JAMMU — A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. Constable Sukhdeep Singh, a resident of Ferozpur in Punjab, was found lying in a canal at Rehiyan village on Monday evening. Locals shifted him to the district hospital Samba, where […]
JAMMU — A man wanted for his alleged involvement in various criminal and anti-social activities was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday, police said. Pradeep Ambedkariya, who was named in four FIRs registered under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in the past two […]
JAMMU — A madrassa teacher was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a minor in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, a police spokesperson said. The accused, identified as Nasir Majeed of Challer village, was arrested within three hours of receiving the complaint regarding the alleged incident at Madrassa Dar-ul-Quran in the Gandoh area, the official […]
SRINAGAR — A sessions court in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday rejected the bail applications of eight policemen including a deputy superintendent of police who were arrested on charges of torturing a cop in custody. Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kupwara, Manjeet Singh Manhas, while disposing of the two bail applications moved […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Monday opposed in the Supreme Court the request made by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk to appear through video conferencing from Jodhpur jail in the case related to his detention under the National Security Act. The top court was hearing a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of Wangchuk, […]
SRINAGAR — The mobile phone of a Chinese national, detained here for “violation” of visa rules, has been sent for a thorough forensic examination as he had visited places of strategic importance in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. Hu Congtai, 29, continues to be under detention as he has not been […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said that Jammu’s rapid development is unprecedented, with the administration benefiting lakhs of poor and upgrading infrastructure in backward and poor regions over the past five years. Sinha was addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone for the construction of new houses for […]
JAMMU — The Indian Institute of Management Jammu on Monday kick-started a week-long, first-of-its-kind Basohli painting workshop, offering students a rare chance to learn directly from GI tag-certified women artists practising the 300-year-old artistic tradition. Director, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu, B S Sahay, said he welcomes the living heritage of Basohli Art to […]
SRINAGAR, Raouf Dar (KIMS) — A young woman died due to alleged medical negligence at the Maternity and Child Care Hospital in Anantnag district on Monday. Reports said 24-year-old Khushboo Jan, wife of Zubair Ahmad Bhat of Poshwara, Anantnag, was admitted for delivery. She underwent a surgical procedure and was later shifted to the ward, […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Dr. Basharat Qayoom on Monday chaired a meeting at the District Administrative Complex to review winter preparedness across departments in the district. The DC took a detailed assessment of the power supply scenario, availability of essentials including ration, LPG and fuel, functioning of healthcare facilities, stock of essential drugs, […]