JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have busted an alleged sex racket in Akhnoor area of Jammu and arrested three persons, including the owner of the house where the alleged illegal activities were being carried out. According to a police statement, Rural Police Jammu conducted a raid at a house […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday suspended eight officials of the School Education Department, removed a contractual staff and ordered an inquiry into two controversial books found containing “highly inappropriate content”. The action comes after BJP, Congress and other political groups raised objections that the book allegedly “glorified” separatism. In […]
PULWAMA, Mudasir Maqbool (KIMS) — The 2026 lavender harvesting season was inaugurated at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM) Field Station in Bonera, Pulwama, on Saturday by Director Dr. Zabeer Ahmed in the presence of scientists, farmers, entrepreneurs and officials. The event highlighted the institute’s ongoing efforts to promote medicinal and aromatic crops in […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Saturday wrote to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, demanding a thorough probe over the alleged assault on party MLA Nizam-ud-din Bhat by some National Conference workers. He called for a thorough investigation into the incident and expressed hope that the chief minister would intervene promptly […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday welcomed the Airports Authority of India (AAI) decision to withdraw the proposed NOTAM for the full closure of Srinagar International Airport’s runway for maintenance, describing the move as a huge relief. “This Monday-Tuesday thing was hitting us very hard. Just yesterday, I spoke to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Srinagar Airport on Saturday announced that there will be no full airfield closure this year, withdrawing the previously proposed Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) that envisaged complete runway closure on Mondays and Tuesdays. In an update shared on its official X handle, the airport said flight operations will continue on all days, with […]
JAMMU — A Special Police Officer (SPO), his sister, and two more were killed in separate road accidents in Rajouri and Kishtwar districts, officials said on Saturday. SPO Shubam Kumar and his sister Rainu Choudhary were travelling in a car which had a head-on collision with a bus at Bagnoti along the Jammu-Poonch National Highway […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday arrested three alleged drug peddlers and recovered over four kilograms of charas powder-like substance during naka checking in the Hajin area of Bandipora district. According to a police statement, a police party from Police Station Hajin was conducting naka checking at Madwan when three individuals attempted […]
JAMMU — The third batch of 4,812 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar base camp here in two separate convoys on Saturday to join the annual Amarnath pilgrimage in Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. There were 966 women in this latest batch. More than 12,000 pilgrims offered prayers at the 3,880 metre-high cave shrine on the first day […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in the Drabshalla area of Kishtwar district. According to a police statement, a written complaint was received at Police Post Drabshalla from the victim’s grandmother alleging that her 12-year-old granddaughter had been sexually assaulted. The accused […]