Districts

JAMMU: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Army, who was died in a firing incident in Samba district, was cremated with full military honours at his native village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Thursday, officials said. …
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JAMMU: Two wanted criminals were arrested under the Public Safety Act (PSA) on the outskirts of Jammu and shifted to a jail in Poonch district, police said on Thursday. The accused have been identified as Paramjeet Kumar alias Jungi, a…
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KATHUA: Authorities on Wednesday banned the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in Kathua district for two months, citing national security concerns. The order, issued by District Magistrate Rajesh Sharma, said that VPN services are…
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SRINAGAR: Security forces on Wednesday recovered explosives and ammunition from a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. The forces carried out search operations in the Shalebuth forest in the Kreeri area…
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MENDHAR/JAMMU: A 35-year-old woman from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was repatriated from Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district to Pakistan on Wednesday, nine days after she inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC), officials said.…
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JAMMU: Police on Tuesday arrested an alleged drug peddler associated with a Pakistan-based drone-dropped narcotics module in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. The accused -- identified as Siraj Din alias Saraju --…
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GULMARG: The recent snowfall in the Valley has rekindled hopes for a revival of the tourism sector in Kashmir that suffered heavily owing to various adversities this year, including the Pahalgam terror attack in April and a spate of…
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JAMMU: The administration in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Tuesday issued an order making it mandatory for landlords, property owners, industries, business establishments and contractors to disclose details of outsiders working or…
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JAMMU: Surveillance has been stepped up along the route to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi to manage the expected New Year pilgrim rush, with focus on high-footfall and congested stretches,…
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RAJOURI/JAMMU: Rajouri District Magistrate Abhishek Sharma on Tuesday entered the bone-chilling waters of the Darhali River to clear garbage as part of a cleanliness drive. Flowing through Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri town, the Darhali…
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