15 killed, many injured in Kashmir road accidentSeptember 7th, 2009 JAMMU - At least 15 people were killed and many others were missing when a bus in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into river Chenab in the mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Monday afternoon, officials said. According to reports reaching here, the bus was on its way to Jammu from Doda when it skidded off the road and rolled down into the Chenab river at Assar, about 150 km north-east of Jammu.
18 dead as bus falls into 350 ft gorge near JammuSeptember 7th, 2009 JAMMU - At least 18 passengers died and 23 seriously injured, as the bus they were travelling by fell down into a 350-feet deep gorge on Doda-Jammu Highway in Jammu and Kashmir' Doda District on Monday morning. The bus (JK 02 D 7339), carrying at least 35 people, was on its way to Jammu from Doda when it fell into the gorge.
Delayed monsoon leads to scarcity of fodder in PunjabJuly 4th, 2009 FIROZEPUR - Monsoon may have brought in relief in some parts of country, but there are still many places, which are parched and waiting for first showers. Firozpur in Punjab is one such agrarian village waiting to be soaked in monsoon showers.
15 killed in Jammu road accidentJune 24th, 2009 JAMMU - At least 15 people were killed and 20 others injured when two buses collided in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, police said. According to initial reports received here, two buses collided at Panthal, 45 km north of Jammu.
Three terrorists killed in JammuJune 22nd, 2009 JAMMU - Three terrorists were killed in a day-long fierce gun-battle in Gulabgarh area in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district Monday, police said. The three militants belonged to Hizb-ul-Mujahadeen, a police spokesman said.
Health Minister Azad given warm welcome in JammuJune 10th, 2009 JAMMU - Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad arrived here Wednesday to a rousing reception during his first visit to his home state Jammu and Kashmir after his induction in the central government. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was received by over 5,000 supporters who had come here from various parts of Jammu district.
Vote count starts in Jammu and KashmirMay 16th, 2009 JAMMU - Counting of votes cast for the Lok Sabha elections began amid heavy security in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday morning, poll officials said. The counting began at 8 a.m.
Two arrested in Gangtok for kidnapping from JammuMay 11th, 2009 GANGTOK - Two men have been arrested here for allegedly kidnapping three women from Jammu and Kashmir, police said Monday. The two men were traced and arrested by the Jammu police Sunday.
Lalu's place is in jail: JD-U leaderApril 26th, 2009 PATNA - A senior leader of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Sunday said that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad would be in jail for his involvement in the multi-million rupee fodder scam if the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came to power at the centre. ''Lalu ka satta sukh ab khatam ho gaya hai, Lalu ko ab jail sukh bhogna hoga (The days of Lalu enjoying power are over, Lalu should now be ready to face the hard reality of jail),' Rajeev Ranjan alias Lalan Singh said at a election rally in Munger from where he is contesting the poll.
45 fodder scam accused convicted, rigorous imprisonment for 14April 24th, 2009 RANCHI - A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Friday convicted 45 accused and sentenced 14 of them to three years rigorous imprisonment in connection with the fodder scam case of early 1990's. The court also slapped fines between Rs.
Snowfall holds up trek of nomadic tribesApril 13th, 2009 JAMMU - Heavy snowfall in the mountainous ranges in Jammu and Kashmir last month has delayed by at least a month the annual trek of the nomadic tribes of Gujjars and Bakerwals, who usually lead their cattle to the upper reaches of the Himalayas by this time of the year. The snowfall has damaged the hilly tracks that Gujjars and Bakerwals along with their sheep and buffaloes take to the upper reaches for summers to let their cattle graze in the high-altitude pastures.
Kashmir government shifts to summer capital April 24April 2nd, 2009 JAMMU - The Jammu and Kashmir government will move April 24 from this winter capital to the state's summer capital Srinagar, where the offices will open May 4. The practice of shifting the Jammu and Kashmir capital, called 'darbar move', continues since the Dogra rule started it some 135 years ago.
IED recovered in Jammu and KashmirMarch 28th, 2009 JAMMU - Army troops Saturday recovered a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) in a forest area of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. The three-kg bomb was recovered in jungles of Thanna Mandi in Rajouri district, about 200 km northwest of Jammu, said a defence spokesman.
10 convicted, sentenced in multi-million fodder scamFebruary 8th, 2009 RANCHI - A special court in the Jharkhand capital Monday awarded four to five years of imprisonment and imposed fine between Rs.25,000 to Rs. 1 million to 10 convicts in a multi-million fodder scam.
'Amarnath land row helped BJP in Jammu'December 27th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The migrant Kashmiri Pandits in the Indian capital have attributed the good showing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Jammu and Kashmir elections to the Amarnath land row that had seen the state divided along religious lines. The BJP is leading on 12 seats in the Jammu region, compared to just one seat it won in 2002.
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