JAMMU — Jammu sweltered on Saturday as heatwave conditions gripped the plains, with the city recording a high of 39.5 degrees Celsius — 5.1 notches above normal, officials said. The minimum temperature in the city also remained above average at 22.8 degrees Celsius, 2.0 degrees above normal, a meteorological department spokesperson said. Katra town, the […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Capitals bowler Lungi Ngidi was rushed to hospital after sustaining a head injury during an Indian Premier League game on Saturday, but the South African is stable and will soon be discharged, organisers said. Chasing a skier offered by Punjab Kings batter Priyank Arya, Ngidi back-pedalled from his mid-off position but […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Saturday said they have attached immovable properties worth ₹3.5 crore belonging to alleged drug traffickers in Srinagar district as part of an intensified crackdown under the anti-narcotics campaign Nasha Mukth Abhiyan Jammu and Kashmir. Police said the action was taken by Police Station Sangam under Section 68-F of the Narcotic […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday said it has unearthed a major land scam involving Custodian land in Jammu district and registered multiple FIRs against revenue officials, land grabbers, Form Alaf holders and beneficiaries. According to ACB, large tracts of Custodian land in areas including Asarwan, Mishriwala, Bhalwal and R.S. Pura were […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Friday dismissed an interim bail plea of jailed Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid to meet his ailing father. Special Judge Prashant Sharma rejected the plea seeking the relief. Engineer had sought interim bail, saying he needed to meet his critically ill father who had been hospitalised and was […]
NEW DELHI — In a massive jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday, seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, quit the party. Addressing a press conference, Chadha, flanked by Pathak and Mittal, said that two-thirds of the Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MPs have quit the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least six persons have been booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Sopore town of Baramulla district for allegedly disrupting public order and indulging in vandalism during a recent student protest, police said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Umar Akbar Hajam, son of Mohammad Akbar, resident of […]
MUMBAI — A woman cricketer associated with the Jammu and Kashmir T20 League, along with her brother and another associate, was arrested on Thursday by the Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch in a case of sextortion and extortion. The woman and her brother were taken into custody from a hotel in Delhi, while another associate was […]
SRINAGAR — Four over ground workers (OGWs), including a woman, were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital here for allegedly providing logistic support to terrorists, officials said on Thursday. Police arrested the four OGWs from Hazratbal area of the city here on Wednesday night. They identified the OGWs as Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Bashir Ahmad […]
JAMMU — The Jammu division of Indian Railways has successfully facilitated the arrival of the first-ever special milk freight train from Gujarat, marking a significant milestone in ensuring seamless availability of dairy products in Jammu and Kashmir. Describing the development as a “historic achievement,” railway authorities said the initiative would significantly strengthen food security and […]