JAMMU — With the operation to track down militants who escaped after an encounter in Poonch district entering the fifth day on Friday, a senior police official said security agencies have formulated an action plan by identifying areas with suspected terrorist presence. He said terrorism, which has re-emerged over the past one-and-a-half to two years, […]
JAMMU — A Jammu-based digital healthcare StartUp, O-Health, has entered into a research collaboration with the US-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Founded by Arunoday Singh, O-Health is one of the country’s earliest health StartUps of its kind which is at the forefront of leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and digital platforms to deliver healthcare in […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Police on Friday apprehended another notorious criminal from Kathar, Arnia area of Jammu and booked him under the Public Safety Act (PSA). He has been identified as Raman Kumar S/o Bodh Raj Caste Brhaman R/o Kathar, Arnia. Raman is a notorious criminal with a history of violent and heinous offences. Despite multiple […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah released “The Land of Souls – A Tale of Adventure and Discovery”, a book authored by 15-year-old Laranya R Kumar, at an event here on Thursday. Congratulating Laranya, the chief minister praised her for starting the book at 13 years of age and for exploring deep […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Police on Thursday recovered ten stolen two-wheelers and arrested four individuals involved in theft cases in Miran Sahib Jammu. The recovery includes three scooties and seven motorcycles, many of which had been missing from various locations. The operation was carried out under the leadership of PSI Ajesh Singh Jamwal, with the support […]
JAMMU — Security forces detained a man after he was found roaming “suspiciously” in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Thursday. Mohammad Farooq, a resident of Salunian village in Poonch district, was detained near Nandini Hills along the National Highway in Samba on Wednesday evening, officials said. According to reports, he got a […]
JAMMU — A portion of the civil secretariat’s boundary wall and dozens of vehicles and houses were damaged as gusty winds and thundershowers hit Jammu on Wednesday evening, also plunging the city into darkness, officials said. According to police, there was no report of any casualty due to the strong winds from anywhere in the […]
JAMMU — Police on Wednesday scuttled a protest march here by the Congress over the Enforcement Directorate’s chargesheet against party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in connection with the 2014 National Herald case. Hundreds of Congress activists and leaders led by party’s J&K unit president Tariq Hameed Karra assembled at the party headquarters at […]
JAMMU — Authorities razed a double-storey house of an alleged drug peddler here on Wednesday and detained several suspects in Samba, officials said. The newly constructed house of a wanted drug peddler, Lahu Gujjar, was razed by police in Bijru Chack village of the Bishnah area in the outskirts of Jammu, officials said. They said […]
JAMMU — The four recent encounters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district “exposed” the route used by terrorists to infiltrate into India from across the International Border (IB), a senior police officer said on Wednesday. Senior Superintendent of Police, Kathua, Shobhit Saxena also said the successful recovery of huge quantities of arms and ammunition including […]