JAMMU — The Border Security Force has launched a special drive to train women living near the international border here as beauticians, its spokesperson said on Saturday. The programme is part of the BSF’s efforts to empower border residents, promote skill development and foster self-reliance while ensuring holistic growth and prosperity in the area, the […]
JAMMU — The Army on Saturday conducted a search operation after getting a tip-off about suspicious movement near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector here, security officials said. Some villagers observed the movement of some suspected persons, believed to be terrorists, at Jogiwan in the early hours of the day and reported […]
JAMMU — Expressing concern over the delay in conducting panchayat elections, the All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) on Saturday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to hold the polls within 90 days or face an agitation. Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha assured people in November last year that the elections to the panchayats […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir experienced its driest year in five decades in 2024 as the below-normal precipitation continued for the fifth consecutive year, with a sharp 29 per cent deficit in rainfall compared to the annual average of 1232.3 mm, weather experts said on Saturday. “Jammu and Kashmir experienced its driest year in five […]
JAMMU — A dozen illegally built houses and four plinths were demolished in a major encroachment drive here on Saturday, leading to retrieval of 10 kanals of the land belonging to the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), a senior government official said. The successful drive was conducted by the JDA in close coordination with the Jammu […]
DODA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have filed chargesheets against five persons alleged to be supporting militant groups in Doda district by giving them food and other logistic things. The chargesheets were filed in two separate cases filed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in an National Investigation Agency court in Doda. Giving details […]
ANANTNAG — Police on Friday arrested the mother-in-law and the husband of a woman who was allegedly murdered and later burnt in a cowshed in Pahalgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district last year. The woman, Shabnam Akhtar, had been killed by her husband, a labourer by profession, and her mother-in-law on October 4 last […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant move to ensure compliance with the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, Jammu and Kashmir Real Estate Regulatory Authority (JKRERA) today conducted inspection of more than 20 real estate projects in the Kashmir province. The inspection was carried out under the supervision of Chairperson, JKRERA, Satish Chandra. Some […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Relief Organization (M), J&K, has clarified the concerns circulating on social media platforms regarding integration of Ration Cards of Migrants registered with the Relief Organisation (M) J&K, into the National Food Security Act (NFSA) database. As per a rebuttal issued here today by the organisation in this regard, it is stated […]
JAMMU — The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday booked two senior officers of Srinagar Smart City Limited in disproportionate assets (DA) cases here, officials said. The Bureau also conducted searches at seven different locations in connection with these cases in the valley. “ACB has registered DA cases against Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Sajid Yousef Bhat and […]