SRINAGAR — A large number of daily wagers and contractual employees took out a protest march here on Monday to demand regularisation of their services in the Jammu and Kashmir government. The protesters marched from Nawa-i-Subah complex to TRC crossing, raising slogans in support of their demand for regularisation of their services in the government. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday ordered the reopening of 14 tourist spots across Jammu and Kashmir, nearly 10 months after the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam that led to their closure for security reasons. The LG administration had shut down nearly 50 tourist spots following the April 22 terror attack at […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they busted a transnational fake online investment scam involving over Rs 209 crore by arresting an MBBS doctor from Hisar along with eight others from different parts of Kashmir. Police said the racket was uncovered following a complaint lodged by Firdous Ahmad Mir, son of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Monday said that Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness generally dry weather conditions till February 26, with a possibility of light snowfall at isolated higher reaches on February 17. According to the Meteorological Department, light snow is possible at isolated higher reaches on February 17. The […]
JAMMU — A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl on the outskirts of Jammu on Saturday, police said. The girl was safely recovered and provided necessary medical assistance as per legal protocol, a police spokesperson said. The accused was identified as Arjun Lakhotra, a resident of Bishnah. A […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday imposed restrictions on unnecessary movement within a five-kilometre belt along the International Border, citing the possibility of cross-border firing and the need to prevent anti-national activities and safeguard villagers. Kathua District Magistrate Rajesh Sharma issued the order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Saturday foiled a major cross-border narcotics smuggling attempt along the International Border with the seizure of over 6.5 kg of heroin worth over Rs 40 crore in the R S Pura sector, officials said, adding that the consignment was dropped by a drone from Pakistan. The contraband was recovered during […]
JAMMU — A high-level, inter-department committee is being set up to ensure flood control and water security in Jammu and Kashmir, Cabinet minister Javed Ahmed Rana said on Friday. Speaking on grants for the public health engineering department in the Assembly, Rana, who holds the charge for Jal Shakti, forest, ecology and environment, and tribal […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Forest Minister Javed Rana on Friday said the government will scale up efforts to strengthen forest conservation, biodiversity protection and eco-tourism across the Union territory in the coming fiscal. Winding up the discussion in the Assembly on the demand for grants for forest, ecology and environment, public health engineering, irrigation […]
JAMMU — The chairperson of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority in Jammu and Kashmir, Satish Chandra, on Friday said the National Buildings Construction Corporation is likely to undertake RERA-approved housing and real estate projects in the Union territory. Speaking at a panel discussion on RERA reforms in the housing sector at the National Urban and […]