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110 foot bridges to be build in Udhampur till March ’16

October 17, 2015 Editor

The district administration here has initiated construction of over 110 foot-bridges in the remote areas to facilitate free movement of students, residents and livestock during rainy season. The construction is being carried out under the “Rahat” project of the Udhampur administration. The construction of bridges would substantially reduce the threat to human life and livestock due to flooding of rivulets every year. The project has been initiated after five-month long participatory planning, formulation of designs and estimates, technical consultations, field visits and a series of meetings at various levels. A…

Kashmir-bound truck attacked in Udhampur, 3 injured, 6 accused arrested

October 12, 2015 Editor

Three persons, including a policeman, received burn injuries when a Kashmir-bound truck was attacked with a petrol bomb in Udhampur district of Jammu division last night following which six persons have been arrested. “CCTV footage helped us nab two persons who were seen throwing combustible substance on a Kashmir-bound truck at Shiv Nagar area of the district,” Deputy Commissioner (DC) Udhampur, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, told PTI. After questioning of the two accused, they revealed the identity of four more persons who were involved in the attack on the truck last…

Police rescues 25 bovines in Udhampur

September 28, 2015 Editor

Police rescued 25 bovine animals that were being smuggled to Kashmir from Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, while the smugglers managed to flee. Two unidentified men were on their way to Kashmir along with 25 bovine animals on foot when a police team intercepted them at Chenani on Jammu-Srinagar national highway last night, a police spokesperson said. Taking advantage of the darkness, the two smugglers managed to escape from the spot leaving behind the bovine animals, they said. “Police has succeeded in rescuing 25 bovines while manhunt has been…

Tragedy averted, explosive recovered from J&K highway

September 1, 2015 Editor

A tragedy was averted when an explosive TNT slab was seized from Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. A Road Opening Party (ROP) of CRPF was engaged in routine duty of sanitisation of the highway when they found a TNT slab on the side of highway in Kheri area of Udhampur district about 0530 hours today, police officials said. However, police said it may be left out during the clearance of landslides in this area, they said, adding, investigation is underway into the matter.