JAMMU — The Amarnath Yatra was suspended from Jammu on Saturday amid inclement weather, a forecast of heavy rain over the next few days and a decline in pilgrim arrivals, officials said. No fresh batch of pilgrims was allowed to leave the Bhagwati Nagar base camp for the Kashmir Valley this morning, they said. Officials […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police counter-intelligence wing raided five districts in the valley on Saturday to crack down on suspected terror-related activities, online misuse and alleged radicalisation networks, officials said. Officials said the raids in Kupwara, Baramulla, Anantnag, Shopian and Bandipora were carried out in connection with FIR number 03/2023 registered at Police […]
JAMMU — An SUV evaded a security checkpoint on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district early Friday, prompting police personnel to fire three warning shots before the occupants abandoned the vehicle and fled, officials said. Following a massive search operation, one of them was arrested, they said. The incident occurred around 4 am when […]
JAMMU — A body has been recovered after a couple was swept away in a flash flood triggered by heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday evening, officials said. The incident occurred in Kaghote panchayat of the Ramnagar area after intense rains triggered a sudden flash flood, they said. According to locals, […]
JAMMU — Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Northern Circle, Dinesh Chand Deshwal on Friday completed the safety inspection of the Katra-Srinagar section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) in light of the region’s challenging geographical terrain and weather conditons. Deshwal inspected the rail corridor from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Srinagar and expressed satisfaction […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Srinagar Police on Friday said it has secured the conviction of an accused in a 2020 murder case, with the court sentencing him to life imprisonment. According to a police statement, the conviction was secured in FIR No. 03/2020 registered at Police Station Maisuma. The court convicted Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar, son of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly impersonating a police official, assaulting a person and extorting ₹10,000 from him in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to a police statement, Police Post Bus Stand received a complaint from Nazir Ahmad Lone, son of Ali Mohammad Lone, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that fruit-laden trucks from Kashmir and petroleum tankers from Jammu were being given priority on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway to ensure uninterrupted supply of essential commodities and timely transportation of horticultural produce during the ongoing Amarnath yatra. He reviewed the traffic situation on […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the newly launched AI Centre of Excellence at IIT Jammu would focus on developing technology-driven solutions to the UT’s challenges, while Project Phoenix would promote entrepreneurship and self-employment among the youth. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centre of Excellence has been established jointly by […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday claimed that he was placed under house arrest and prevented from offering congregational Friday prayers and delivering the sermon at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said no reason was communicated to him by the authorities for the restrictions. He alleged […]