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Special prayers, celebrations underway at Jammu’s Raghunath temple on Pran Pratishtha day

Special prayers, celebrations underway at Jammu’s Raghunath temple on Pran Pratishtha day

Jammu: On the auspicious day of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, special prayers and celebrations were held at the Raghunath temple in Jammu. The Raghunath Temple, dedicated to Lord Ram, holds its own historical significance and the temple has been targeted twice by the terrorists. The temple is surrounded […]

Police solves theft case in Pulwama, 2 arrested

Police solves theft case in Pulwama, 2 arrested

Pulwama:Police solved a burglary case by arresting two accused persons and recovered the stolen property worth lakhs in Jammu Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police said on Monday that Station Kakapora received a written complaint from one mobile shop owner, Owais Ahmed Bakal, stating therein that his shop had been burgled during the intervening night of January […]

Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir valley as Srinagar records minus 5.3°C

Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir valley as Srinagar records minus 5.3°C

Srinagar: Cold wave intensifies with a minimum temperature that further slips down in the Kashmir valley as Srinagar recorded a low of -5.3°C and Pahalgam -6.9°C, respectively, on Monday. The twin districts of south Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian remained the coldest places, recording a low of -7.4°C respectively on Monday, an independent observer said. The […]

26-Year-Old Man Charred to Death in Pattan Fire, House Damaged

26-Year-Old Man Charred to Death in Pattan Fire, House Damaged

Baramulla: A 26-year-old man was charred to death after a fire broke out in his house, purportedly due to an electric blanket, last night at the Khambiyar village of Pattan town in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Locals told the news agency CNS that the fire broke out on an intervening night of 21-22 January in […]

DGP, J&K, GOC 16 Corps chair high level security review meeting at Jammu

DGP, J&K, GOC 16 Corps chair high level security review meeting at Jammu

Adopt proactive approach to thwart any terror or law & order incident; strengthen security grids: DGP, J&K     Jammu: A high level security meeting to review preparedness for the Republic Day 2024 celebrations in Jammu Zone was held at Police Headquarters Jammu today. Director General of Police J&K, Shri R.R Swain and GOC 16 […]

Director Sericulture visits Ganderbal, presides over VBSY proceeding at Town Hall

Director Sericulture visits Ganderbal, presides over VBSY proceeding at Town Hall

Urges youth to take benefit of Self Employment schemes Ganderbal: The Director Sericulture Development Department J&K, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat today visited district Ganderbal where he participated in the ongoing Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) at Town Hall Ganderbal. The event served as a platform to advocate self-employment schemes, with a particular focus on urging the […]

‘Hard-core Instigator Booked Under PSA in Baramulla’

‘Hard-core Instigator Booked Under PSA in Baramulla’

Baramulla: Jammu and Kashmir Police in Baramulla Saturday said it booked a ‘hardcore instigator’ and subsequently lodged him at Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu. “Acting tough against ANEs Baramulla Police booked one person namely Nasir Ahmad Ganie son of Ghulam Mohammad Ganie resident of Raipora Palhallan Pattan under Public Safety Act after obtaining formal detention […]

Unidentified Male Body Found Under Mysterious Circumstances in Rajouri

Unidentified Male Body Found Under Mysterious Circumstances in Rajouri

Rajouri: An unidentified male body was found under mysterious circumstances in Rajouri on Saturday, an official said. The official told GNS that a body of a male person, believed to be in his thirties, was spotted by some passersby at Deri Ralyote, some 150-feet away from Rajouri-Poonch highway. “Soon after a police team reached the […]

Apni Party gears up for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls

Apni Party gears up for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls

Rafi Ahmad Mir chaired the preparatory meeting; leaders deliberated over the feedback from the grassroots  Srinagar: Apni Party General Secretary, Rafi Ahmad Mir, on Saturday, chaired a provincial-level party meeting aimed at discussing preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The meeting took place at the party headquarters in Srinagar. According to a press release, the leaders […]

Ganderbal police arrested a notorious drug peddler, contraband substance recovered and  seized

Ganderbal police arrested a notorious drug peddler, contraband substance recovered and  seized

Ganderbal: Ganderbal Police arrested a notorious Drug Peddler in the jurisdiction of Police Station Safapora & recovered Contraband Substance from his possession. In a statement police said that they have raided the residential house of Javaid Ahmad Laharwal S/O Late Ab Gaffar Laharwal R/O Kondabal. In pursuance of a reliable input  during search, Contraband Substance, […]