SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police, in coordination with the Civil Administration, on Thursday rescued a woman who was trapped inside her house following a cloudburst in the Mayan area of Lachipora, Bijhama area of Baramulla district. According to a police statement, the cloudburst led to a sudden rise in water and debris in […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) president and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone on Thursday criticised the mass arrests following the recent terror attack in Anantnag district, questioning the detention of people based on their inclusion in the Over Ground Worker (OGW) list. In a statement, Lone said authorities cannot arrest thousands of […]
SRINAGAR — A day after a terrorist shot dead a policeman in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday directed the officials to intensify anti-terror operations to neutralise emerging security threats in the Union Territory. Sinha gave these directions during a high-level security review meeting with senior officials from the Army, JK Police, […]
JAMMU — The death toll in the recent rain-triggered flash floods and landslides across Jammu region rose to 26 on Thursday with the recovery of the body of a 25-year-old woman from Poonch district, officials said. The body of Khalida Kouser, wife of Yasar Iqbal of Murrah village, was recovered near the Fazalabad footbridge in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Centre cannot ignore protests by a large number of youth in Delhi over the paper leak issue and should address the “resentment” among them by having a dialogue. “At some point, there has to be dialogue with them. You cannot ignore such […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday inaugurated ASCEND J&K 2026, the Startup Ecosystem Summit, at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar. In a post on X, the Chief Minister said he interacted with startup founders and student innovators, distributed seed-funding support, witnessed the signing of key Memorandums […]
SRINAGAR — The committee on privileges of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will meet here on Friday to hear the motion against PDP MLA Waheed Para in a breach of privilege case. The assembly secretariat has asked Para to present himself before the nine-member committee on privileges headed by Hasnain Masoodi at 11 am on […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch has booked four people in a cheating case, officials said on Thursday. The EOW has filed a chargesheet in FIR No. 55/2022 under sections 420, 120-B, 201 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) before the court of Sub Judge (Small Causes) […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday condemned the killing of a police officer in the line of duty, describing it as a heinous and condemnable act. In a post on X, Mehbooba Mufti, however, criticised the reported detention of over a thousand people and the demolition of the houses […]
JAMMU — The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Thursday following multiple landslides and shooting stones triggered by relentless rain in Jammu region. The rains, which have been continuing for the past five days, have left 23 people dead and seven missing, officials said. Rescue teams have intensified their search […]