JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed grief over the loss of three lives due to flash floods triggered by incessant rain in Ramban district while Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary was rushing to the affected areas to take stock of the situation. National Conference president Farooq […]
BANDIPORA (KIMS) — Police received an application on 21-03-2025 from one one shopkeeper namely Sheik Javid Ahmad S/o Gh Mohd R/o Plan Bandipora ward number 2 who is running a mobile phone shop ‘Sheik Electronics’ at Bandipora. The complainant mentioning therein that during that intervening night of 20/21 March 2025 some thieves have barged the […]
JAMMU — A school teacher was apprehended for allegedly alluring and demanding sexual favours from a minor student by threatening to fail her in the internal examination in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. The action against the teacher, posted at the Government Higher Secondary School Bhaderwah, was taken following […]
KATHUA — Security forces on Sunday launched a search operation after getting information about movement of three suspected persons near a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. A priest noticed three persons with backpacks moving towards the forest area of Rasana around 3.30 am and alerted the police, the officials said. […]
RAMBAN — Three people were killed and more than 100 rescued after heavy rain triggered flash floods at different places in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district early on Sunday, officials said. The incessant rain also triggered landslides and mudslides at nearly a dozen places between Nashri and Banihal along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, prompting […]
Dr. Rizwan Rumi The rural landscape of our country is undergoing a silent transformation—one that holds the promise of prosperity, access and equity. Schemes like MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) and other initiatives by Block Development Offices are envisioned as lifelines for the villages—constructing roads to orchards and fields, installing street lights, […]
ANANTNAG — An impactful One Day Awareness Program on Drug De-addiction was conducted at HAZRAT-E-AMIR-E-KABIR SECONDARY SCHOOL BRAKPORA today on 19th April 2025, organized by District Police Anantnag in collaboration with the Cultural Education Wing, Chief Education Office Anantnag. With informative talks, interactive sessions, and motivational guidance by officers of the District Police and education […]
RAMBAN — More than 100 people were rescued after heavy rain triggered a flash flood in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district early on Sunday, officials said. The incessant rain also triggered landslides and mudslides at nearly a dozen places between Nashri and Banihal along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, prompting traffic to […]
JAMMU — The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda have imposed an immediate ban on the storage, sale, display and distribution of ‘Cool Lip’, a smokeless tobacco product, in the district, officials said on Saturday. Additional district magistrate (ADM) Anil Kumar Thakur announced the ban on ‘Cool Lip’ in a “decisive step to safeguard public […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight carrying Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was reportedly diverted to Jaipur on Saturday night, prompting sharp criticism from the CM over what he described as ‘operational chaos’ at Delhi airport. In a late-night post on X, Abdullah expressed frustration over the ordeal. “Delhi airport is […]