JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir has vast potential in the leather goods industry, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday, asserting that proper training can significantly contribute to economic growth and generation of livelihoods. The Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office was speaking at a function after flagging off an industrial training programme […]
RAJOURI — Soldiers on patrolling duty were fired upon from a forest across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, prompting retaliation by the Indian troops, security officials said. There was no casualty in the brief firing but an alert has been sounded to maintain strict vigil, […]
JAMMU — Days after Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq met members of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits to discuss their return to the valley, Panun Kashmir – a prominent group representing the community – on Saturday dismissed the reconciliatory efforts as “meaningless”. The group said the struggle for a separate homeland within Kashmir where Kashmiri […]
JAMMU — The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday arrested the main accused in a multi-crore loan scam in J&K Bank immediately after his bail application was denied by the court here. The arrested individual, identified as Rohit Taroch, is a former employee of the BC Road branch of the bank in […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have solved an extortion case within 24 hours in Jammu district by arresting the accused and recovering the stolen property, including gold and cash. “Police Post Sarwal, acting swiftly and proactively on a written complaint lodged by Shudhama Sharma, son of Inder Dass Sharma, resident of House No. […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held a meeting with stakeholders from industry, tourism, and education sectors on Friday to ensure their concerns shape the upcoming budget and policies of the Union territory. This was the chief minister’s third pre-budget consultation in as many days. He held extensive pre-budget meetings, both online […]
HYDERABAD — AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday demanded suspension of police officers who were responsible for the alleged suicide of a man due to reported harassment by local police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. Since Jammu and Kashmir was made a Union Territory, it is the responsibility of the Centre to prevent such […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday issued a directive to its employees, directing them to ensure that all elected representatives are attended to on priority in public offices and that proper protocol as per established government norms and guidelines is maintained. The directive also emphasized that MLAs should be invited to all […]
JAMMU — Thirty-eight patients, who were admitted to different hospitals after falling ill due to a mysterious illness at Badhaal village in J&K’s Rajouri district, have been discharged after complete recovery, officials said. Currently, 363 individuals from 60 families remain quarantined in various facilities across Rajouri, they informed a meeting of health professionals and police […]
JAMMU — Director General (DG) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), G.P.Singh on Thursday visited J&K’s Rajouri district to review the security scenario in the border district. A CRPF official said that in a significant move to enhance security preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir’s volatile border district of Rajouri, the Director General of the Central Reserve […]