JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu Police has successfully solved the murder case of 17-year-old boy in the Bishnah area of Jammu, leading to the arrest of three persons involved in the gruesome crime. “On 13 January 2025 at 11:55 PM, an alert was received at Police Station Bishnah, reporting that an unidentified individual had been brutally […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said it is Parliament which will take a final call on the Uniform Civil Code and the Waqf (amendment) bill. Uttarakhand on Monday became the first state to implement UCC with the ruling BJP fulfilling a major commitment made ahead of the 2022 assembly […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir is going through an unusual weather pattern this winter with maximum and minimum temperatures in Srinagar witnessing a cumulative deviation of nearly 10 degrees over the past 24 hours, meteorological department data revealed on Tuesday. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 4.3 degrees Celsius on Monday night, which was 3.4 degrees […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The police have dismantled a significant inter-state drug trafficking network while investigating Case FIR No. 136/2024 under sections 8/22-29 of the NDPS Act. Police in a statement said, “This breakthrough highlights the department’s unwavering commitment to combating the drug menace.” Based on evidence, including bank transactions and communication records, two key drug […]
JAMMU — At least 13 people were injured when a bus carrying pilgrims to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine collided with a stationary dumper truck near here on Tuesday, officials said. The condition of all the injured, including three children and two women, is stated to be “stable”, they said. The accident took place at […]
SRINAGAR — Hundreds of devotees gathered at the Hazratbal Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Srinagar city during the night intervening January 27 and 28 to engage in nightlong prayers to celebrate ‘Mehraj-e-Alam (Night of the Prophet’s ascension to Heaven)’. Devotees from different parts of the Valley braved extreme winter cold and gathered at the […]
JAMMU — Senior CPI(M) leader and Kulgam MLA Mohd Yousuf Tarigami on Monday took strong exception to the implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand, and a JPC looking into Waqf (Amendment) Bill rejecting opposition-backed changes, calling them efforts that will “adversely affect our Constitutional order”. BJP-ruled Uttarakhand on Monday became the first state […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a review meeting of the Jal Shakti Department here at the Civil Secretariat. The meeting discussed the progress of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Jammu and Kashmir. CM emphasized the need for effective implementation and robust monitoring mechanisms to achieve the mission’s objectives. The meeting […]
JAMMU — In a path-breaking development, doctors at the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital in J&K’s Rajouri district have finally succeeded in finding the antidote for the poison that killed locals in Budhaal village of Rajouri district. Around 17 people including 14 children were killed by a mysterious disease in Budhaal village of Rajouri district […]
JAMMU — Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting of Public Works Department (PWD) attended by the Engineers of the executing agencies to review progress on major ongoing road projects in Jammu and Kashmir. While taking stock of overall progress on accomplishing these vital road connectivity links across the UT, the Chief Secretary emphasised […]