JAMMU — Three militants and an equal number of policemen were killed and seven others including a deputy superintendent of police injured in a fierce day-long gunfight in a remote forested area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Thursday. The encounter started around 8 am amid intensified operations led by Jammu and […]
JAMMU — A fierce gun battle in a remote forested area of Kathua district has left two terrorists dead and five security personnel injured as the security forces intensified their operation to neutralise an infiltrating group of about five militants, officials said on Thursday. It was not immediately clear whether it was the same group […]
JAMMU — The Public Health Engineering (PHE) daily wagers have deferred their ongoing strike for 10 days following an appeal by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and considering the upcoming Eid and Navratri festivals. “Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had appealed in the Assembly for the employees to end the strike as it is causing inconvenience to […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday handed over the appointment letter, on compassionate ground, to Renu Sharma, sister of Arjun Sharma, who was killed in Reasi militant attack. Arjun Sharma, a resident of Reasi, was the conductor of the bus carrying pilgrims which was attacked by the militants on June 09,2024. The […]
BANIHAL — Twelve people got injured when a bus hit the lining of the Navyug tunnel and overturned in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Wednesday night, officials said. The bus, on its way to Srinagar from Jammu, was trying to avoid a collision but hit the wall of the Qazigund-Banihal tunnel and turned turtle, […]
JAMMU — Taking a serious note of manipulation of dates of birth in Aadhaar updates, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered the immediate suspension of six operators found involved in cases of forgery in Rajouri district. The action followed a review meeting, chaired by Deputy Commissioner Abhishek Sharma, which discussed violations by some […]
JAMMU — Three traffic policemen have been taken into custody after “suspicious substances’’ were recovered from their post near the Chenani-Nashri tunnel in Udhampur district, an official said on Wednesday. While the police did not elaborate on what the substances were, locals who protested outside the traffic post late on Tuesday night claimed that the […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has rejected over 39,000 claims for land ownership under the Forest Rights Act but has distributed over 65,000 kanals of forest land to over 6,020 scheduled tribe (ST) families, including Gujjars, Bakerwals and other forest dwellers. A total of 46,090 claims were submitted by Scheduled Tribes (ST) and […]
JAMMU — A massive multi-tier combing operation to track down a group of infiltrating terrorists continued for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday in forested areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. A local woman informed the police on Tuesday that two men in army uniform asked her for water while they were having food […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — J&K Police on Tuesday apprehended a husband-wife duo in Jammu and seized a substantial quantity of heroin-like substance from their possession. The arrests were made by Police Station Gangyal during routine checking led by SHO and SP city South Jammu. The police team intercepted the suspects at Purmandal Morh while they were […]