JAMMU (KIMS) — Police on Tuesday arrested a female drug peddler and recovered a substantial quantity of heroin like substance from her possession in Jammu. A patrolling team of Police station Domana apprehended one woman, identified as Saleema Bibi, daughter of Mangta Ali, resident of Balol Khad, Bari Brahmana, Samba. A search conducted at the […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against three accused, including a Pakistani handler, in a terror conspiracy case involving seizure of arms and ammunition in the Poonch region of Jammu and Kashmir. The chargesheet filed before a special NIA court in Jammu has named Abdul Aziz, Munawar Hussain and […]
JAMMU — The offline registration for the upcoming annual Amarnath Yatra began with enthusiastic pilgrims making a beeline outside the designated bank branches here on Tuesday, hoping to get an opportunity to be part of the first batch to visit the revered shrine. The 38-day pilgrimage is scheduled to begin on July 3 from the […]
JAMMU — A 24-year-old soldier was electrocuted when he came in contact with a live wire after climbing on top of a passenger train in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Tuesday. Ramchandra Choudhary, a native of Rajasthan’s Jodhpur, met with the accident near Bari Brahmana station late Monday night, the officials said. […]
JAMMU — A lawyer allegedly shot himself to death on Tuesday at Akhyar Abad in Kishtwar district, officials said. Officials said that a man using his licensed weapon allegedly shot himself to death at his residence. The deceased has been identified as advocate Ghulam Nabi Zargar resident of Akhyar Abad Kishtwar. Meanwhile, police have registered […]
JAMMU — A brief exchange of fire took place between militants and security forces in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Tuesday. The gunfire rattled the Lasana village of Surankote Monday night when security forces launched a search operation following information about the presence of terrorists, the officials said. “Contact […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Fire and Emergency Services Department (FESD) has given training in fire prevention, protection and first aid firefighting to 8.23 lakh persons under the ‘Har Ghar Fire Fighter’ programme. Between August 2022 and March 2025, the department conducted 7,551 public awareness programmes, covering 3,949 educational and 1,057 health institutions and 2,555 […]
KULGAM (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday arrested a drug peddler in Kulgam and recovered contraband substance worth lakhs from his possession. Acting on specific information, a police party of Police Station Kulgam alongwith Executive Magistrate Kulgam raided the suspected spot at village Arreh near Islamia Hanfia Institute and apprehended one person. During […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday inaugurated a manufacturing unit of a private company in the region and said the manufacturing ecosystem is growing to give momentum to the mission of an “Aatmanirbhar Union Territory”. The LG said the progressive industrial policy and several key interventions in the last few […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said J&K has again “turned the corner” to become a pre-eminent destination, even as he pitched for choosing the path of “value-based tourism” instead of chasing volumes. Addressing an event here, the National Conference leader also flagged the high air fares for Srinagar-bound […]