JAMMU — In a humanitarian gesture, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday reunited a 30-year-old mentally unsound man, who was stranded in the border district of Poonch for nine years, with his family from West Bengal. The family of Sudesh Pal Topno, son of Abhiram Topno, who was unable to provide details about his family […]
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Two houses, shops linked to drug offender attached in Doda
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday attached two residential houses along with a few shops linked to an alleged drug peddler in Doda district, an official said. The properties of accused Kamar Din were attached under relevant sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act as part of the investigation in a […]
Police return lost bag with cash, documents to Vaishno Devi pilgrim in Reasi
JAMMU — The Security Wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday traced and returned a lost bag containing Rs 72,220 and some important documents to a pilgrim visiting Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district, an official said. Vipin Sonkar had reported the loss of his bag, suspected to have been misplaced at either […]
19 property owners booked for tenant verification lapses in Samba
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday filed 19 FIRs against property owners for not providing details of tenants in Samba district, officials said. The cases were registered at Samba and Bari Brahmana police stations during a special verification drive launched to enhance security measures and ensure strict adherence to mandatory tenant verification norms, […]
Three drug peddlers arrested with heroin in Doda, Samba
JAMMU — Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested along with different quantities of heroin in Doda and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. A police team intercepted a vehicle at a checkpoint in Doda town and subjected its two occupants to frisking, leading to the recovery of 53 grams of heroin […]
Private water filling stations across Jammu must register in 10 days: Govt
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed all private water filling stations operating across Jammu division to register themselves with the authorities concerned within 10 days. The directive aims to create a credible registry of private water filling stations and strengthen oversight of water distribution services in the region, Minister for Jal Shakti, […]
BSF officer commits suicide by shooting self in Jammu
JAMMU — An Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly committed suicide inside a camp here on Sunday, officials said. ASI Lal Singh, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, was posted at the BSF campus at Paloura on the outskirts of Jammu and used his service rifle to shoot himself dead this morning, the […]
Three Haryana residents killed in Jammu accident
JAMMU — Three people were killed and two others injured when their car collided with a truck along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near here early Sunday, officials said. The accident occurred in the Jagti-Karli area of Nagrota at around 2.15 am, leaving the car extensively damaged, the officials said. While two persons died on the […]
Jammu Airport records major infrastructure, capacity expansion in past 12 years: Director
JAMMU — Jammu Airport has witnessed significant growth and modernisation over the past decade, with major upgrades in passenger handling, runway infrastructure, cargo facilities, security systems and air connectivity, its director Devender Yadav said on Saturday. He said the new terminal building is about 60 per cent complete and is targeted for commissioning by the […]
Online drug network busted in Doda, 2000 intoxcant capsules seized: Police
JAMMU — Police on Friday claimed to have busted an online drug supply network in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district and seized 2,000 pregabalin capsules meant for illegal distribution. The operation was carried out as part of the ongoing crackdown against drug abuse and illegal trafficking of pharmaceutical intoxicants under the drug-free Jammu and Kashmir […]






