JAMMU — A 45-year-old woman was killed while her husband and son sustained injuries after their house collapsed in Rajouri district as light to moderate rains again lashed most parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. The woman’s death has pushed the rain-related death toll in J&K to 30 since July 19. Six […]
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Two women killed, five injured as vehicle plunges into gorge in Doda
JAMMU — Two women were killed and five of their relatives were injured after a tempo traveller skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Doda district here on Saturday, officials said. The incident took place near Jathali village when the driver of the vehicle, which was on its way to Doda from […]
NIA court rejects interim bail to ex-DSP; grants 5-day custody parole for father’s last rites
JAMMU — A special NIA court has rejected the interim bail application of dismissed police officer Devinder Singh but allowed him a five-day custody parole on humanitarian grounds to attend the post-death rituals of his father in Srinagar next week. Singh, who was posted with the anti-hijacking cell of police attached to the Srinagar airport, […]
Suspected cross-border drones trigger searches in Samba, Kathua
JAMMU — Security forces on Saturday launched extensive search operations after suspected Pakistani drones were detected near the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and Kathua districts, officials said. An aerial object, suspected to be a Pakistani drone, was detected by Army troops over the forward village of Tarore in the Vijaypur area […]
Amarnath Yatra resumes after 6-day weather halt; over 6,000 pilgrims leave Jammu
JAMMU — The annual Amarnath Yatra resumed from Jammu on Saturday after remaining suspended for six days due to inclement weather, with a fresh batch of over 6,000 pilgrims leaving the Bhagwati Nagar base camp for Baltal base camp in Kashmir Valley, officials said. On July 19, the yatra was suspended as a precautionary measure […]
J&K govt approves ₹15.22 crore upgrade of Kathua grid station
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir government has approved the augmentation of the Grid Station at Kathua by enhancing its capacity from 3×50 MVA to 4×50 MVA, along with allied infrastructure works, at an estimated cost of ₹15.22 crore. The project aims to strengthen the region’s power transmission network, improve grid reliability, and ensure […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway shut for third day following landslides
JAMMU — The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Friday following multiple landslides, shooting stones and road erosion triggered by incessant rain. Relentless rain, cloudbursts and flash floods over the past six days have claimed 26 lives in the Jammu region, while six persons are still missing, officials said. Rescue […]
Flash-floods hit Udhamour village, families evacuated
JAMMU — Flash floods hit the Barkuanda area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district early Friday, causing damage to several houses and prompting the evacuation of affected families, officials said. The district administration evacuated three affected families to the government middle school at Barkuanda as a precautionary measure, they said. No casualties have been reported […]
Congress seeks special relief package for flood-hit J&K
JAMMU — The Congress on Thursday demanded the Centre declare the recent floods in Jammu and Kashmir a “national disaster” and announce a special relief and rehabilitation package for the affected population, particularly in the worst-hit districts of Poonch, Rajouri and Ramban. At least 26 people were killed and six others went missing as torrential […]
Death toll in flash-floods rises to 26 in Jammu region, search on for 6 missing
JAMMU — The death toll in the recent rain-triggered flash floods and landslides across Jammu region rose to 26 on Thursday with the recovery of the body of a 25-year-old woman from Poonch district, officials said. The body of Khalida Kouser, wife of Yasar Iqbal of Murrah village, was recovered near the Fazalabad footbridge in […]








