JAMMU (KIMS) — Police in Jammu on Thursday has arrested three alleged drug peddlers and seized heroin, cash, electronic weighing machines and other incriminating material in a crackdown under the Nasha Mukt Jammu campaign. According to police, the action stems from an operation carried out on July 27, when a police team intercepted a Mahindra […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday asserted that his government and the National Conference (NC) would continue their efforts for the restoration of statehood until it is achieved. Responding to a question on whether more steps would be taken following demonstrations across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday seeking restoration of […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday that the measures taken on August 5, 2019, regarding Jammu and Kashmir’s special status were unconstitutional, and protests for its restoration will continue. “Everyone knows that what happened on August 5, 2019, is unconstitutional. So, the entire country supports the protests right now. Yesterday you […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday expressed outrage over the alleged listing of pork products for sale on the online delivery platform Blinkit in Kashmir, urging the company to immediately remove such products from its stock in the Valley. In a statement, the MMU said screenshots shared by public had […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday visited several flood-affected areas of Rajouri district to assess the damage caused to homes, livelihoods and public infrastructure. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, Abdullah interacted with the affected families during the visit and expressed solidarity […]
JAMMU — The annual Amarnath Yatra resumed from Jammu on Thursday after a day-long suspension due to heightened security across Jammu and Kashmir on the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. A batch of 1801 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp for yatra to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir. […]
LAHORE — More than 100 supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan have been arrested as rallies were held across Pakistan on Wednesday to mark the completion of three years of his imprisonment, with police cracking down on protesters in Punjab and Sindh provinces. The main rally was held in Peshawar, the capital of […]
JAMMU — Two Army personnel were injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday evening, officials said. The soldiers were trying to defuse the landmine at Kanga Gali in Mendhar sector when it went off, the officials said. They said the injured […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that those rendered landless by the recent cloudburst would be provided five-marla plots. He also said his government would explore the adoption of advanced early-warning systems to strengthen disaster preparedness and minimise the loss of lives and property in the future. Abdullah visited […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday conducted a joint mock drill at Nilgrath, Sonamarg in Ganderbal district to assess the preparedness and operational readiness of various stakeholder agencies for responding to emergencies during the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY)-2026. According to a police statement, the exercise was carried out as part […]