JAMMU — A man was arrested here on Saturday after a video of him purportedly assaulting a 70-year-old woman relative over a land dispute surfaced on social media, officials said. The accused, Prabhleen Singh, is the nephew of the woman, they said. A police spokesperson said the accused, a resident of Digiana, has been arrested […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo said Saturday the security of the Amarnath Yatra is a top priority of the administration, as he chaired a meeting to review arrangements at the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here. Accompanied by the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu zone, Anand Jain, Dulloo went around […]
NEW DELHI — A tribunal set up under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on Saturday confirmed the Centre’s decision to impose a five-year ban on the Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir. The one-member tribunal of Delhi High Court judge Sachin Datta was constituted under the stringent anti-terror […]
JAMMU — At least 26 people, including three Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel, were injured in two separate road accidents in Jammu and Ramban districts in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. In one of the accidents, a Kashmir-bound private truck carrying ITBP personnel skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at […]
ANANTNAG [Sheikh Nadeem] (KIMS) — Scholars Scientific Institute, in collaboration with the 40 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force, celebrated the 10th International Yoga Day with full enthusiasm at the school premises in Mominabad, Anantnag. School children, CRPF Deputy Commandant Sri Surinder Kumar, and Inspector Rajesh took part in the event. A large number […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with the participants on the 10th International Day of Yoga in J&K’s Srinagar city. After leading the Yoga event at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here, PM Modi spent over 40 minutes interacting with the participants on the lawns of the SKICC. Even rain gods […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the people of the country and the World on the 10th International Day of Yoga while celebrating the event in J&K’s Srinagar city. He told the participants here at the SKICC, located on the banks of Dal Lake, that it is in the sanguine environment of […]
SRINAGAR — Assembly elections and statehood — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first address to Jammu and Kashmir on his third term contained words the Union Territory has been waiting long to hear. Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union territories in 2019 — when it also lost its special status — and has been […]
JAMMU — Indian Railways on Thursday conducted a successful trial run on the newly constructed Chenab Rail Bridge, the world’s highest railway bridge. The bridge is built between Sangaldan in Ramban district and Reasi. Rail services on the line will start soon, officials said. Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said in a post on X, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least two militants were killed in an encounter in Baramulla district of North Kashmir on Wednesday. The encounter broke out between a joint team of forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF and militants at Hadipora area of Rafiabad in Sopore town on Wednesday afternoon. Earlier, a joint team of […]