SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a strategic initiative to enhance security preparedness, a joint Mock drill was conducted by Police Awantipora, CRPF and Army at AIIMS Awantipora in order to meet any exigency. During this exercise, the participating forces rehearsed counter insurgency drills, rescue operations & evacuation protocols. This joint Mock drill was aimed at securing […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday sealed a medical shop in connection with NDPS case in Nowshera area of Rajouri district. Acting on an ongoing investigation into case FIR No. 24/2025 under Sections 8/21/22 of the NDPS Act a police team from Police Station Nowshera conducted a search at M/S Malik Shah […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested a social media user for allegedly posting extremist content online, an official said on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Showkat Ahmad Dar (28), is a resident of Doodh Mohalla in Srinagar, said the Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing, which made the arrest. Its spokesperson said that Dar […]
JAMMU — Security forces recovered an old and rusted grenade in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The locals were cleaning a pond in the Dharamshal area when they discovered the old rusted grenade, they said. Police promptly responded to the information and took custody of the grenade. The incident averted […]
JAMMU — A high-security alert has been sounded across Jammu and Kashmir in view of the recent terror attacks in Pakistan, including the killing of a top commander of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), officials said on Tuesday. All the protected persons, including politicians, have been advised to be conscious and strictly follow the security protocols […]
RAJOURI — A fire broke out at the Government Medical College (GMC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of more than 150 patients from the hospital, officials said. The fire was noticed in the basement of the hospital in Rajouri town on Tuesday morning. It was controlled within one hour […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Tuesday averted a tragedy with the timely detection of an improvised explosive device (IED) in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. A patrol party noticed a suspicious object by the roadside at Habdipora in Shopian district, which turned out to be an IED. A bomb disposal squad has been rushed […]
JAMMU — A woman pilgrim from Delhi was arrested after a loaded pistol was recovered from her possession at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said on Tuesday. Jyoti Gupta, who claimed to be a retired police constable, was intercepted with the weapon and six rounds […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Tuesday listed a plea filed by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid seeking permission to attend the ongoing Parliament session for hearing on March 25. A bench of justices Chandra Dhari Singh and Anup J Bhambhani deferred the hearing after the counsel […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high level meeting to review progress on the TB Mukt campaign launched by the Health Department. Taking notice of high incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) and increasing cases of Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) TB in Jammu, he termed the situation as a “real cause of concern” […]