NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court allowed two-day custody parole to jailed MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid to attend the ongoing Parliament session. Justice Vikas Mahajan said Rashid could attend the Parliament session on February 11 and 13. Custody parole entails a prisoner being escorted by armed police personnel to the place […]
JAMMU — General Officer Commanding of Jammu-based White Knight Corps Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva on Monday reviewed the “hostile activities” along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said. The top Army officer’s visit to the forward areas came two days after an Army patrol party was […]
POONCH — Security forces on Monday launched a cordon and search operation at nearly a dozen places in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The search operations in parts of Mendhar, Surankote and Gursai areas were initiated following information about suspicious movement, the officials said. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Monday criticised the government move to suspend two PSOs of her daughter and party leader Iltija Mufti. “Ironic and unfair that Iltija’s two PSOs have been suspended for no fault of their own. They were punished simply because Iltija managed to reach Kathua despite being […]
RAJOURI — Two men were killed and another was injured when two motorcycles collided head-on in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. The accident occurred on the main road near the office of Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri at 8.45 pm, claiming the lives of Asad (23) from Darhal and Zulfkar Younis (22) […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader Sunil Sharma, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss pressing issues impacting the region. During the meeting, Sunil Sharma highlighted the alarming rise in drug abuse and narcotics trafficking in J&K, emphasizing the need for urgent intervention. He also pushed for major infrastructure projects, particularly in […]
MENDHAR — At least four landmines exploded due to a forest fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Sunday, but there was no casualty, officials said. The fire broke out in Lanjote forest in Balakote sector of Mendhar sub-division around 1 pm and set off the landmines, they […]
RAJOURI — A 40-year-old resident of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was apprehended near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday, officials said. Abdul Rehman, a resident of Seri village of Kotli district, was under the influence of drugs when he was intercepted by the Indian Army shortly after he intruded […]
GANDERBAL (KIMS) — Following the devastating overnight fire incident at the old market Sonamarg, which resulted in extensive damage to several shops, MLA Kangan Mian Mehar, along with Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri and Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Jatin Kishore, visited the site to assess the situation and express solidarity with the affected shopkeepers. During […]
JAMMU — The Indian Army on Sunday kicked off the 51-day Pir Panjal winter festival in Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Poonch, a defence spokesman said. The festival, which will culminate on March 31, is a testament to the army’s unwavering commitment to youth empowerment, cultural preservation, and social reformation, particularly against drug abuse, […]