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Since start of monsoon: Over 65 houses damaged in Poonch, Ramban due to land subsidence

JAMMU, Sept. 13 -- Following incessant rains in August this year that left a trail of death and destruction across Jammu region, land subsidence has damaged over 65 houses in two villages in Poonch an... Read More


J&K's lone AAP legislator Mehraj Malik detained under stringent PSA

JAMMU, Sept. 9 -- The lone Aam Aadmi Party MLA in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehraj Malik, was on Monday detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) for allegedly disturbing public order in Doda dist... Read More


Amit Shah visits flood-hit areas of Jammu, reviews relief efforts

JAMMU, Sept. 2 -- Union home minister Amit Shah, on Monday, visited Jammu and inspected the rain, flood, and landslide-affected areas of Jammu division and took stock of the damages caused by the natu... Read More


Vaishno Devi: LG forms 3-member panel to probe 34 pilgrims' death

JAMMU, Aug. 30 -- Days after a cloudburst-triggered landslide near Ardhkuwari on the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage track claimed the lives of 34 pilgrims, lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha, who heads the Shri... Read More


Dy CM Surinder Choudhary blames LG, shrine board CEO for Vaishno Devi tragedy

JAMMU, Aug. 29 -- A day after chief minister Omar Abdullah raised questions on allowing Vaishno Devi pilgrims on the hilly trek amid severe weather warnings, deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary o... Read More


Katra observes bandh, holds shrine board responsible for death of 34 Vaishno Devi pilgrims

JAMMU, Aug. 29 -- A day after a landslide left 34 Vaishno Devi pilgrims dead and scores were injured near Ardhkuwari, Katra town, on Thursday, observed a successful bandh in protest against Shri Mata ... Read More


Amid heavy rains gates of Baglihar, Salal power projects over Chenab thrown open

JAMMU, Aug. 26 -- Amid heavy rains across Jammu region, the authorities at Baglihar hydroelectric project and Salal hydroelectric project over River Chenab have opened their spill gates. Rivers and r... Read More


Thar road rage case: CJM rejects bail plea of accused

JAMMU, Aug. 24 -- The court of the chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Jammu, on Friday rejected the bail plea of 20-year-old Mannan Anand, who twice brutally hit a 68-year-old man with his Thar in Gandh... Read More


Ex-IGP announces free coaching to IAS, IPS aspirants from J&K, Ladakh & Northeast states

JAMMU, Aug. 21 -- Former inspector general of police (IGP) Basant Rath, on Wednesday, announced free coaching to IAS-IPS aspirants from Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and northeast at his coaching centre c... Read More


Kishtwar cloudburst toll reaches 64 as one more body recovered

JAMMU, Aug. 19 -- With the recovery of one more body on Monday, the death toll in the cloudburst-hit Chishoti village of Kishtwar has mounted to 64, said officials. "We recovered one more body today ... Read More