JAMMU — Authorities on Wednesday prohibited the sale, possession and consumption of liquor and non-vegetarian food in Katra, the base camp for pilgrims visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said. The prohibition will be enforced on the 12-kilometre track from Katra to the holy cave on the Trikuta hill […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In order to fight against anti-national elements and to curb terror related activities in Doda district, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have detained a hard core Over Ground Worker (OGW) in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday under the Public Safety Act (PSA). The detained OGW has been identified as […]
JAMMU — Three people, including an ex-serviceman and a suspended government school teacher, were arrested for their alleged involvement in several cases of cheating in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, an official of the Crime Branch said. Ex-serviceman Saroop Lal of Bari Brahmana and suspended teacher Jameel Anjum of Jammu were habitual offenders, named in […]
JAMMU — A 54-year-old forest guard died after falling from a hillock in Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Abdul Gaffar Sohil, a resident of Tabeela village in Banihal, was on duty when he accidentally slipped into a deep gorge near Nachlana late on Tuesday night, they said. Sohil was found […]
JAMMU — Militants hurled two grenades at an Army post in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir early Wednesday, officials said. Only one of the grenades exploded. There were no casualties in the attack. Security forces have launched a search operation to trace the militants, the officials said. Militants lobbed two grenades at an Army […]
NEW DELHI — The ED on Tuesday said it had filed a chargesheet against six Jammu and Kashmir residents, apart from some others, in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged duping of a Jammu-based businessman of about Rs 7 crore on the pretext of providing him with a ‘magical’ substance called “Trathgola”. The prosecution […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police attached residential properties worth Rs. 1.08 Crores of three drug peddlers in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Jammu and Kashmir Police attached residential houses of Raj Wali@ Sher Ali@ Shidu, Son of Sattar Din of Jagatpur Maggar […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — At least two female Over Ground Workers (OGWs) were booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, Police said on Tuesday. “Two female militant associates (OGWs), identified as Maryama Begum, Wife of Mohd. Shafeeq of Loudhara, Basantgarh, and Arshad Begum, Wife of Late Jamal Din of […]
JAMMU — The University of Jammu (JU) on Monday announced restrictions on the entry of four-wheelers into the campus, effective from December 5, officials said. The initiative, part of JU’s comprehensive Green Campus policy, was formally unveiled during a press conference by the Chief Proctor, Jammu University, Prof Prakash Antahal here. “The University had been […]
JAMMU — The Shiv Sena Dogra Front on Monday staged a protest in Jammu against the alleged violent attacks on Hindus and temples in Bangladesh, demanding closure of the neighbouring country’s embassy in India. The Shiv Sena Dogra Front (SSDF) also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the matter to ensure safety of […]