JAMMU (KIMS) — While continuing its crackdown on terror elements, the Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted searches at houses of militant associates in Udhampur district of Jammu division on Monday. “The Police in Udhampur district conducted extensive searches at multiple locations in Basantgarh area of district Udhampur, including Rai Chak, Kadwah, Ponara, Loudhra, Sang etc […]
JAMMU — Four persons, including two former revenue officials, were arrested for their alleged involvement in an eight-year-old case related to land grabbing here, Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Monday. The arrested accused, including a retired Tehsildar and a retired Girdawar, were among eight persons earlier chargesheeted in the case, which […]
JAMMU — A policeman was injured when a march by shopkeepers and labourers against a proposed ropeway project along the trek route to the Vaishno Devi shrine turned violent on Monday as protesters resorted to stone pelting and clashed with police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. After hour-long discussions with protesters, the district administration […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a relentless crackdown on drug trafficking, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached properties worth ₹1.6 crore under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 on Monday in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. “An immovable property including a double-storey concrete building and a concrete shop, collectively valued […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said the genuine concerns of the people protesting against the proposed ropeway project along the Mata Vaishno Devi route would looked after. Sinha, who is also the chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), said a committee headed by the divisional […]
JAMMU — A march by shopkeepers and labourers against a proposed ropeway project along the trek route leading to the Vaishno Devi shrine took an ugly turn on Monday as some protesters clashed with police at the Katra base camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. Police said the law and order situation had escalated […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid on Monday moved a Delhi court seeking interim bail in a terror-funding case to attend the Parliament session. After Rashid urged Principal District and Sessions Judge Vimal Kumar Yadav to grant him the reprieve, the court asked the National Investigation Agency to file a response by […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a major step against drug trafficking, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday arrested a woman drug peddler in Anantnag district of South Kashmir and recovered cannabis powdery substance from her possession. “A woman drug peddler identified as Gulshana, wife of Mohammad Yousuf Ganie, a resident of Takiya Maksood Shah, Bijbehara […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met with delegates of the World Craft Council (WCC) here and said the organisation could assist the Union territory in unlocking its full potential in handicrafts and making it sustainable in the years to come. A key highlight of the meeting was the announcement of […]
JAMMU — Hundreds of shopkeepers and labourers took out a protest march on Sunday, the third day of their strike against a proposed ropeway project along the trek route to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, as the organisers extended the strike by 24 hours, officials said. The protesters also held […]