SRINAGAR — An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 hit the Kashmir Valley early on Monday, causing panic among the people in Pattan and surrounding areas of Baramulla district, officials said. There were no reports of any damage so far, they said. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the quake occurred at 5.35 am at a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Sunday said they achieved a swift breakthrough by rescuing a kidnapped minor boy within an hour of the incident in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir and arresting one accused involved in the crime. Police said an application was received at Police Station Lar from a complainant (name withheld), stating that […]
NEW DELHI — The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has been allocated Rs 43,290.29 crore in the Union Budget 2026-2027, which was proposed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Sunday. According to Budget documents, out of the total allocation, Rs 42,650 crore has been allocated as Central assistance. A sum […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Sunday said that Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness a fresh spell of rain and snowfall from February 1, accompanied by thunder and gusty winds at many places. According to the Meteorological Department, light rain or snowfall along with thunder and gusty winds is expected at […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Economic Offences Wing Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K on Sunday said it has filed a chargesheet against two persons in a fake international prize money scam case. EOW said the chargesheet in FIR No. 24/2017, registered under Section 420 RPC read with Section 66(d) of the IT Act, has been presented […]
JODHPUR — Activist and scientist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been lodged in the Jodhpur Central Jail since September 27, 2025, was taken to AIIMS Jodhpur for medical examination early Saturday morning, officials said. He spent approximately an hour and a half in the hospital’s gastroenterology department before being escorted back to prison. According to AIIMS […]
SRINAGAR — The People’s Democratic Party on Saturday accused the Jammu and Kashmir Police of stopping its peaceful march here following a protest at the party headquarters against the attacks on Kashmiris in other parts of the country. Party chief Mehbooba Mufti alleged that Kashmiris are “caged” within the Union territory and “thrashed” outside. The […]
JAMMU — The Border Roads Organisation on Saturday restored road connectivity along the 112-kilometre stretch reconnecting Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda-Kishtwar belt with Himachal Pradesh after intensive snow clearance operations carried out under extreme weather conditions last week. The Kishtwar-Sansari road, where the work was completed, links the Union territory with the Lahaul-Spiti region of Himachal […]
JAMMU — A search operation, which has been underway to neutralise three holed-up Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar, has been narrowed down to a specific area following an encounter on Saturday morning, officials said. The gunfight began when army troops re-established contact with the terrorists in Kishtwar district early Saturday, according to officials. […]
JAMMU — Security forces re-established contact with terrorists holed up in Dolgam area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar early Saturday, officials said. The Army said intelligence inputs from all sources were coordinated to plan and execute the operation on the ground. “During the ongoing joint Operation Trashi-I, contact with terrorists was re-established in the early […]