JAMMU — Security has been beefed up across Jammu as various outfits have called for protests on Wednesday to condemn a deadly terror attack on tourists in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam tourist resort, officials said. Terrorists opened fire at a famed meadow near Pahalgam town on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least 26 people, mostly tourists, in […]
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Wanted criminal dies in scuffle with police while trying to escape from custody in Jammu
JAMMU — A wanted criminal died in a scuffle with cops while trying to escape from police custody along with an aide near here, an official said on Tuesday. Four cops escorting wanted criminal Mushtaq Ali alias Raj Ali alias Bacchu Don from Punjab to Jammu were also got injured in the incident, a police […]
CM Omar Abdullah meets flood, landslide-hit victims in Ramban
RAMBAN — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday assessed the ground situation in the aftermath of the destruction caused by heavy rains coupled with cloudbursts and landslides here, and met with the affected families. This was his second visit to the affected areas in as many days. On Monday, the chief minister […]
Body of young man with bullet injury found in Jammu park, suicide suspected
JAMMU — The body of a young man with a bullet injury was found inside a park near here on Tuesday, police said. The 18-year-old was missing for the last couple of days, and it appears that he committed suicide, they said, adding that a pistol was recovered from the park in the Digiana area […]
Police traced out missing lady in Kathua, reunited with family
KATHUA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday successfully traced out one missing lady and reunited her with family members in Kathua. On 07-04-2025 one person namely Khalil Ahmed S/o Bashir Ahmed R/o Athoon Tehsil Billawar district Kathua came in this police station Billawar and lodged a written complaint regarding missing of his wife […]
Three arrested for aerial firing at wedding function in Jammu
JAMMU (KIMS) — Police on Monday received information regarding an incident of aerial firing that occurred during the intervening night of April 20-21 at a wedding function in the Gharota area of Jammu. The act created panic among attendees and posed a serious threat to public safety. Acting swiftly, Gharota Police took immediate cognizance of […]
Notorious criminal among two arrested in Jammu, pistol recovered
JAMMU — Two persons, including a notorious criminal, were arrested in Jammu city on Monday, and a pistol with live rounds and a dagger were recovered, officials said. A police team during a routine checking intercepted a scooty on the Fourth Bridge, they said, adding that a pistol with a live round was allegedly recovered […]
Security forces launch search operation following suspicious movement in Samba
JAMMU — Security forces on Monday launched a search operation following reports that three persons were seen moving suspiciously on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. Some villagers saw the three people, who appeared to be outsiders, carrying bags and sitting near a field in Sandi village of the Purmandal belt, […]
Security forces destroy highly explosive mortar shell in Rajouri
RAJOURI — The security forces detected and destroyed a highly explosive mortar shell in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Monday evening, officials said. The mortar shell was recovered at the Manyal village of Thanamandi, where villagers discovered the shell in a field and promptly informed the Army and police, they said. The Bomb Disposal […]
About dozen villages severely hit by flash floods, landslides in Ramban: Divisional Commissioner Jammu
RAMBAN — The flash-floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain and cloudbursts severely affected nearly a dozen villages in Jammu and Kashmir’s hilly Ramban district, a senior government officer said on Monday and added the authorities had mobilised resources to restore essential services and provide relief to the affected people. Divisional Commissioner (Jammu) Ramesh Kumar […]