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JAMMU: A vital road connecting remote Paddar sub-division in Jammu and Kashmir with Kishtwar district headquarters opened for traffic on Wednesday after remaining closed for 10 days due to massive landslides, a senior government official said.A landslide had blocked the Kishtwar-Paddar road...

Jammu: Three people were killed and several were seriously injured when a car skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Tuesday. The officers provided this information.Officials said the accident occurred at around 5.45 pm near Soundar in the...

Jammu: More excavators have been deployed to restore the landslide-hit Kishtwar-Paddar road in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district and open it for vehicular traffic within the next few days, officials said on Sunday.On June 30, a massive landslide blocked the Kishtwar-Paddar road near...

Jammu, farmers from Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, have successfully operationalized a lift irrigation system on the Sigdi-Chatroo River, in collaboration with the district administration, which is now supporting their horticultural facilities and hybrid nut nurseries.The farmers and...

Jammu, On the first day of implementation of three new penal laws, authorities in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday took note of uncontrolled blasting and improper disposal of waste by the NHIDCL and ordered immediate ban on blasting activities under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha...

Kishtwar/Jammu: A private van was seized after it was found traveling with 19 school children in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said on Saturday.Kishtwar Assistant Regional Transport Officer Mohammad Saleem seized the van during a vehicle checking operation on Dachhan Road in...

Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], A police constable has been dismissed from services for his alleged involvement in several criminal cases, including a murder case, in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, the police said in a statement.According to reports, a constable, identified as...

Jammu: A police personnel suspended for alleged involvement in criminal cases including murder has been dismissed from service due to prolonged absence from his duties in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said.Constable Lal, who joined in Kishtwar district on November 9, 2023...

Jammu: A police personnel suspended for alleged involvement in criminal cases including murder has been dismissed from service due to prolonged absence from his duties in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said.Constable Lal, who joined in Kishtwar district on November 9, 2023...

Jammu: Several organisations, including the Congress, on Monday protested in the Jammu region against the terrorist attack on a passenger bus in Reasi district in which nine people were killed and 41 injured.Bandh was also observed in Kishtwar and Ranso areas of the region.The incident...

Jammu: An alleged female drug smuggler was detained under the Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Wednesday. Police gave this information.Kishtwar Senior Superintendent of Police Abdul...

Jammu: A person wanted in the 2008 murder of a sarpanch was arrested from Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Police gave this information.A police spokesperson said Mir Hussain, a resident of Keshwan, was the most wanted fugitive of the district and was arrested by a special...

Jammu: Two alleged drug smugglers were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Sunday. A police office gave this information.Kishtwar Senior Superintendent of Police Abdul Qayyum said that Mumin Kamal and Ajaz Ahmed were identified as...

Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday used drums to attract the attention of the public and warn them about any links with the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI group in Rajouri and Kishtwar districts).The Center had in February extended the ban on JeI for five years for continuing activities...

Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 struck Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, the National Center for Seismology said. According to the NCS, the quake struck at 1:33 am on Wednesday. Seismology further said that the...

Jammu: 12 houses have been damaged due to heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, forcing authorities to put the disaster response machinery on high alert."The administration has put the disaster response machinery on high alert amid heavy rains lashing the area for the last four...

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed on Monday after several landslides triggered by overnight rains in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The officers provided this information.The highway, the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked due...

Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale hit Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday night, according to data from the National Center for Seismology (NCS). According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 11:06 pm. The epicenter was located at latitude...

Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale hit the Kishtwar region of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The tremor occurred at exactly 8:52 pm, the NCS said. Standard Timing (IST). The epicenter was located...

Addressing a public meeting in Doda city, Azad said Omar Abdullah spends summers in London and winters in some other country and he is not familiar with the politics of Jammu and Kashmir.His statement came after Omar Abdullah's comment in which he had said that Azad's party has become only the...