PULWAMA, Farhan Kitab (KIMS) — The International Human Rights Organization (IHRO), Jammu and Kashmir Chapter, on Tuesday organised an awareness programme titled ‘Run for Drug-Free Society’ at Ratnipora in Pulwama district. The three-kilometre run was organised by Muneer Ahmed, Head of the Sports Wing, IHRO, with the aim of sensitising people—especially youth—about the growing menace […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday inaugurated a 14-day integrated ski training course at world-famous tourist destinations in the Kashmir valley. Abdullah also unveiled the 2026 calendars of the tourism department and the Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation at the civil secretariat here. He said that 500-600 students in […]
JAMMU — A notorious drug peddler was booked under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua while two others were arrested along with heroin in Samba district on Tuesday, police said. Mohd Sadiq alias Siku, a resident of Galak village of Ramkot, is […]
LEH — Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Kavinder Gupta on Tuesday inaugurated the office of the Directorate of Census Operations in Leh, marking the beginning of preparations for the exercise in the Union Territory in 2027. The Union Cabinet on December 12 last year approved an outlay of Rs 11,718 crore for conducting the Census of […]
SRINAGAR — In a humanitarian initiative amid harsh winter conditions, Shining India Foundation distributed nearly 400 blankets among vulnerable sections of society, including poor families, orphans and widows struggling to survive in sub-zero temperatures across parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at the distribution site, M. Ghazi, Chairman of Shining India Foundation, highlighted the severe […]
JAMMU — More than 1.59 lakh registrations were recorded under Mission YUVA in the past six months with 44,857 proposals approved and loans worth Rs 756.28 crore sanctioned in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. On June 28 last year, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah launched the much-anticipated Mission YUVA (Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan), a […]
JAMMU — A constable of Railway Protection Force (RPF) was injured when his service weapon went off accidentally in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Constable Dinesh Kumar was grievously injured in the shoulder after his service firearm accidentally misfired while he was on duty at Kathua Railway Station late Saturday […]
JAMMU — Authorities here have barred courier companies and parcel services from transporting narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and other contraband without a valid permit, and directed them to ensure police verification of all their employees. The directives were issued by Jammu District Magistrate Rakesh Minhas on Saturday. “In exercise of the powers conferred under Section […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police booked seven landlords here on Saturday for allegedly keeping tenants in their premises without police verification, police said. The drive to verify tenants has been intensified in view of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations, the police said. Police Station Bahu Fort has registered five FIRs under Section 223 of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday said it trapped and arrested a clerk of the Tehsil Office Central, Shalteng, Srinagar, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000. The ACB said it received a written complaint alleging that the complainant had been detained under preventive action under Section […]
