One Killed, Five Injured in Two Road Accidents in Ramban, Doda

One Killed, Five Injured in Two Road Accidents in Ramban, Doda

Truck plunges into gorge near Banihal; vehicle overturns in Bhalla JAMMU, Oct 13: One person was killed and five others, including two women, were injured in two separate road accidents in Ramban and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. In Ramban, a truck driver was killed while its conductor was injured … Read more

J&K Govt Constitutes Panel to Revise Subordinate Accounts Service Recruitment Rules

J&K Govt Constitutes Panel to Revise Subordinate Accounts Service Recruitment Rules

SRINAGAR, Oct 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted a committee to review and finalize revised recruitment rules for the Jammu and Kashmir Subordinate Accounts Service, aiming to align existing provisions with current administrative requirements and government policies. The Finance Department issued Government Order No. 312-F of 2026 on October 12, constituting the committee … Read more

J&K: Terror Hideout Busted in Poonch; AK-47, Six Grenades Recovered

J&K: Terror Hideout Busted in Poonch; AK-47, Six Grenades Recovered

JAMMU, Oct 13: Security forces busted a suspected terrorist hideout inside a natural cave in Surankote area of Poonch district on Tuesday, recovering an AK-47 rifle, six hand grenades, ammunition and medical supplies, officials said. The arms cache was recovered during a joint operation by the Army and police in the Satharban forest following reports … Read more

Both tubes of Satwari-Kunjwani flyover thrown open

Both tubes of Satwari-Kunjwani flyover thrown open

20-minute journey reduced to just 5 minutes Arvind Sharma JAMMU Tawi, Oct 12: On the second day of Navratras dedicated to Maa Brahmacharini, the people of Jammu got a major gift as both tubes of the Satwari–Kunjwani flyover were opened for traffic today. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) opened the flyover stretch from … Read more

4 terrorists killed in failed infiltration bid near LoC

4 terrorists killed in failed infiltration bid near LoC

Jammu Tawi, Oct 12: Four terrorists, including a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were killed in a landmine explosion while attempting to infiltrate into Indian Territory near Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Monday. Official sources said that the incident took place in the Krishna Ghati Sector where the group was attempting … Read more

Rain, gusty winds likely from Oct 13 to 15

Srinagar, Oct 12: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds at many places from October 13 to 15, with light snowfall over higher reaches, the Meteorological Centre Srinagar said on Monday. The MeT department said generally cloudy weather with light rain at isolated places was expected on … Read more

J&K aims to adopt Mountain Dev Policy: CM

J&K aims to adopt Mountain Dev Policy: CM

Cautions policy framework must not be formulated in isolation Srinagar, Oct 12: Jammu and Kashmir is aiming to become the first Himalayan territory to adopt a ‘Mountain Development Policy’, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday, cautioning that the policy framework must not be formulated in isolation. Addressing a gathering at the 13th Sustainable Mountain … Read more

95,000 pilgrims visit Mata Vaishnodevi in first two days

95,000 pilgrims visit Mata Vaishnodevi in first two days

Jammu Tawi, Oct 12 : Over 95,000 pilgrims have visited the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine cave in Reasi district in the first two days of the Shardiya Navratras, officials said. Footfall increased on Monday, with over 48,000 people registering for the pilgrimage till 7 pm, they said. As many as 47,346 pilgrims visited the holy … Read more

Powerful blast rocks forward areas in Poonch

Jammu Tawi, Oct 12 : A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) explosion rocked a forward village along the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district on Monday, triggering heightened security measures, officials said. The powerful blast reportedly occurred in Satwal-Naki area near the zero line, during the movement of a group … Read more

Abdullah family must answer for 1987 rigging: LoP

Calls 1987 vote theft the biggest electoral malpractice Says UCC to be implemented across country, including J&K Srinagar, Oct 12: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sunil Kumar Sharma on Monday termed the alleged rigging of the 1987 Assembly elections as the biggest case of vote theft in the country and said the Abdullah family must answer … Read more