JAMMU — A man allegedly involved in anti-national activities was detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Kathua district on Saturday, police said. The accused, identified as Jai Kumar alias Sonu, is a resident of Mirpur Jagoo village of Nagri tehsil. According to police, nearly a dozen FIRs are registered against him at various […]
JAMMU — The traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway will remain suspended for 24 hours, beginning Sunday morning, for widening of road damaged due to recent landslides especially near Ramban town, an official said. According to an order issued by Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary, the traffic will be halted on the highway for repair […]
RAMBAN — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday visited Ramban district, which faced devastation due to the recent cloudbursts that triggered flash floods and landslides, to review restoration work, officials said. Three persons were killed and over 600 houses and commercial buildings were damaged in the natural calamity which also caused massive […]
JAMMU — Days after the Pahalgam terror attack, the Octroi Border Outpost (BoP) along the International Border (IB) was on Friday made out of bounds for the general public. Several tourists from Nagpur and Mumbai claimed they were not allowed to visit the Octroi BoP by the border guards amidst heightened tensions between India and […]
JAMMU — A command and control centre to ensure the safety of Vaishnodevi yatris will be operationalised at Katra town in Reasi district by the first week of May, a top official said Friday. Chairing a high-level security meeting of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine board (SMVDSB), CEO Anshul Garg reviewed the security preparedness […]
JAMMU — The body of a man was found under suspicious circumstances at a bus stand in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday, police said. Some locals spotted the lifeless body of the man — who was later identified as Mohammad Arif, a professional drummer from Poonch — on the bus stand premises on […]
JAMMU — A combing operation to track down three escaped terrorists entered its second day on Friday, with security agencies strengthening the multi-layered cordon. Forces are scouring the forest area in Udhampur district, where the terrorists were believed to be hiding, as well as areas in Kishtwar, Kathua, Rajouri, and Poonch. “The search operation by […]
JAMMU — The Army, CRPF, BSF, and Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday paid tributes to paratrooper Jhantu Ali Sheikh, who laid down his life while fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district. Havaldar Sheikh, a trooper of the special forces (6 Para), was killed on Thursday in the encounter that broke out following […]
KISHTWAR (KIMS) — In a significant development aimed at reviewing the prevailing security scenario and assessing preparedness for upcoming events and devising comprehensive future preparedness in District Kishtwar, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu Zone, Sh. Bhim Sen Tuti, IPS, and Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sh. Ramesh Kumar, IAS, jointly visited the district today. The visit […]
JAMMU — Panun Kashmir, an organisation advocating for the cause of displaced Kashmiri Pandits, urged the Centre on Thursday to issue a travel advisory for Kashmir, asserting that the situation in the Valley is “far from normal” and tourists, particularly Hindus, face a serious threat. This comes after 26 people, mostly tourists, were gunned down […]