JAMMU — Two persons were arrested on Monday, a day after a sub-inspector of the Jammu and Kashmir Police was injured in an attack by a group here, officials said. Sub-Inspector Nitin Khajuria, posted at the Bakshi Nagar police station, was attacked on Sunday evening by four people travelling in a Thar. The accused — […]
JAMMU — A sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir police was injured following an attack by a group of men here on Sunday evening, an official said. The incident occurred at Gurrah Morh on the outskirts of Jammu at around 8.30 pm, a police spokesperson said. Sub-inspector Nitin Khajuria, posted at police station Bakshi Nagar, was […]
JAMMU — A wanted criminal linked to the Royal Singh gang was arrested here on Sunday after an 11 month hunt, police said. Mohd Ayaz alias Shantoo, a resident of Gujjar Nagar, had been on the run for nearly a year. Acting on specific and credible inputs, a police team conducted a swift operation and […]
JAMMU — A man was arrested for using a banned Virtual Private Network (VPN) application on his mobile phone in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. Authorities in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch ordered suspension of all VPN services for two months on November 28-29, citing potential misuse […]
JAMMU — Not satisfied with the police investigation, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered a CBI probe into the death of a 13-year-old girl who was found hanging here in August last year. The court said it was “far from being impressed, lest convinced, that any serious-minded effort is afoot” […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Sunday demanded a high-level probe into allegations levelled by a top official of a company executing the 850-MW Ratle Hydroelectric Power Project against a BJP MLA in Kishtwar district. Joint Chief Operating Officer of Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), Harpal Singh, has accused the local MLA, […]
JAMMU — Police on Sunday arrested the woman kingpin of a narcotic trafficking racket here, officials said. Geeta Devi, originally from Phagwara in Punjab, was arrested from her rented accommodation in Rajiv Nagar by a team from the Udhampur police station, the officials said. They said Devi was identified as the “narco kingpin” during the […]
JAMMU — More than 1,600 passengers travelled on two reserved trains operated by Northern Railway’s Jammu Division between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and New Delhi over the past two days, railway officials said. The special train, numbered 04082/04081, was introduced to manage increased passenger demand. On the first day of operation on Saturday, over […]
JAMMU — Strenuous efforts are being made by the administration to sort out the issues and concerns of the migrant population, a senior government official said on Saturday. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo urged the migrant youth to avail the benefits of self-employment schemes. Dulloo visited the mini-township Jagti, housing Kashmiri pandit migrants, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday ordered winter vacations for all Government and recognised private schools up to Higher Secondary level in the summer zones of Jammu Division. According to an order, pre-primary to Class 5 will observe vacation from December 22, 2025 to January 10, 2026, while Classes 6 […]