SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) RR Swain Tuesday said that the police will categorise the narco-dealers like terrorists have been categorised in A, B and C category to launch a decisive battle against narco-terrorists. “Narcotics is a poison. It doesn’t grow here but comes from across. Funds generated from narcotics […]
DUBAI — Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain was on Tuesday banned from all cricket for two years, with six months of that suspended, after he accepted three charges of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board’s Anti-Corruption Code. Hossain, who was charged by the ICC (in its capacity as the Designated Anti-Corruption Official under the ECB Code) in […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — A soldier was killed and another injured in a road accident in Poonch district of Jammu region on Tuesday. Reports said, an Army vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into gorge at Chira Wala Morh in Kasalyan area of the district, resulting in injuries to two soldiers. They said, both the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — While continuing its stringent action against drug peddling and its propagators, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday attached an immovable property of a notorious drug peddler in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The Jammu and Kashmir Police attached property comprising an under construction house on 10 marlas of land bearing survey no […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday hoped for snowfall in Kashmir stating that the snow is a must for power projects to run and the tourism sector to thrive. Addressing a function in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the LG said that dry winter prevails in Kashmir at present. “I pray to […]
JAMMU — The forest fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Balakote and Mendhar areas raged for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, causing several landmines along the Line of Control to explode, officials said. The fire, which broke out in a forest along the LoC in the mountainous area of Poonch district, is spreading, they said. […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — At least 11 persons were injured after a school bus met with an accident in Samba district of Jammu region on Tuesday. Reports said, a school bus skidded off and overturned along the road side near DC Office in Samba district, which resulted in injuries to eight students and three teachers. They […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — An earthquake of Magnitude 3.6 on the Richter Scale hits the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Tuesday. However, there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to the property. The earthquake, with its epicentre near Kishtwar occurred at around 08:53 am at a depth of […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Additional DGP Anand Jain on Monday directed all the intelligence agencies to be alert in view of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations so that anti-national elements do not succeed in their nefarious designs. Reviewing security arrangements for Republic Day at a high-level meeting of officers of intelligence agencies, the […]
SRINAGAR — A lack of snowfall has led to empty ski resorts and holiday cancellations in the Indian Himalayas, with scientists linking the “unusual” winter to the El Nino weather phenomenon. The dry spell in Kashmir has pushed skiers to skip the popular resort of Gulmarg, one of the highest in the world, and left […]