JAMMU — Hundreds of people on Sunday took out a rally through the main market in Katra, the base camp for pilgrims visiting Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, chanting slogans against the shrine board for setting up a ropeway along the trek. Former minister Jugal Kishore Sharma joined the […]
JAMMU — A man and his wife were arrested here on Sunday on drug peddling charges and 28 grams of heroin was seized from them, a police official said. A police patrolling party intercepted Rahul Singh Jamwal and his wife Shagun Chandel at Channi Himmat as they roaming in the area raising suspicion, the official […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Sakeena Masood on Sunday said a probe into the recent mysterious deaths of seven persons at a remote village in Rajouri district is yet to reach any conclusion. Masood, accompanied by Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest and Tribal Affairs Javed Ahmed Rana, senior government officials and local MLA […]
JAMMU — A Pakistani drone carrying nearly half a kg of high-grade narcotic substance was seized by the Border Security Force near the International Border here, officials said on Sunday. The quadcopter entered India from across the border and was seized from the Chinaz Border Outpost area in the Arnia sector late Saturday, they said. […]
JAMMU — Shiv Sena (UBT) activists led by local party unit president Manish Sahni on Saturday staged a protest here, demanding immediate restoration of statehood to the Union Territory. The protest was staged near Tawi bridge in front of the statue of last Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh with participants holding placards that read “stop […]
NEW DELHI — The NIA on Saturday filed a charge sheet against an accused who provided logistical support for a militant attack on a bus carrying pilgrims near Katra in Jammu and Kashmir in June. Eight pilgrims as well as the bus driver were killed in the incident. Hakam Khan alias Hakim Din was charged […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Intensifying its Efforts to Curb Militancy and to have a heavy hand on the Over Ground Workers and to check the support base of ANEs in Doda and adjoining areas, Doda Police have filed chargesheets against seven accused persons in two separate cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The chargesheets […]
JAMMU — Asking people not to panic after the mysterious deaths of seven persons belonging to two families, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday said they are closely monitoring the situation as health teams intensified their efforts as part of an in-depth survey in the remote area. Seven persons – a […]
SRINAGAR — Lawyer Deepika Pushkar Nath returned to the Congress after almost six years on Friday and said her decision was not “opportunistic” but based on the belief that the party is the only one capable of addressing the challenges facing the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Nath, who shot to fame for representing the […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said the youth of the country have big dreams not just for themselves but for the development of this great nation and they are working towards constructive change. During an interaction with a youth delegation from Tamil Nadu here, Sinha also spoke about the […]