JAMMU — The crime branch unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a man wanted for duping a job seeker of Rs 4.20 lakh on the pretext of providing a government job here, an official said on Saturday. The accused, Fayz Ahmed from Chadoora in Budgam district, was evading arrest after a case was registered […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A loco pilot sustained minor injuries after an eagle hit a moving train between the Bijbehara and Anantnag section in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday morning, officials said. The incident occurred around 9:37 am when the train was en route from Baramulla to Banihal. Officials said the bird (eagle) hit the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces after the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the Army said on Saturday. Indian Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, in a post on X, said the joint operation was […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday commemorated the 150th anniversary of the country’s national song “Vande Mataram,” with DGP Nalin Prabhat leading the celebrations. To mark the 150th anniversary of the national song, the J&K Police organised the main commemoration programme at the PCR here, a police spokesperson said. The programme commenced with […]
JAMMU — A 60-year-old man was injured in a firing incident in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. The firing took place near the J&K Bank ATM in Bari Brahmana market along the Jammu-Pathankot highway around 9 pm, the officials said. They said Bishan Dass, a resident of Channi Kartholi village, […]
SAHARANPUR (UP) — A doctor working at a private hospital here was arrested and handed over to the Jammu and Kashmir Police for allegedly putting up posters in support of the banned terror outfit, Jaish-e-Mohammed, in Srinagar, an official said on Friday. Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Vyom Bindal said, “The accused, Adil Ahmed, a […]
JAMMU — The Army’s White Knight Corps on Friday commemorated the 150th anniversary of the National Song, “Vande Mataram”, though its recital at various war memorials, schools and forward posts across the corps’ zone, a defence spokesman said. The celebration aimed to rekindle the patriotic fervour and remind the younger generation of the timeless message […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday attended the 150th year celebration of ‘Vande Mataram’ and said “our commitment and dedication to the motherland will take our nation to its destiny of a Viksit Bharat”. Sinha paid tributes to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and said he had strengthened the bond between “Maa […]
JAMMU — Over 6,000 people have registered for the first-ever Jammu BSF Marathon on November 9, a top officer of the border guarding force said on Friday, as preparations are almost complete for the mega event. Director General of BSF Daljit Singh Chawdhary will flag off the marathon in four race categories — 42 km, […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch have imposed a complete ban on the sale and use of firecrackers during the ongoing marriage season across the border district, citing security concerns. The order was issued by Poonch District Magistrate Ashok Kumar Sharma on Thursday following a report by the police, warning that bursting firecrackers […]