JAMMU — A rusted mortar shell was found in a border village here on Wednesday and subsequently neutralised in a controlled explosion, officials said. The shell was noticed by labourers who were filling the plinth of a house in Kothey Sanian village of Bishnah on the outskirts of Jammu, with soil, they said. Following information […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said they have arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered 104 grams of charas-like substance along with ₹25.50 lakh in cash during a raid in the Tulkhan area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. According to a police statement, acting on specific information that a […]
SRINAGAR — Two soldiers died in an accidental grenade blast in Uri sector of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. A hand grenade exploded accidentally during routine handing over of equipment at a camp in Kamalkote in Uri, resulting in injuries to two jawans, the officials said. They said the injured […]
JAMMU — A 12-year-old girl who had been missing for five days was found dead in a river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, prompting police to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the case. Ikra Firdous, a resident of Adhai village in the Mandi area of Poonch, had gone missing on May […]
JAMMU — A 14-year-old Pakistani boy was detained by the Army after crossing the Line of Control (LoC) into the Indian side in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The teenager was intercepted by the alert troops in the forward area shortly after he crossed the border in Nagri Tekri area […]
JAMMU — Authorities have ordered an inquiry after a pregnant woman was allegedly forced to walk to seek medical assistance due to the non-availability of an ambulance in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. Ramban Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Kamal G Zadoo has ordered an inquiry following allegations that an ambulance driver refused to travel […]
JAMMU — The police on Tuesday attached a property worth over Rs 1.10 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler in Kathua district, officials said. The attached property was a double-storey house in Ramkot in Billawar and belonged to Mohd Arif, a local, they said. Officials said the property was attached under the provisions of […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday launched a Rs 2.47 crore flood protection project at Fattu Kotli near Jammu aimed at strengthening the left bank of the Chenab River and reducing the risk of erosion and flood damage to nearby habitations and infrastructure. J&K Jal Shakti Minister Javed Ahmed Rana laid the […]
JAMMU — Army troops opened fire at a Pakistani drone after it intruded into Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, but it returned to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after briefly hovering over some forward Indian posts, officials said on Tuesday. The drone was spotted over some forward Indian posts in the Balakote area of […]
MINIMARG (LADAKH) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday appealed to Union minister Nitin Gadkari to use his influence to launch direct air connectivity to Kargil. Speaking at the breakthrough ceremony of the Zojila tunnel here, Abdullah congratulated the people of Ladakh for getting closer to the realisation of the dream of […]