JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday described the first convocation of Cluster University of Jammu as a historic milestone in the institution’s journey and urged graduating students to view their degrees as a passport to lifelong learning rather than a finish line. Addressing the convocation in the presence of Tamil Nadu Governor and […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that 130 of the 163 gold medals awarded at the first convocation of Cluster University of Jammu went to women students, describing it as a historic achievement. In a post on X, the LG said he was glad to address the first convocation of the university […]
REASI — Police have frozen a vehicle worth approximately ₹3.75 lakh in Reasi under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act after an investigation allegedly linked it to proceeds of illicit drug trafficking, officials said on Friday. The action was taken under Chapter VA of the NDPS Act in connection with FIR No. 165/2026, […]
JAMMU — Two men accused of abducting and raping two girls in separate cases were held in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Friday, after evading arrest for nearly a year, police said. Keshiv Ahirwar from Madhya Pradesh and Piyar Chand from Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district were arrested from the Vijaypur and Ramgarh areas, […]
JAMMU — Police in Samba have busted an inter-state narcotics and illegal arms syndicate with links to Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, arresting 10 persons, including key members of the Gataru gang, officials said on Friday. Police also recovered five pistols, one country-made weapon, 27.66 grams of heroin, 17 rounds of 9mm ammunition, […]
JAMMU — Police have solved a blind murder case in Kanachak area of Jammu within 12 hours, arresting the accused and recovering the weapon used in the crime, officials said. During the intervening night of November 7 and 8, Police Station Kanachak received information about a person found dead with visible injury marks on his […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday inaugurated the 22nd All India Vice-Chancellor T-20 Cricket Tournament for staff members at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-Jammu), bringing together 24 university teams and around 500 participants from across the country. The Chief Minister commended SKUAST-Jammu for hosting the national-level tournament, saying […]
SAMBA — Police have arrested two alleged drug peddlers and recovered approximately 50 grams of heroin-like substance (Chitta) from their possession during a naka checking operation in Vijaypur area of Samba district, officials said on Friday. A police team from Police Station Vijaypur intercepted a scooty bearing registration number JK02DT-6705 at Tarapur Road. The vehicle […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday expressed grief over the killing of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Kishtwar district and strongly condemned the attack. The two deceased personnel have been identified as SPOs Babi Chand and Rashpal Kumar. The Lieutenant Governor said he was deeply grieved by […]
RAJOURI — Police have attached immovable property worth approximately Rs 81 lakh belonging to a Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)-based terror handler in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district, officials said on Thursday. The property, comprising 2 kanals and 14 marlas of land falling under Khasra numbers 125, 128 and 160 at village Khablan in Thanamandi, belongs to […]