JAMMU — More than 1,500 healthcare staff, including specialist doctors, will be deployed for the upcoming pilgrimage to 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Wednesday. Two 100-bedded hospitals, one each at Chandanwari-Pahalgam and Baltal, along with more than 100 medical centres would be set up from Lakhanpur to […]
JAMMU — As many as 16 ‘chronic’ drug peddlers were jailed under preventive detention in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday, police said. A special drive was launched against the drug peddlers, who have been booked on various occasions in drugs related activities, a police spokesman said. He said that 16 chronic peddlers have […]
JAMMU — A notorious criminal was detained under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Samba district on Wednesday, police said. Shiv Dayal alias “Sunny”, a resident of Chohala Kothey, is named in various criminal cases registered at seven police stations in Samba and Jammu districts, a police spokesperson said. “His criminal activities have posed a […]
JAMMU — The authorities on Wednesday ordered the immediate suspension of VPN services till the end of the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. The decision to suspend virtual private networks (VPNs) was taken as a preventive measure to protect information on the Lok Sabha elections and other sensitive data from cyber […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday appealed to the public to be vigilant against ‘mischievous’ persons posting their photos with Director General of Police and other officers on social media platforms without permission. “It has come to the notice that some persons who have photographs along with DGP, J&K or with […]
JAMMU — As many as 67 suspected people were detained for questioning in connection with the killing of a civilian by two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. During investigations, credible evidence was obtained and the police identified one of the two militants involved […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least two soldiers were injured during an encounter that broke out between security forces and militants at Renji forest area of Aragam in Bandipora district on Wednesday morning. Jammu and Kashmir Police in a post on X said, “A contact was established between militants and security forces in the early morning […]
JAMMU — Police on Tuesday claimed a foreign militant codenamed “Abu Hamza” of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba was involved in the killing of a government employee in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district and announced a Rs 10 lakh reward for information on him. Mohammad Razaq (40) was killed on Monday in the Kunda Top village of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday booked eight notorious drug smugglers under PIT NDPS Act in Baramulla district of North Kashmir. “While acting tough against drug peddlers and to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, eight notorious drug smugglers namely Javid Mohiuddin Bhat, son of Gh Mohiuddin Bhat, resident […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Three persons have been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Baramulla district of North Kashmir for their involvement in disturbance of law and order, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Tuesday. The Jammu and Kashmir Police in Baramulla district in a press release said, “While acting tough against anti-national elements, three […]