Ahead of the counting for the Lok Sabha elections for the Udhampur seat, police have put in place a three-tier security arrangement at a counting centre in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district.
"The fire erupted in the morning. Upon receiving the information we reached the spot and started dousing the fire. It is still going on," Bharam Dutt Sharma, block forest officer in Udhampur told ANI.
"This is a festival of democracy, and I appeal to all the voters for maximum participation in voting," Sinha said after casting his vote in the seventh and final Phase of the Lok Sabha election 2024.
As many as 21 people died and around 40 others were left injured after a bus carrying devotees met with an accident on the Jammu-Rajouri National Highway and fell into a gorge in the Akhnoor area on Thursday.
As many as 15 people died while around 15 others were left injured after a bus coming from Uttar Pradesh met with an accident on the Jammu-Rajouri National Highway in the Akhnoor area.
A severe dry spell and soaring temperatures have sparked a series of forest fires in the Chingus Block and various other forest areas in the Nowshera Sub-Division of Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir.
"Fire broke out in a scrap yard. As soon as we received information, our fire brigade teams responded to it. We are trying to ensure that the fire does not spread further...," Assistant Director of Fire and Emergency Department Udhampur, Sarvesh Langer said speaking to ANI in the early hours
Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti, alleged on Wednesday that scores of party workers who kept flag of democracy flying here at the time of uncertainty were picked up by police, hours ahead of polling in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency on May 25.
In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, Police attached illegal properties worth crores belonging to two notorious drug peddlers in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian.