SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said he reviewed the situation in Rajouri and Poonch districts following incessant rainfall and flash floods and directed officials to provide immediate relief to the affected families. In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor said he spoke to senior officials and assessed […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said he is leaving Delhi for Jammu to personally monitor the situation on the ground in view of the weather warning issued by the Meteorological Department and the heavy rainfall affecting parts of the Jammu division. In a post on X, Omar Abdullah […]
JAMMU — A drone was recovered by the Army in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba, marking the second such recovery in the border district within a week, officials said on Sunday. The recovery has prompted intensified surveillance and investigation by security agencies amid continued efforts to thwart cross-border smuggling and infiltration attempts, the officials said. They […]
JAMMU — Rajouri town was hit by flash floods following incessant overnight rainfall, forcing hundreds of residents to move to safer locations as floodwaters inundated low-lying areas, including the new bus stand early Sunday, officials said. Dozens of vehicles were swept away or submerged after overflowing rivers breached their banks, causing widespread disruption, the officials […]
SRINAGAR — A magisterial probe has been ordered into the circumstances of the encounter in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, earlier this month, in which one terrorist was killed, officials said. The magisterial probe was ordered on Thursday by the Deputy Commissioner of Shopian, directing the Additional Deputy Commissioner to investigate the cause and circumstances leading […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on Saturday issued an order extending the summer vacation in all Government and recognized private schools across Kashmir Province till July 22, 2026. According to an order issued by the Director School Education Kashmir, the extension has been approved by the competent authority and is […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday said that Amarnath and Mata Vaishno Devi Yatras will be temporarily suspended from July 19 due to the inclement weather forecast. “In view of the inclement weather forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shri Amarnathji Yatra shall remain temporarily suspended from both the Pahalgam […]
JAMMU — A partial shutdown affected normal life in the twin district headquarters of Doda and Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as protesters demanded action over the killing of a 30-year-old man in alleged police firing in Bhaderwah a day earlier, officials said. The suspension of mobile internet services across Doda district was […]
JAMMU — In one of the biggest narcotics recoveries along the Line of Control (LoC) in recent years, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday seized five kilograms of high-grade heroin smuggled from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, officials said. The seizure was made during a meticulously planned anti-drug operation in village […]
JAMMU — A fresh batch of 3,632 pilgrims, including 877 women and 104 sadhus, left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp in Jammu early on Saturday to undertake the annual Amarnath Yatra in the Kashmir Valley, officials said. The 17th batch of pilgrims left the base camp in a convoy of escorted vehicles for […]