JAMMU — Two men are feared to have drowned in the Chenab river while taking a bath here on Sunday, officials said. Police, along with SDRF, NDRF and local volunteers, have launched a joint rescue operation to locate the missing youth – Gajay Singh (30) and Rakesh Singh (35), both residents of Khour area of […]
JAMMU — Over a dozen shops were demolished at the traditional Parade Sabzi Mandi in the heart of Jammu early Sunday, triggering protests from traders who alleged that the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) carried out the drive without giving them prior notice or adequate time to remove their goods and belongings. The action is part […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday arrested two alleged drug peddlers in Shopian and Pulwama districts of South Kashmir and recovered charas and codeine bottles from their possession. In Shopian, police said a drug peddler was arrested during naka checking at Manihal Crossing, where a team from Police Station Imamsahib intercepted a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Baramulla Police on Sunday secured an attachment order from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, Sopore, for land worth approximately ₹69.82 lakh belonging to an accused in a case registered under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and other laws. According to a police statement, the attachment order was obtained […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday conducted coordinated searches at 26 locations across Police District Sopore in connection with an ongoing investigation into a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI). According to a police statement, the searches were carried out at residential and other premises […]
JAMMU — A man was killed after being hit by a vehicle reportedly part of the cavalcade of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary while the vehicles were returning after dropping the leader at his residence here on Saturday, officials said. The deceased was identified as Bharat, a resident of Bihar, who was […]
JAMMU — A man wanted for allegedly abducting and raping a minor girl was arrested in Doda district on Saturday after evading arrest for nearly two years, police said. The accused, a resident of Bhata Chaka village, was booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual […]
SRINAGAR — A report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has revealed critical levels of pollution in the famous freshwater lake Manasbal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, sparking major public health concerns. The lake serves as a primary drinking water source for the residents across the Ganderbal and Bandipora districts. Recent tests conducted […]
SRINAGAR — The Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) on Saturday appealed to Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant to consider the bail plea of Baramulla Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid with compassion, urgency and constitutional fairness, claiming that he has been wrongly implicated in a terror-funding case. Addressing a press conference on Rashid’s imprisonment […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for key urban development projects worth over ₹26 crore in Jammu. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, the projects include a ₹15.74 crore Heritage Trail and beautification works at heritage […]