JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday inaugurated the upgraded Residency Road–High Street in Jammu, developed under the Smart City Mission at a cost of ₹9.18 crore. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, the project marks a significant step towards modernising urban infrastructure […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Friday that protesting against the government should not be equated with opposing the nation and urged authorities to stop action against students who participated in the agitation over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination. “They protested for their rights and for what was rightfully […]
JAMMU — A fresh batch of 926 pilgrims left the base camp here on Friday for the annual Amarnath yatra in Kashmir amid multi-tier security arrangements, officials said. The convoy left the Bhagwati Nagar yatri niwas at 2:59 am in 42 vehicles, including 21 buses. With the departure of today’s batch, the total number of […]
JAMMU — An SUV evaded a security checkpoint on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district early Friday, prompting police to open fire at it, officials said. The driver subsequently abandoned the vehicle and fled, they said. The incident took place around 3.30 am when the SUV was travelling from Srinagar towards Jammu. Police personnel […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Minister Sakina Itoo on Thursday alleged that anti-women slogans were raised at a BJP rally in the Valley’s Anantnag a day ago, and demanded registration of an FIR against those who made them. BJP leader Altaf Thakur apologised for the slogans raised at the rally taken out to celebrate the […]
SRINAGAR — The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday termed the registration of a case against its president Mehbooba Mufti and her daughter Iltija Mufti as a blatant misuse of power and authority. In a statement, the party criticised the FIR filed by the Srinagar Police against Mehbooba and Iltija for their participation in a […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti and her daughter Iltija Mufti have been booked for allegedly assaulting a police officer during PDP’s protest against abrogation of Article 370 two days ago, officials said here on Thursday. A case under sections 132, 121 and 191(2) BNS has been registered against Mehbooba and […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a new e-Bus Depot at Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu, to be constructed at a cost of ₹23.04 crore. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, the project is aimed at strengthening the […]
GANDERBAL (KIMS) — As part of security preparedness for the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY)-2026, Ganderbal Police, in coordination with the Army, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and other concerned agencies, on Thursday conducted a joint mock drill at Wandhama Pandit Colony focusing on Urban Area Room Intervention. The exercise was aimed at enhancing […]
JAMMU — Two rusted mortar shells were detected and safely destroyed by the Army in the Mankote sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday, officials said. The unexploded ordnance was found in the Choki Sagra area of the Mendhar sub-division, they said. Army personnel of bomb disposal squad destroyed the shells in a […]