Life paralysed in Jammu

BHARAT BANDH

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, July 5: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Left sponsored Bharat Bandh - to protest hike in fuel prices – Monday evoked near total response in Jammu and its suburbs.  Although government offices and educational institutes were closed Monday on being holiday, the strike affected More

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Navy divers launch fresh search operation

MBBS Student Drowning Case

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, July, 5: Nearly two months after alleged drowning of the MBBS student Sayeed Zuhaib Rizwi in Mansar Lake, a special team of the Navy divers has arrived here to conduct fresh searches to find out the body. Sayeed Zuhaib Rizwi, a medical student of Shri Acharya Chander hospital went More

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Tourists, yatris bear burnt

Bharat Bandh

SUMIT HAKOO

Jammu, July 5: The Bharat bandh not only affected the normal life in Jammu and Kashmir, but the pilgrims and tourists had to suffer in absence of public transport, which remained off the roads for most of the day. Hundreds of pilgrims, in absence of commercial and public transport, were either More

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CPI (M) protest against price hike

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, July 5: Hundreds of CPI (M) activists staged protest demonstrations across Jammu in connection with one day Bharat Bandh call to protest against the sky racketing prices of essential commodities.  The CPI (M) workers assembled at the Exhibition ground and shouted slogans against UPA government More

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2 boys killed in flash floods

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, July 5: Two boys drowned in Jammu and Rajouri district due to flash floods triggered by fresh rainfall in the upper reaches of Shivalik, police said on Monday. Police said a 17-year-old youth was drowned when flash flood hit Tawi River, where he was taking bath, this morning. Pritam More

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Shabir reviews Yatra arrangements

Jammu: Minister of state for Power, Shabir Ahmed Khan reviewed arrangements for Amarnath Yatris at Jammu base camp at Baghwati Nagar Yatri Niwas.  He went round the Yatri Niwas and inspected the facilities. Shabir interacted with pilgrims and inquired about the facilities being extended to them More

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Girl injured ‘mysteriously’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, July 5: A girl received cut on her throat in mysterious circumstances in Gangyal area, near here late on Sunday night. Admitted in Government Medical College hospital Jammu, the injured girl has been identified as Bindu Kumari (25) daughter of Rajinder Bhagat of Bihar. She was rushed More

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Policeman held for beating couple

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu: A policeman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a couple on the outskirts of Jammu city last night, police said on Monday. Constable Muhammad Saleem had a quarrel with his neighbour Mushtaq Ali in village Teli Basti last night. He allegedly beat up Ali and his wife Gulzar Bi, they More

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OGW held: Police

Jammu: Kishtwar police Monday claimed to have apprehended an alleged Over Ground Worker (OGW) working for a Lashkar-e-Taiba commander in Banjwah area.  A police spokesman said Abdul Latief Bhat alias Hafiz Latief son of Abdul Gani Bhat of Patneez Kishtwar, an alleged OGW, was arrested and a More

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Cross LoC traders elect body

Jammu: The Poonch cross LoC traders, after two years, on Monday re-elected their 11 member committee, sources said. Sources said the elections for the traders’ body were held at Dak Banglow (Poonch), under the supervision of Tehsildar, who was entrusted with the duty by deputy commissioner Poonch More

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‘Absconder’ held after 7 yrs

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu: An alleged rapist, who was evading arrest from the last seven years, was arrested on Monday morning by the Mendhar police, official sources said. They said Muhammad Yasin son of Muhammad Juma of village Kass Baladi (Mendhar) was wanted allegedly in a rape case registered against him in More

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