JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that there is a need to build a Jammu and Kashmir where the rural and urban divide is completely bridged, and it is equally important to continue working for those sections of society who have been left behind due to discriminatory laws. Sinha proudly mentioned that […]
JAMMU — Two men were arrested for allegedly robbing Rs 19.51 lakh from a bank in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, a police officer said on Thursday. Senior Superintendent of Police (Kishtwar) Javaid Iqbal Mir said Rs 14 lakh of the looted money was recovered based on the disclosure of the arrested persons. On February […]
JAMMU — Two persons, including a boy, were killed in separate rain-related incidents as the higher reaches of Jammu witnessed snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains for the second day on Thursday, officials said. The traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was suspended in the evening following shooting of stones at several places, while […]
SAMBA — The dome of a Shiv temple was damaged after being struck by lightning in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. One person suffered minor injuries in the incident after being hit by a fallen stone, the officials added. A group of devotees had assembled for the “langar” service in […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Thursday extended the cordon and search operation to new areas near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Sunderbani sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district to flush out terrorists who opened fire on an Army vehicle the previous day, officials said. A fresh operation was also launched in Dayalachak […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Javed Ahmed Rana has called for innovative conservation measures for protection of rare and endangered species that have been recently spotted in the Pir Panjal region. Rana issued the direction during his visit to Poonch where he discussed various conservation measures in Pir Panjal […]
KATHUA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said that it has foiled robbery attempt in a bank by arresting two accused persons in Hatli area of Kathua district. “In the intervening night of 25th-26th February 2025, 02 burglars namely Ankush Sharma S/o Parkash Chand R/o Darsoo, Udhampur and Sunil Singh S/o Dharam Singh […]
RAJOURI — An army vehicle came under fire from suspected militants in a forward village near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said. There were no immediate reports of any casualties in the brief firing near Phal village in the Sunderbani sector, they said. They added that the […]
JAMMU — In a major relief for commuters, including pilgrims to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to slash hefty toll fees in the Union Territory within four months. It also said the fees collected at the […]
JAMMU — Four days after eight workers got trapped in a partially collapsed SLBC tunnel in Telangana, a family near the international border in Jammu are eagerly awaiting safe return of their son and prayed for speeding up the rescue efforts. Sunny Singh, 32, was working as a machine operator at the site and was […]