JAMMU — A month-long joint training of the Army’s special forces and police personnel concluded here on Saturday with a senior police officer expressing confidence that the exercise will significantly contribute to the overall security in Jammu and Kashmir. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu Zone, Anand Jain attended the closing ceremony of the […]
JAMMU — A man was injured in a landmine blast in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday, officials said. The 40-year-old man, identified as Haneef, was gathering wood on his land in the border belt of the Shahpur area when he accidentally stepped on a landmine, they said. Haneef sustained injuries in the incident, […]
JAMMU — The BSF and police on Friday launched a search operation to monitor suspicious activities in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The search operation comes in the backdrop of spate of terror attacks in the Kashmir valley. Officials said the joint search operation by the Border Security Force (BSF) […]
JAMMU — BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Wednesday launched its membership drive as part of a country-wide initiative, stating that the party has become the largest political organisation in the world in terms of primary membership. J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina congratulated the party for its stellar show in the recently concluded Assembly elections, […]
JAMMU — Two persons were killed while as six others were injured after a vehicle met an accident at Chasti Padder area of Kishtwar district on Wednesday. Officials told GNS that today around 02:50 pm afternoon a Tata Sumo bearing registration number JK17-7378 while on way from Chasoti towards Gulabarg Padder met an accident. In […]
JAMMU — Two NEET aspirants riding a motorcycle were killed after being run over by a truck on the Sidhra bridge near here, officials said on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Towheed Wani of Rajouri and Mehrun Nissa of Doda, both in their early twenties. The two students were coming from Nagrota to Bhatindi […]
JAMMU — Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu Principal Dr Ashutosh Sharma Tuesday stated that one out of ten women, in the age group of 30 and above, was likely to have breast cancer, as per present prevalence rate. “The breast cancer is one of the leading cancers found among women in India and data from […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Days after taking office, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah sanctioned Rs 1.70 crore on Tuesday to assist the fire victims of the Mulwarwan. The fire, which occurred in the Mulwarwan area of Kishtwar district in Jammu division on October 14, left over 70 families homeless. In an official order to […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — With just a week left until Diwali celebrations, the Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) announced on Tuesday a five-day holiday for schools in the Jammu division, starting from October 29. In an official order, the Director of School Education stated, “All educational institutions, both government and private, up to the Higher […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today visited the family of Sh Shashi Abrol, who was killed by militants at Gagangir in Ganderbal on Sunday. The Lieutenant Governor offered his condolences and assured the family members that the terrorists responsible for the Martyrdom of Sh Shashi Abrol will be neutralized soon. He also […]