RAJOURI — A suspected Pakistani drone was sighted over a forward village along the International Border in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The drone-like object with a blinking light was seen moving from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir side into Indian side in Sunderbani sector late Monday night, the officials said. They said […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district have suspended the licences of two medical stores for alleged violations of drug regulations, officials said on Tuesday. The action followed inspections conducted by Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, Abhishek Sharma to check the sale and distribution of habit-forming and other regulated medicines. During the inspections, officials found […]
WASHINGTON — Iran and the United States said ships had again started moving through the Strait of Hormuz — with President Donald Trump saying the vital oil route would be “completely open” by Friday — after Washington and Tehran announced a deal to end the Middle East war. The reopening of one of the world’s […]
JAMMU — In a humanitarian gesture, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday reunited a 30-year-old mentally unsound man, who was stranded in the border district of Poonch for nine years, with his family from West Bengal. The family of Sudesh Pal Topno, son of Abhiram Topno, who was unable to provide details about his family […]
SRINAGAR — Police have registered a case against individuals allegedly involved in creating and circulating social media content that could hurt religious sentiments and promote enmity between communities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam on Monday, officials said. “Police have registered an FIR at Budgam police station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister on Monday appreciated the implementation of the free breast cancer screening programme here at Civil Secretariat, underscoring the importance of early detection and timely intervention in reducing the burden of breast cancer. The initiative, launched by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in collaboration with India Turns Pink […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday attached two residential houses along with a few shops linked to an alleged drug peddler in Doda district, an official said. The properties of accused Kamar Din were attached under relevant sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act as part of the investigation in a […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he hoped the agreement to end the US-Iran war holds until the formal signing of the accord. Official signing of the accord to permanently end the more than three months old confrontation in the Gulf region will be held in Switzerland on Friday. […]
JAMMU — The Security Wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday traced and returned a lost bag containing Rs 72,220 and some important documents to a pilgrim visiting Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district, an official said. Vipin Sonkar had reported the loss of his bag, suspected to have been misplaced at either […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday filed 19 FIRs against property owners for not providing details of tenants in Samba district, officials said. The cases were registered at Samba and Bari Brahmana police stations during a special verification drive launched to enhance security measures and ensure strict adherence to mandatory tenant verification norms, […]