Jammu: News
08 May 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)The missing objective of the PDP-BJP alliance
Like a square peg in a round hole, the BJP-PDP alliance is an obvious misfit.
08 May 2018
Narendra ModiJ&K: Omar Abdullah condemns the killing of tourist from TN
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has condemned the killing of a tourist hailing from Tamil Nadu during a stone-pelting incident in Narbal area on Srinagar-Gulmarg road.
08 May 2018
Mehbooba MuftiMehbooba should break her party's 'unholy' coalition with BJP: Chidambaram
With violence and unrest continuing in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader P Chidambaram today asked Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to quit the PDP-BJP coalition government saying the "unholy" alliance was the gravest provocation to the people of the Valley.
06 May 2018
India4.6 magnitude earthquake shakes parts of J&K
A moderate intensity earthquake today shook parts of Jammu and Kashmir, causing panic among the residents of Chenab valley.
06 May 2018
Mehbooba MuftiSrinagar: Administration spruces up roads, pedestrian-walkways ahead of 'Darbar Move'
This summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir has been given a facelift ahead of "Darbar Move", the 140-year-old practice of bi-annual shifting of the state capital between Jammu and Srinagar.
04 May 2018
Common Entrance TestCET scam: Court orders Rs. 50,000 compensation each to 50-students
A special anti-corruption court has ordered compensation of Rs. 50,000 each to 50 students who were denied admission in professional colleges due to the Common Entrance Test (CET) scam that hit Jammu and Kashmir in 2012.
02 May 2018
IndiaJ&K: Class 10 student held for drugging girl classmate
A Class 10 student was detained for allegedly intoxicating his classmate by lacing her lunch with a drug at a school in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, police said today.
02 May 2018
IndiaStone-pelters target school bus in Kashmir, student injured
A student of a private school was injured when his school bus was attacked by stone-pelters in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
30 Apr 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Kavinder Gupta, seven others sworn in as J&K ministers
The Mehbooba Mufti-led Jammu and Kashmir cabinet was reshuffled on Monday, with Governor NN Vohra administering the oath of eight ministers.
30 Apr 2018
Jammu And KashmirBJP's Nirmal Singh resigns as J&K deputy chief minister
Ahead of a much-awaited cabinet reshuffle, BJP's Nirmal Singh has resigned from his post of Deputy Chief Minister in Jammu & Kashmir's Mehbooba Mufti-government to give way to a new BJP face for the post.
28 Apr 2018
Jammu And KashmirIn J&K, admit card issued to donkey to write exam
In an unexpected event, an admit card for the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board was issued to a donkey named 'Kachur Khar'.
23 Apr 2018
Anurag Kashyap'Manmarziyaan' team served with a notice by J&K Tourism Board
Anurag Kashyap's upcoming directorial venture 'Manmarziyaan' has landed in a legal soup. The Jammu & Kashmir Tourism Board has issued a notice to the team for shooting in the prohibited area of Thajiwas glacier.
22 Apr 2018
Hizbul MujahideenJKNPP stages demonstration demanding early deportation of Rohingyas, Bangladeshis
The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) today staged a demonstration in Jammu as part of its campaign to press for early deportation of Rohingyas and Bangladeshi nationals.
21 Apr 2018
Swachh BharatJ&K: Govt-employees' salaries stopped for not having toilets at home
Sending out a strong message against open defecation, salaries of over 600 government employees in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar were stopped for not constructing toilets at their houses.
18 Apr 2018
Ram Nath KovindKathua gangrape: President Kovind calls it a "barbaric" incident
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday termed the Kathua gangrape and murder case as "barbaric" and said it was the collective responsibility of society to ensure such things do not happen with any girl in the country.
18 Apr 2018
Mehbooba MuftiPresident Kovind arrives in Jammu for two-day maiden visit
President Ram Nath Kovind has today arrived in Jammu on his two-day maiden visit to the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
17 Apr 2018
IndiaJ&K: 22 FIRs registered, lakhs collected from Rajouri traffic violators
As part of efforts to check violation of traffic rules, the Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri police has registered 22 FIRs and fined 3,000 vehicles in the first three months of this year, a senior police officer said today.
16 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaKathua rape: SC orders protection for victim's family, lawyers
The SC has ordered the J&K government to ensure security for the Kathua rape victim's family and their lawyers Deepika Rajawat and Talib Hussain.
15 Apr 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Braving threats, Kathua victim's lawyer says fight's for her daughter
When lawyers of Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association brandished sticks and stopped the crime branch from filing a chargesheet in the Kathua rape-murder case, Deepika Singh Rajawat was seeking justice for the 8-year-old victim.
15 Apr 2018
IndiaJ&K: Government order demarcation of Poonch Fort to remove encroachments
In an effort to restore the glory of a historic monument, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district have ordered demarcation of the land pertinent to the Poonch Fort to remove encroachments.
14 Apr 2018
Jammu And KashmirMehbooba Mufti wants fast-track court to hear Kathua rape case
J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti has requested the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court to set up a fast track court to expedite the trial of the ghastly Kathua gangrape and murder.
13 Apr 2018
Rajnath SinghKathua rape: Victim's family should get justice, says Rajnath Singh
The family of the Kathua rape victim should get justice, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.
13 Apr 2018
Rahul GandhiShe could've been my daughter: Kamal Haasan condemns Kathua rape
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan today expressed anguish over the rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, saying he felt "angry" for failing her.
13 Apr 2018
Delhi High CourtHC notice to media houses for disclosing Kathua victim's identity
Delhi High Court today issued notices to several media houses for disclosing the identity of the eight-year-old girl who was gang-raped and killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district.
10 Apr 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Kathua rape-case: Chargesheet filed against 7, amid protests by lawyers
The Jammu and Kashmir Police filed a chargesheet in rape and murder of 8-year-old, three months ago, in Kathua, against seven accused including police officers.
10 Apr 2018
IndiaJ&K: Civil Secretariat to close in Jammu on April 27
The Jammu and Kashmir government will shift its base to summer capital Srinagar next month as part of the century-old-practice of darbar move, an official said today.
08 Apr 2018
Kashmir ValleySrinagar: Fear of drought amid prolonged dry spell; advisories issued
A long dry spell sent the mercury soaring in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital of Srinagar, which recorded its hottest-ever March this year and raised the specter of drought-like conditions.
05 Apr 2018
Ministry Of Home AffairsJ&K to build 14,000 bunkers to protect residents around LoC
Jammu and Kashmir will build 14,000 bunkers in its five border districts to safeguard local residents from Pakistani shelling.
02 Apr 2018
National Green Tribunal (NGT)Vaishno Devi: NGT raps J&K over rehabilitation plan for mules
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed the Jammu and Kashmir government for not finalizing a rehabilitation plan for horses and mules which have been barred from plying from Katra to the Vaishno Devi temple and slapped a cost of Rs. 50 lakh on the state government.
01 Apr 2018
Hizbul MujahideenAuthorities miss deadline for digitization of land-records in Jammu, Srinagar
Authorities in Jammu and Srinagar have failed to meet the deadline set to complete the first phase of a project to digitize the land records in the two districts, and they now aim to complete the project by March next year.
30 Mar 2018
Sachin TendulkarCM thanks Tendulkar for sanctioning Rs.40L for North Kashmir school
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday thanked cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar for sanctioning over Rs. 40 lakh from the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds for construction of a school building in Kupwara district of North Kashmir.
27 Mar 2018
IndiaCurrently, no proposal to scrap Article 370, says Centre
There is currently no proposal to scrap Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
25 Mar 2018
IndiaPost upgradation, Jammu airport expects a 25% jump in traffic
The Airports Authority of India-run Jammu airport, recently upgraded with enhanced passenger amenities, is expected to log a 25 percent jump in passenger traffic at 1.5 million this fiscal, driven by new flights and routes.
20 Mar 2018
IndiaOver 4,000 vehicles fined in a fortnight for traffic violation
Over 4,400 vehicles were fined, and 140 were seized for violation of traffic rules in the last fortnight in Jammu.
20 Mar 2018
India2 FCSCA officials booked by vigilance department in JK
The Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organization registered a case against two government officials for alleged misappropriation of over Rs. 19L in Kishtwar district.
15 Mar 2018
IndiaJammu: Seven-year-old girl molested by religious school teacher
A seven-and-half-year old girl was allegedly molested by her teacher at a religious school at Jammu district's Nagrota in the outskirts of the city, a police official said on Thursday.
10 Mar 2018
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)Srinagar: CRPF jawan commits suicide by shooting self with service-rifle
A CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide today by shooting himself with his service rifle inside a camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar today.
10 Mar 2018
Indian ArmyJ&K: Pak violates ceasefire along Poonch LoC; forward-posts, villages attacked
In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling from across the border, targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
09 Mar 2018
IndiaJammu & Kashmir police's women safety app launched
On the occasion of International Women's Day, Jammu & Kashmir Governor NN Vohra's wife Usha Vohra launched a mobile application of the police aimed at ensuring the safety of women in the state.
07 Mar 2018
Jammu And Kashmir17 J&K protesters died due to pellet gun injuries: Govt
As many as 17 protesters died due to pellet gun injuries in Jammu and Kashmir in 2016-17, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed Rajya Sabha.
