BUDGAM (KIMS) — J&K Police on Sunday arrested five persons involved in gambling activities and seized stake money and playing cards from their possession in Narbal area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. “An information was received through reliable sources that some unknown persons are busy in gambling activities in an open agricultural land near Jawaharpora […]
To, Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir Subject: Urgent Need to Remove Russian Poplar Trees and Replace Them with Suitable Alternatives Respected Sir, I am writing to bring to your urgent attention the serious health and environmental concerns caused by the widespread presence of Russian poplar trees (Populus deltoides) […]
RAJOURI — A second batch of 32 villagers, who were lodged in an isolation centre owing to mysterious deaths in their village, returned home in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. Seventeen members of three families, including 13 children, died under mysterious circumstances after falling sick in the remote Badhaal […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — While continuing on war against the menace of drug trade, Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached two residential houses valuing lakhs of Rupees in Rajeev Nagar area of Jammu district on Saturday. The Jammu and Kashmir Police attached residential houses of two notorious drug peddlers identified as Poonam, wife of Late Satveer […]
KATRA — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said Saturday a fresh look is needed at the teaching-mentoring system to seize future opportunities in science and technology for ‘Viksit Bharat’. He said skills and knowledge must contribute towards improving the lives of people. “To seize future opportunities in science and technology, we need to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Handwara conducted stringent checks across various bookshops in Police District (PD) Handwara to prevent the circulation of banned literature linked to Jamaat-e-Islami. The checking was conducted as per the provisions of the law, with special emphasis on sensitive areas such as Kralgund, Villgam, Qalamabad, Handwara town. During […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Cyber police Jammu successfully recovered an amount of ₹7,59,510/- from fraudsters in separate cyber crime complaints who used to deceive the people by adopting different tactics regarding online trading and investment and extract money from victims. In two complaints the victim was told that money had been transferred to their account by […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday condemned the termination of three government employees in Jammu and Kashmir, calling it an “authoritarian” move. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said: The termination of three more state employees in such an authoritarian manner is highly condemnable. Do the rulers want to remove all […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said “arbitrary and summary” dismissal of employees was continuing even after an elected government has taken office in Jammu and Kashmir. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, earlier in the day, invoked Article 311 (2) (c) of the Constitution to terminate the services of the three […]
KATRA — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday questioned arbitrary dismissal of government employees for their alleged terror links by the Lt Governor saying that the law says that “every accused person is innocent until proven guilty” in the court. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha invoked Article 311 (2) (c) of the Constitution […]