JAMMU — A man allegedly hacked his mother-in-law to death besides critically injuring his wife and her sister with an axe over a family dispute in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, police said on Monday. The accused, Suresh Kumar, fled after attacking the trio at Kiya village on Sunday night but was arrested within 12 […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant step towards combating drug abuse, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday attached immovable properties worth ₹1.5 crore under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act as part of their ongoing campaign against drug peddlers. “In a major action, Police Station Mattan attached a single-story residential house valued […]
JAMMU — A man allegedly killed his mother-in-law and critically injured his wife along with her sister over a family dispute in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said on Monday. Suresh Kumar attacked the trio with a sharp edged weapon at Kiya village in Ram Nagar area on Sunday night, the officials […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces have arrested a militant associate from Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. Showkat Ahmad Bhat, who hails from Kulgam district in south Kashmir, was arrested on Sunday from Janbazpora-Binner road in Baramulla district, they said. An AK rifle, one magazine and some rounds were recovered from Bhat’s […]
SRINAGAR — Cold tightened its grip on Kashmir Valley as higher reaches recorded night temperatures below the freezing point with Srinagar city recording 2 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature. The Meteorological (MeT) department officials said on Monday that the minimum temperature was minus 3 and 2.6 degrees Celsius in Gulmarg and Pahalgam hill stations […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday stressed on complete elimination of terrorism and the entire ecosystem supporting militants from the Union Territory for the development of the region. Chairing a meeting of senior civil and police officers here, he said exemplary action must be taken against those aiding and abetting […]
JAMMU — Over 26,000 young aspirants participated in a recruitment rally conducted by the army after a gap of five years in Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Poonch, officials said on Sunday. Separately, another rally at Dugga near Bhalra in Doda district attracted over 12,000 enthusiastic youths eager to serve the nation, they said. […]
SRINAGAR — Improving the quality of life and addressing pressing issues such as growing unemployment have been the focus of the Omar Abdullah-led government in Jammu and Kashmir in its first month, a senior government functionary said. Since taking charge, the government introduced several measures besides getting an additional 300 MW of power supply to […]
SRINAGAR — A man wanted in multiple cases of fraud and evasion, with 45 non-bailable warrants against him, was arrested in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday, police said. Zubair Rashid Ganie, a resident of Rohama Rafiabad, allegedly defrauded multiple people across the valley under the pretext of business transactions, a police officer said. He […]
JAMMU — J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha is chairing a high-level security meeting on Sunday in Jammu to review the security scenario in the union territory following the recent attacks by the terrorists. The meeting is being attended by senior officers of police and security agencies right from the level of the district superintendents of […]