JAMMU — A terrorist hideout was unearthed in a remote village in Poonch district on Wednesday, leading to the recovery of some ammunition, officials said. Security forces also conducted search operations in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu and the Hiranagar sector of Kathua district following reports of suspicious activity. However, no suspicious persons or material […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday dismissed a Selection Grade Constable from service after a departmental inquiry found him guilty of misconduct in connection with an NDPS case in Kathua district. According to a police statement, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kathua Mohita Sharma (IPS) ordered the dismissal of Selection Grade Constable […]
JAMMU — A batch of 964 devotees left the base camp here on Tuesday for the annual Amarnath yatra in Kashmir, the smallest batch of pilgrims so far. The Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which was shut for several hours due to slippery road conditions and debris clearance operation, was reopened for traffic facilitating passage of the […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Tuesday launched a massive search operation after receiving inputs about the suspected movement of terrorists at two locations in the remote Surankote area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. Acting on the information, personnel of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, assisted by […]
JAMMU — The Rajouri deputy commissioner’s office has been shifted to a new location after the office building was declared unsafe due to damage caused by the recent flash floods, an official said on Monday. According to a public notice issued by the deputy commissioner, Rajouri, the office will now function from the new campus […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) has been suspended from both ends after heavy rainfall made the road surface at the Dawal slide near Dawal Bridge in the Samroli area of Udhampur district highly slushy, muddy, and extremely slippery, officials said. The highway has effectively become a single carriageway at the […]
JAMMU — At least 21 suspected Bangladesh nationals including three women and seven children have been detained in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Monday. The group, travelling in two vehicles towards Kashmir from Jammu, was intercepted during routine checking at a checkpoint in Ramban on Sunday, they said. During verification, the individuals […]
JAMMU — An Army personnel lost his life after his service rifle accidentally discharged while he was on duty at a post in Akhnoor sector of Jammu, officials said on Monday. The incident occurred during operational duty at forward Jogwan area of Khour on Sunday, the officials said. They said preliminary information suggests that the […]
JAMMU — The 26th batch of over 1,000 devotees left Jammu base camp on Monday for the annual Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir amid multi-tier security arrangements, officials said. Over 4.50 lakh pilgrims have visited the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Kashmir Himalayas since the commencement of the yatra on July 3. […]
JAMMU — Two rusted mortar shells were recovered from two forward villages in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday and safely destroyed by the Army’s Bomb Disposal Squad, officials said. In the first case, villagers spotted an unexploded mortar shell in an open field near Chajjla bridge in Mankote area and immediately alerted the […]