JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police R R Swain on Wednesday visited the State Investigation Agency (SIA) here, conducting a comprehensive review of its operations and its GPS anklet tracker technology. The DGP also emphasised SIA’s significant role in investigating militant cases and instilling a fear of law enforcement in militants and […]
JAMMU — The Jammu Power Development Corporation Ltd (JPDCL) on Wednesday revoked its power cut decree, announcing a round-the-clock supply of electricity to smart metered areas and up to 20 hours to other areas in Jammu. With Jammu facing extreme heat for the past two weeks, the JPDCL had announced a four-hour cut every day […]
SRINAGAR — At least five persons died while three others were rescued after they fell into the well at separate places in Central Kashmir’s Budgam and north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. The separate incidents in Budgam‘s Khansahib area and Kralpora hamlet of Kupwara left the entire Kashmir in shock as eight persons including three […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Residents of Kashmir, especially those in Srinagar, are calling on the government to spray water on the city’s roads as an immediate measure to mitigate the ongoing heatwave. This action is seen as essential to provide relief from the intense heat that is affecting daily life. The rising temperatures and lack of […]
JAMMU — At least 17 vulnerable points have been identified for urgent repairs along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway to ensure smooth flow of traffic, with focus on the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, a senior official said on Wednesday. A high-level team of officers on Tuesday inspected the 270-km national highway, the only all-weather road linking […]
BUDGAM — Two men fell into a well while trying to rescue a man who accidentally slipped into it in Khansahib area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. An official said that the man identified as Moomin Dar accidentally fell into the well and soon after locals tried to rescue him. […]
SRINAGAR — Four policemen were injured after they were allegedly beaten up by army personnel in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. A defence spokesperson, however, said “minor differences” between the cops and the army personnel have been resolved amicably. Police has lodged an FIR in the matter. Special police officers […]
JAMMU — Three people were injured in a scuffle between two groups in the outskirts of Jammu city on Wednesday officials said. Five people, including a woman, were arrested in connection with the case, they said. The scuffle occurred when some persons allegedly attacked a former sarpanch and his relatives, leading to a clash in […]
SRINAGAR — In a shocking incident, a husband allegedly killed his wife by strangulating her at Tangdhar in north Kashmir’s frontier Kupwara district. An official said that a lady, in her 30’s (name withheld) was allegedly killed by her husband after strangulated her at their house during the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday. The accused, identified […]
JAMMU — The Border Security Force personnel fired several rounds to shoot down a suspected Pakistani drone near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, officials said on Wednesday. The drone activity from across the border was picked up by the alert border guards in Khanetar garrison at around 11.30 pm on […]