NEW DELHI — The Railway Board on Tuesday unveiled a Vande Bharat Express train, specially-designed to operate seamlessly in Jammu & Kashmir’s challenging winter conditions, for the upcoming Katra-Srinagar rail route. The route is currently under inspection by the Commissioner of Railway Safety inspection, officials said. Stationed at Shakurbasti coaching depot in New Delhi, the […]
JAMMU — Twenty-four people were detained after police here on Tuesday conducted raids at nearly two dozen spa centres following complaints of alleged immoral activities, officials said. The major crackdown targeting 20 spa centres in Channi and Trikuta Nagar areas of south zone Jammu lasted for over four hours, a police spokesman said. “It was […]
NEW DELHI (KIMS) — Minister for FCS&CA, Transport, Youth Services & Sports, I&T, S&T, ARI & Trainings, Satish Sharma, today called on Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi and discussed the development scenario in J&K related to road infrastructure and transportation. Satish Sharma expressed gratitude for all the support […]
JAMMU — Two alleged criminals, including an overground worker (OGW) of militants, were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday, police said. Mohd Abass of Dher village of Billawar and Farman Ali of Gota Rahua village of Marheen were lodged in high security Kot Bhalwal jail […]
JAMMU — The Commissioner of Railway Safety (Northern Circle) Dinesh Chand Deshwal on Tuesday started a two-day statutory inspection of the recently completed railway line along the ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL) project, officials said. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the completion of the Reasi-Katra section last month, an important development which will connect Kashmir […]
KATRA — A CRPF assistant sub-inspector allegedly shot himself with his service rifle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Tuesday, officials said. Rajnath Prasad (55), a resident of Bihar, allegedly shot himself on the chest inside a makeshift Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) picket along the Tarakote route leading to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine […]
JAMMU — Expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making the Jammu railway division a reality, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said the Indian Railways has laid the foundation for a prosperous and integrated future for Jammu and Kashmir by connecting Kashmir to the national railway network. The lieutenant governor termed the new […]
POONCH — The Army on Monday thwarted an attempt by a woman to cross over to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) following a domestic dispute in Jammu and Kashmir”s Poonch district, sources said. Shaheen Akhtar, 35, wife of Mohd Akram Faiza, was intercepted by Army troops near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Shahpur sector while attempting […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — A group of IAS Officer Trainees of the 2024 Batch, called on Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan, today. During the interaction, the Lieutenant Governor extended his best wishes to the Officer Trainees. He advised them to work with sensitivity, honesty, and dedication and make their valuable contribution to achieve […]
JAMMU — Police have arrested 300 people involved in 200 cases of drug peddling and recovered over 43 kg of heroin worth several hundred crores in Jammu district in 2024, officials said. The police also attached 11 properties of drug smugglers worth ₹4.69 crore in the district during the period. “As part of its anti-drug […]