “preliminary inquiry” reports into the alleged charges of misappropriation, irregularities in financial transactions, gross negligence and misconduct. According to an order issued by the Director Urban Local Bodies, the officers placed under suspension Including Sarfaraz Ahmad Bhat, Executive Officer […]
J&K Bank appoints Rajni Saraf as CFO
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Bank Saturday announced the appointment of Rajni Saraf as its chief financial officer (CFO). “The Board of Directors of the bank has appointed Rajni Saraf as chief financial officer of the bank for a period of 6 months with effect from July 5, 2019,” it said in a regulatory filing. […]
Another batch of 5,124 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave shrine
Srinagar : A fresh batch of 5124 pilgrims left Jammu for the cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, an official said. “The pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas Jammu in an escorted convoy of vehicles for the Valley today,” he said. An official said for Pahalgam route 2498 males, 426 females, 19 […]
Two soldiers injured in cross LoC firing in Rajouri sector
Agencies Jammu : Two Army personnel were injured in cross border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The soldiers, who were manning a forward post in the Romali Dhara area of Nowshera sector, were injured in the firing from across the border on […]
J&K govt orders transfers, new postings in forest department
Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered transfers and new postings in the forest department. As per an order, Abhijeet Joshi, in-charge DCF, DFO Basholi has been transferred and posted as DFO Social Forestry, Jammu vice Sanjay Kumar Gupta. The Charge of DFO Basholi shall be looked after by Ashwani Kumar, ACF, DFO Eco Task […]
PUF Protests Against Highway Ban During Amarnath Yatra
SRINAGAR — Peoples United Front — an alliance between the parties of bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal and former MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid — Friday staged a sit-in here to protest the ban on civilian traffic on a stretch of Srinagar-Jammu national highway for over five hours a day during Amarnath yatra. Members of the front led by […]
