JAMMU — Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested along with different quantities of heroin in Doda and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. A police team intercepted a vehicle at a checkpoint in Doda town and subjected its two occupants to frisking, leading to the recovery of 53 grams of heroin […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said safeguarding the annual Amarnath yatra is the duty of Kashmiris, and an opportunity to build harmony in times of growing hate and polarisation. The 57-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas is set to begin on July 3. The former chief minister, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they have arrested two alleged drug peddlers in separate operations in Anantnag district of South Kashmir and recovered contraband substances and cash from their possession. According to a police statement, in the first operation, a team from Police Post Sherbagh intercepted a suspicious individual during […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed all private water filling stations operating across Jammu division to register themselves with the authorities concerned within 10 days. The directive aims to create a credible registry of private water filling stations and strengthen oversight of water distribution services in the region, Minister for Jal Shakti, […]
JAMMU — An Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly committed suicide inside a camp here on Sunday, officials said. ASI Lal Singh, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, was posted at the BSF campus at Paloura on the outskirts of Jammu and used his service rifle to shoot himself dead this morning, the […]
JAMMU — Three people were killed and two others injured when their car collided with a truck along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near here early Sunday, officials said. The accident occurred in the Jagti-Karli area of Nagrota at around 2.15 am, leaving the car extensively damaged, the officials said. While two persons died on the […]
SRINAGAR — The Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Saturday said the maintenance of the runway at the Srinagar International airport here was necessary as the last one was done 15 years ago. “Every runway needs maintenance. Here, the last maintenance was done 15 years ago. Maintenance of a runway is necessary every 10 years. […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir chief minister’s advisor Nasir Aslam Wani on Saturday said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) should be withdrawn from the Union territory first if the Centre decides to repeal it in any part of the country. Speaking to reporters at an event here, Wani said the Narendra Modi-led […]
JAMMU — Jammu Airport has witnessed significant growth and modernisation over the past decade, with major upgrades in passenger handling, runway infrastructure, cargo facilities, security systems and air connectivity, its director Devender Yadav said on Saturday. He said the new terminal building is about 60 per cent complete and is targeted for commissioning by the […]
JAMMU — Security arrangements for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra were reviewed during a meeting here, with authorities stressing technology-driven measures such as enhanced CCTV surveillance, real-time monitoring through integrated control rooms, and stronger communication networks for rapid response. The security management and coordination meeting was chaired by Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Joginder Singh and […]