SRINAGAR — The first batch of Haj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir returned from the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and were received at the airport here by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, officials said. They said the first flight carrying 144 pilgrims arrived at the Srinagar International Airport in the […]
SRINAGAR — The Srinagar International Airport will suspend all flight operations for 15 days starting October 1 to undergo crucial runway maintenance and repair work, officials said on Tuesday. The two-week shutdown is expected to deal a massive blow to Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism sector, as it directly clashes with the peak Durga Puja holiday […]
JAMMU — A protest march in support of tribal families allegedly affected by a recent anti-encroachment drive in a forested area on the outskirts of Jammu city, spiralled into chaos as protesters purportedly resorted to stone-pelting at police, leaving three personnel injured, officials said on Monday. Police fired in the air to disperse the stone-pelting […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday said it has arrested a Forest Guard for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹15,000 in Kishtwar district. According to an ACB statement, a complaint was received alleging that the accused had demanded ₹20,000 from the complainant for expediting the release of […]
JAMMU — Northern Railway’s Jammu Division has earned Rs 66.50 lakh through a special ticket-checking drive conducted across its jurisdiction in May 2026 to curb ticketless and irregular travel and protect railway revenue. According to official figures available till May 31, the division registered 12,693 cases against passengers travelling without tickets or involved in other […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has urged the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation to ensure timely and concurrent transportation of baggage belonging to Haj pilgrims returning to Jammu and Kashmir from Saudi Arabia. In a letter addressed to Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Abdullah highlighted the difficulties […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir on Monday said it has filed a chargesheet against three accused persons in a land fraud case involving the alleged sale of the same parcel of land to multiple buyers through separate registered sale deeds. According to a Crime Branch […]
SRINAGAR — Driven by love that blossomed on social media, a 22-year-old youth from across the border, Zeeshan Mir, crossed the heavily fortified Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir’s Uri sector, only to be apprehended by alert Army troops, officials said here on Sunday. According to officials privy to the ongoing investigation, Mir was […]
SRINAGAR — The Army has apprehended three persons, who were trying to cross the Line of Control into Pakistan occupied Kashmir in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. The three hailing from Sopore area of Baramulla district were trying to exfiltrate into PoK from Hathlanga-Nambla axis on Saturday night. The trio […]
JAMMU — Two people died after a truck plunged into a deep gorge and caught fire along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district on Saturday, officials said. The accident took place near Gangroo in the Ramsoo area. According to police, the truck carrying limestone was travelling from Jammu to Srinagar when the driver allegedly […]