Jammu, July 8 (IANS) A landslide hit the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine track on Wednesday evening, but the yatra continued unaffected. Officials said a landslide triggered by rain hit the Mata Vaishno Devi track atop the Trikuta Hills in Katra town of Reasi district on Wednesday evening.The landslide forced temporary suspension of the battery car service, but the yatra to the shrine remained unaffected, with hundreds of pilgrims continuing their to-and-fro trek despite the landslide.The official…
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Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) At least 30 people were injured in two road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said here.The officials said 25 people, including the driver, were injured after a passenger bus met with an accident at Kawnar, near Nasrullahpora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.The bus was travelling from Beerwah to Budgam when the accident occurred. The circumstances leading to the mishap were not immediately known.Before emergency responders reached the scene, loca…
Jammu, June 28 (IANS) Eight Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and a civilian driver were injured in a road accident near Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in J&K’s Reasi district on Sunday, police said,.Police said the accident occurred when a bus carrying them overturned along the Tarakote route to the shrine.The condition of three of the injured CISF personnel — Head Constables Sammy Kumar and M.M. Dubey and constable P.K. Traya — was said to be serious, officials said.The se…
Jammu, June 18 (IANS) Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Thursday offered prayers at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials of the shrine Board said.Akshay Kumar visited the revered Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine and offered prayers at the cave shrine.The actor undertook the pilgrimage amid tight security arrangements and spent time at the shrine performing religious rituals and paying obeisance.His visit attracted considerable attention from devotees an…
Jammu, June 5 (IANS) A cloudburst has hit a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, following which authorities closed schools in Kishtwar district due to adverse weather on Friday. Officials said many houses were damaged after a cloudburst late Thursday evening triggered flash floods in the hilly Bathoi area of Reasi district. This is the 5th cloudburst in Jammu region in past three days.Four cloudbursts were reported in three districts — Doda, Kishtwar and Poonch on Tuesday, triggeri…
Jammu, May 14 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district said on Thursday that two alleged drug peddlers were arrested and 4.7 gm heroin recovered from their possession.A police statement said the action was taken as part of the sustained drive against drug trafficking and substance abuse under the Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan.The statement said District Police Reasi, under the supervision of SSP Reasi Mukund Tibrewal, achieved another success in its campaign against narcotic…
Jammu, April 30 (IANS) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will flag off a direct 20-coach Vande Bharat train service between Jammu and Srinagar on Thursday, while regular services for the public will commence from May 2. In addition to giving a fillip to tourism, the service will reduce travel time between Jammu and Srinagar while providing all-weather connectivity between the two capitals of Jammu and Kashmir.The historic rail link between Katra town in Reasi district of Jammu division and Srina…
Jammu, April 25 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district said on Saturday that it has booked a notorious drug peddler, who has been lodged in Bhaderwah jail. Police said that continuing its firm drive against drug menace under the ongoing 𝗡𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝗸𝘁 J𝗮𝗺𝗺𝘂 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗶𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝗵𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗻, District Police Reasi has achieved another major success on the directions of 𝗦𝗦𝗣 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶, 𝗠𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗻…
Jammu, April 9 (IANS) A record number of more than 23 lakh Yatris have so far paid obeisance at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, CEO of the Shrine Board said. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board CEO, Sachin Kumar Vaishya, told reporters on Wednesday that this year 23 lakh Yatris visited the shrine so far and this number is two lakh more than last year.He assured pilgrims coming to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine that facilities were being f…
Jammu, March 24 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Reasi district on Tuesday reunited two missing persons with their families, bringing relief to the worried relatives. Police said that continuing its commitment to public safety and citizen assistance, it successfully traced and reunited two missing persons in separate incidents reported from Katra.In the first incident, Anil Kumar Tripathi, son of Amar Nath Tripathi, resident of Barra, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), who had been missing from his home,…