JAMMU — A man was arrested for allegedly vandalising a mosque and assaulting a person on the premises in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, police said on Saturday. Pyar Singh, a resident of Patian village, had been evading arrest since the incident at Sukhcha village a few days ago, they said. An FIR was registered […]
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POJK resident repatriated after inadvertently crossing LoC in Baramulla
SRINAGAR — The Army on Saturday repatriated a Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) resident who had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district in May. “A POJK resident, Zeeshan Mir S/O Lal Mir, who was apprehended while crossing the Line of Control in Uri Sector on 31 May 26, was repatriated […]
Four stranded children rescued from swollen Tawi River in Jammu
JAMMU — Four children, who went for bathing in the Tawi River, were rescued after a sudden rise in the river’s water level left them stranded near the Peer Kho Temple here on Saturday, police said. The Jammu Police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) launched a coordinated rescue operation to save the four […]
Alleged sex racket busted in Akhnoor, three arrested
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have busted an alleged sex racket in Akhnoor area of Jammu and arrested three persons, including the owner of the house where the alleged illegal activities were being carried out. According to a police statement, Rural Police Jammu conducted a raid at a house […]
LG suspends 8 SED officials over books containing inappropriate content
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday suspended eight officials of the School Education Department, removed a contractual staff and ordered an inquiry into two controversial books found containing “highly inappropriate content”. The action comes after BJP, Congress and other political groups raised objections that the book allegedly “glorified” separatism. In […]
Director CSIR-IIIM launches lavender harvest in Pulwama
PULWAMA, Mudasir Maqbool (KIMS) — The 2026 lavender harvesting season was inaugurated at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM) Field Station in Bonera, Pulwama, on Saturday by Director Dr. Zabeer Ahmed in the presence of scientists, farmers, entrepreneurs and officials. The event highlighted the institute’s ongoing efforts to promote medicinal and aromatic crops in […]
Omar Abdullah welcomes withdrawal of Srinagar runway closure
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday welcomed the Airports Authority of India (AAI) decision to withdraw the proposed NOTAM for the full closure of Srinagar International Airport’s runway for maintenance, describing the move as a huge relief. “This Monday-Tuesday thing was hitting us very hard. Just yesterday, I spoke to […]
Srinagar Airport withdraws proposed weekly runway closure, flights to operate daily
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Srinagar Airport on Saturday announced that there will be no full airfield closure this year, withdrawing the previously proposed Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) that envisaged complete runway closure on Mondays and Tuesdays. In an update shared on its official X handle, the airport said flight operations will continue on all days, with […]
SPO among 4 killed in separate road accidents in Rajouri, Kishtwar
JAMMU — A Special Police Officer (SPO), his sister, and two more were killed in separate road accidents in Rajouri and Kishtwar districts, officials said on Saturday. SPO Shubam Kumar and his sister Rainu Choudhary were travelling in a car which had a head-on collision with a bus at Bagnoti along the Jammu-Poonch National Highway […]
Over 4 kg charas recovered in Bandipora, 3 drug peddlers arrested
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday arrested three alleged drug peddlers and recovered over four kilograms of charas powder-like substance during naka checking in the Hajin area of Bandipora district. According to a police statement, a police party from Police Station Hajin was conducting naka checking at Madwan when three individuals attempted […]








