SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A police team led by Inspector Majid Hassan was rewarded for securing a 10-year imprisonment in a major drug peddling case (FIR No. 113/2020) from Police Station Parimpora. SSP Srinagar presented a cash reward of ₹35,000 and a commendation certificate sanctioned by the DGP, J&K, to the team. He praised their efforts […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Over 100 sheep charred to death in blaze in Samba
SAMBA — Over 100 sheep died after a cowshed caught fire and was gutted in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir early Wednesday, officials said. The fire broke out in the cowshed of Shapian, son of Jamal Din, at Rakh Barotian in the Vijaypur tehsil around 3.30 am, the officials said. They said four […]
Security beefed up in Kashmir valley ahead of Republic Day celebrations
SRINAGAR — Security has been beefed up in Kashmir ahead of Republic Day to ensure smooth and peaceful celebrations in the valley, with police and other security personnel carrying out sanitisation and area domination exercises, officials said on Wednesday. The main Republic Day function in Kashmir will be held at the Bakshi stadium here and […]
Rusted mortar shell defused in Kathua
JAMMU — A rusted mortar shell was defused in a forest area in Hiranagar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Wednesday, officials said. The mortar shell was noticed by a shepherd, who had gone to Mayan Kannah forest to graze his sheep this morning, the officials said. They said Shawar informed the local […]
Rajouri mysterious deaths: Budhaal village declared containment zone
JAMMU — Unable to reach a conclusive finding as to what caused 17 mysterious deaths in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, authorities on Wednesday declared the Budhaal village as a containment zone under section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). District Magistrate of Rajouri has declared Badhaal a containment zone following recent health concerns […]
Army troops open fire on Pakistani drone along LoC in Poonch
POONCH — Army troops opened fire to bring down a Pakistani drone which entered into the Indian side from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu early Wednesday, officials said. However, the drone returned to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after hovering briefly over an area near the border fence in Mendhar sector, […]
CS orders strict containment measures to stop further loss of lives in Rajouri
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Tuesday directed the health and the police departments to take stringent containment measures to ensure no further loss of lives in the remote Badhaal village of Rajouri district. Dulloo passed the directions during a meeting of divisional and district administrations, along with health experts and […]
Deputy CM replaces BJP leader as head of Khadi and Village Industries Board
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary has been appointed as the chairperson of Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB), replacing senior BJP leader Hina Shafi Bhat who held the post since December 2018. The government has reconstituted the board of directors of KVIB along with J&K Handicrafts and Handloom Corporation, J&K […]
Gangster shot dead in broad daylight by rival gang in Jammu
JAMMU — A 37-year-old man affiliated with a criminal gang was shot dead by three members of a rival group here on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. They said the three youths intercepted an SUV and fired four rounds at Sumit Jandiyal at Jewel Chowk. The critically injured Jandiyal was taken to Government Medical College hospital […]
Army soldier injured in landmine explosion near LoC in Poonch
POONCH — An army soldier was injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The 32-year-old soldier was part of a patrolling party when he accidentally stepped over the landmine in Krishna Ghati sector, the officials said. They said the mine […]









