JAMMU — A Pakistani intruder was arrested after he crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Mohammad Yasir Faiz, a resident of Tetrinote village of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), was taken into custody by police from Salotri border village around 11.30 pm on Saturday, the officials […]
JAMMU — A bomb threat prompted a thorough search at the main Republic Day venue here in Jammu and Kashmir, hours before the start of the function, officials said on Sunday. However, the threat received through e-mail late Saturday, proved to be a hoax, the officials said. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is scheduled to unfurl […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said the local economy has recorded a growth rate of 9.5 per cent, while the GSDP is estimated at Rs 2.45 lakh crore for 2023-24, up from Rs 2.20 lakh crore in 2022-23. Addressing people on the eve of 76th Republic Day from Raj […]
JAMMU — A man was arrested along with a country-made pistol in Miran Sahib area here on Saturday, police said. Piyush Sharma, a resident of Brij Nagar, was moving near the market when he was intercepted by a police party at a checkpoint amid heightened security in view of the Republic Day, a police official […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — District Police Jammu during special fortnight drive on the disposal of seized norcotic drugs and psychotropic substances w.e.f 10-01-2025 to 25-01-2025″ destroys huge quantity of seized drugs under the directions of Honorable courts. In it pertinent to mention here that in pursuance to directions issued by the ministry of home affairs, Government […]
RAJOURI — An independent MLA supporting the National Conference-led government in Jammu and Kashmir blamed the dual power system for the mysterious death of 17 persons, including 13 children, in a remote village in the Rajouri district. Former judge Muzaffar Iqbal Khan, who won the Assembly election from the Thanamandi constituency as an independent candidate […]
JAMMU — A man allegedly shot dead his wife following an argument over marital issue in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police officials said. The deceased was identified as Vaishno Devi (25) and her body is being brought from her remote village in Bhomag tehsil to district hospital for post-mortem, the officials […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha attended the 15th National Voters’ Day Celebrations at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium, University of Jammu, today. The Lieutenant Governor congratulated the Chief Electoral Officer J&K and his team for the prestigious Best Performing State/UT Award from Election Commission of India. He expressed his deep gratitude to the […]
NEW DELHI — The NHRC has admitted a petition filed by a Jammu-based RTI activist over the mysterious deaths of 17 people from three Scheduled Tribe families in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district during the past one-and-a-half months. In his petition to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Raman Sharma sought […]
SRINAGAR — Cold conditions intensified in Kashmir, with the minimum temperature dipping on Saturday and the Met office predicting mostly dry weather till the end of the month, officials said. Night temperatures dropped further across the Kashmir valley as the cold tightened its grip, they said. The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at minus 4.1 […]