KUPWARA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday apprehended three drug peddlers including a woman and recovered a substantial quantity of contraband from their possession in Kupwara. On April 16 2025, a police party from Police Station Kupwara, while conducting routine patrolling and Naka duty at Gir Hachi Link Road, intercepted a suspicious vehicle. […]
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MeT warns of heavy rain, snowfall in J&K from April 18-20, issues advisory
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological department today warned of heavy rain, snowfall and thunderstorm in Pirpanjal range of Jammu division and higher reaches of Kashmir division on April 18-20, with peak activity during April 18th night to April 19th late night. It said that adverse weather activities may lead to disruption of surface transport including Jammu-Srinagar […]
Bike lifting gang busted in Jammu, 10 stolen two-wheelers recovered, 4 arrested
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 […]
Man detained for ‘suspicious movement’ in Samba, released after inquiry
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 […]
HADP to build Rs 1,00,000 crore agri-economy for J&K by 2030: Omar Abdullah
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme is a movement to build a sustainable Rs 1,00,000 crore agri-economy for the state by 2030. He was chairing a review meeting on the implementation of the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP). The chief minister said digital innovation […]
Holistic agri development plan a movement to empower J&K farmers: CM
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) is a movement to empower farmers and build a sustainable Rs 1 lakh crore agri-economy for the Union Territory by 2030. He was chairing a meeting on the implementation of the HADP here, terming progressive farmers as […]
Gusty winds, thundershowers hit Jammu; civil secretariat’s boundary wall damaged
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 […]
Amarnath Yatra: Over 4,200 pilgrims registered on Day 1 of registration
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has registered more than 4,200 pilgrims for this year’s Amarnath Yatra on the opening day of registration. The registration for the annual pilgrimage, which commenced on April 14, is being carried out on a first-come, first-served basis and includes the issuance of yatra permits to the eligible pilgrims, […]
National Herald case: Police foil Congress protest march in Jammu
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 […]
Drug peddler’s house demolished in Jammu; several suspects detained in Samba
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 […]








