NEW DELHI — Union ministers Amit Shah and Dharmendra Pradhan will on Thursday launch a book titled “Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages”, according to education ministry officials. “The book attempts to document the story of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh from a perspective and format that enables an overview for both the subject […]
SAMBA (KIMS) — Police has arrested five drug peddlers in two separate incidents in Vijaypur and Ghagwal area of Samba district and recovered 10.30 grams approximately heroin like substance and 4 grams approximately heroin like substance respectively from their possession. A Police party headed by SHO PS Vijaypur under the supervision of SDPO Vijaypur and […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In a significant move to combat illegal mining and tighten the noose around violators, Jammu Police in Rural zone has intensified its efforts against those exploiting public resources for personal gain. Special drives against illegal mining were conducted throughout the year 2024 in the Rural Zone of Jammu District. As a result […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police along with security forces have arrested four associates of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit in Tral town of Pulwama district in South Kashmir on Wednesday and recovered incriminating materials from their possession. “Four militant associates identified as Mudasir Ahmad Naik, son of Farooq Ahmad Naik and Inayat Firdoos Rather, […]
SRINAGAR — The BJP on Wednesday alleged Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led government has “failed on every front” and existed only on paper. “It has almost been three months that the NC government has been in power, but they have failed on every front. They have failed to keep their guarantees which they […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In significant achievement, Srinagar Police has solved a case of extortion and physical assault with the arrest of three individuals involved in the commission of crime. “On 23-12-2024, an individual namely Gh Mohiuddin, son of Gh Hassan Sheikh, resident a resident of Firdous Abad Batamaloo, approached PS Maisuma in an injured condition […]
SRINAGAR — Cold wave tightened its grip on the Kashmir Valley as the Meteorological (MeT) office on Wednesday forecast light snowfall and rain in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. A MeT department statement said, “Two western Disturbances (WD) are passing over J&K in quick succession from 1st January onwards. On 1-2nd Jan […]
JAMMU — Eighteen people detained by the police during protests against the ropeway project in Katra, the base camp of the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, were released, sparking overnight celebrations in the holy town. The Jammu and Kashmir administration announced the release of the detainees on Tuesday night and constituted a four-member committee to hold […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir got an elected government after six years in 2024 but statehood remained elusive as a hybrid model of governance kept hampering full restoration of democratic rule. The assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir — held after a gap of 10 years — had many firsts associated with them. The polls […]
JAMMU — Fourteen foreign terrorists were killed and 13 terror modules were busted in the Jammu region while action has been taken against 827 individuals for their involvement in anti-national activities in 2024, a police spokesperson said. Police detained 180 persons under the Public Safety Act (PSA), higher than the 168 detainees in 2023. “In […]