JAMMU — Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar on Wednesday relinquished the command of Udhampur-based Northern Command on his retirement after achieving the superannuation age, officials said. Lt Gen Pratik Sharma will be the new general officer commanding-in-chief of the northern command and will assume office on Thursday amid the ongoing tension between India and […]
JAMMU — A week after the Pahalgam terror attack, a senior police officer visited renowned tourist destinations near Jammu and conducted a comprehensive review of the security situation, an official said on Wednesday. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban range, Shridhar Patil visited Patnitop and adjoining Nathatop and Sanasar located on the old alignment of […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Tuesday underscored the importance of robust inter-departmental coordination to ensure uninterrupted essential services and swift response mechanism during the upcoming summer season across Jammu division. Chairing a high-level review meeting, the Chief Minister assessed the readiness of various departments to address challenges likely to emerge […]
JAMMU — The National Security Guard (NSG) and police conducted a mock security drill at the ancient Aap Shambhu temple complex and surrounding areas in Jammu on Tuesday as part of efforts to enhance security preparedness, an official said. Backed by security equipment and unmanned surveillance systems, the exercise was conducted to proactively improve security […]
JAMMU — A 22-year-old MBBS student committed suicide inside his hostel room in Government Medical College (GMC) here on Sunday, officials said. Falak Sayed Khan, a resident of Harni village in Poonch’s Mendhar area, was found hanging with the ceiling fan inside the boys hostel of the GMC at Bakshi Nagar after the door of […]
JAMMU — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a revenue official for accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a man for processing an application in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. They said the ‘patwari’ of the Sudh Mahadev area of Chenani tehsil was arrested on Saturday after […]
JAMMU — Authorities have ordered prohibition on sale, stitching and storage of army uniforms and combat pattern dresses in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district to check their misuse by anti-national elements. Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, Rajesh Kumar Shavan ordered the prohibition. “Whereas, this threat posed by subversive elements is an imminent danger to public safety, public […]
JAMMU — Police on Saturday filed a chargesheet against 11 accused, including three absconders, in connection with the murder of the Gataru gang leader here, officials said. In addition, a separate chargesheet is being prepared to be filed next week before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), Jammu against two juveniles involved in the case, a […]
RAMBAN — Nearly 80 families were relocated and are being provided with assistance following the recent cloudburst-triggered flash floods that claimed the lives of three persons in this district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior government official said on Saturday. Ramban Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baseer ul Haq Chaudhary said over 80,000 kanals of agricultural land […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Jammu and Kashmir lodged a disproportionate assets case against a police personnel on Saturday and conducted searches at his residential and commercial premises here. Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a case FIR No. 05/2025 u/s 13(1 (b) r/w 13(2) PC Act 1988 (as amended in 2018) in PS ACB […]