KATHUA — Security forces on Sunday launched a search operation after getting information about movement of three suspected persons near a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. A priest noticed three persons with backpacks moving towards the forest area of Rasana around 3.30 am and alerted the police, the officials said. […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Three killed, over 100 rescued as heavy rain wreaks havoc in Ramban
RAMBAN — Three people were killed and more than 100 rescued after heavy rain triggered flash floods at different places in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district early on Sunday, officials said. The incessant rain also triggered landslides and mudslides at nearly a dozen places between Nashri and Banihal along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, prompting […]
Awareness program on Drug De-addiction held at Hazrat-e-Amir-e-Kabir Secondary School Brakpora
ANANTNAG — An impactful One Day Awareness Program on Drug De-addiction was conducted at HAZRAT-E-AMIR-E-KABIR SECONDARY SCHOOL BRAKPORA today on 19th April 2025, organized by District Police Anantnag in collaboration with the Cultural Education Wing, Chief Education Office Anantnag. With informative talks, interactive sessions, and motivational guidance by officers of the District Police and education […]
Heavy rain triggers flash flood in Ramban, over 100 people rescued
RAMBAN — More than 100 people were rescued after heavy rain triggered a flash flood in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district early on Sunday, officials said. The incessant rain also triggered landslides and mudslides at nearly a dozen places between Nashri and Banihal along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, prompting traffic to […]
Smokeless tobacco product ‘Cool Lip’ banned in Doda
JAMMU — The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda have imposed an immediate ban on the storage, sale, display and distribution of ‘Cool Lip’, a smokeless tobacco product, in the district, officials said on Saturday. Additional district magistrate (ADM) Anil Kumar Thakur announced the ban on ‘Cool Lip’ in a “decisive step to safeguard public […]
IndiGo flight with Omar Abdullah diverted to Jaipur; CM slams ‘operational chaos’ at Delhi airport
NEW DELHI — A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight carrying Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was reportedly diverted to Jaipur on Saturday night, prompting sharp criticism from the CM over what he described as ‘operational chaos’ at Delhi airport. In a late-night post on X, Abdullah expressed frustration over the ordeal. “Delhi airport is […]
Man booked for operating radical social media page on Facebook in Bandipora
BANDIPORA (KIMS) — Police on Saturday arrested one person for operating a radical social media page on Facebook under the name “Kashmir Timer” to disseminate extremist content with the intention to disturb peace. The said individual through his social media handle was posting misleading content against the security forces and glorifying the Anti National sentiments. […]
Two killed in lightning strike in Reasi; gusty winds damage over 100 houses in Rajouri
JAMMU — Two persons, including a woman, were killed and another woman sustained injuries after they were struck by lightning in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Saturday, officials said. They said that over 100 houses suffered damages due to gusty winds in Rajouri district. Two women, identified as Shahnaz Begum […]
‘Jammu region is on track to fully regain peace within next six months’: LG Sinha
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that peace would be established in the Jammu region of the Union Territory, hit by a spate of terror attacks in the recent past, within the next six months. Sinha made these remarks at an interaction with the members of YPO-Global One, an […]
Union minister, CM jointly inaugurate municipal parking complex in Kathua
JAMMU — Union minister Jitendra Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday jointly inaugurated the first-ever Municipal Parking Complex in Kathua district with the former hailing the latter’s presence as a gesture of “centre-state cooperation”. Singh, who is representing the Udhampur constituency, which also comprises Kathua, in Parliament for the third […]









