JAMMU — Two notorious drug peddlers were detained under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. Suresh Kumar alias Bantu and Hussain Mohd, both residents of Katra, have been detained pursuant to formal detention orders issued by […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they have attached properties worth over ₹66 lakh belonging to two alleged drug peddlers under the provisions of Chapter VA of the NDPS Act in Sopore area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir. According to a police statement, the attached properties belong to Zahoor Ahmad […]
JAMMU — Three mortar shells were found at two different places along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. While two mortar shells were noticed in Jhanghar forest area, another was found abandoned at a secluded location in Makri village of Nowshera sector this morning, the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they have attached immovable properties worth approximately ₹4 crore belonging to two alleged drug peddlers under the provisions of the NDPS Act in Srinagar. According to a police statement, Police Station Sangam attached properties worth around ₹3 crore belonging to Gulam Ahmad Dar, son of […]
JAMMU — At least 15 passengers were injured when a bus overturned on a highway near Rajouri town in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. The bus was on its way from Rajouri to Manjakote when the accident took place at Tandwal, they said. Local shifted the injured passengers to the Government Medical College […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday joined the ‘drug-free’ padyatra (foot march) in border district of Poonch, marking the completion of the campaign’s outreach across all 20 districts of the Union Territory. Describing the initiative as a people’s movement against substance abuse and narco-terrorism, Sinha reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to […]
JAMMU — Three men sustained critical burn injuries after an LPG cylinder caught fire and exploded in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday, officials said. The incident occurred in Kha village of Rajouri when an LPG cylinder caught fire and exploded, causing severe burn injuries to three persons present nearby, they […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday demanded the release of her party leader and tribal rights activist Talib Chowdhary, saying his arrest sends a “chilling negative message” to the Gujjar-Bakerwal community. “Unfortunate that PDP Leader and leading social activist Talib Chowdhary has been jailed for fighting for the rights of the poor marginalised […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and General Officer Commanding of the White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General P K Mishra, on Sunday paid homage to Lieutenant Beereshwar Goswami, who died while undertaking operational duties in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Lieutenant Goswami died after slipping into a deep gorge during […]
JAMMU — Nearly a dozen shops were gutted in a major fire in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir early Sunday, officials said. No casualties have been reported. The fire broke out at around 5 am in the Bufliaz central market along Mughal Road, affecting mostly shops constructed of wood and tin. They said locals, […]