JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah left for Delhi on Monday to join the National Conference’s protest there demanding restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The demonstration coincides with the commencement of the Monsoon Session of Parliament and will be led by the National Conference president Farooq Abdullah. “Under the leadership of our president, […]
JAMMU — In view of the prevailing weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday directed all district administrations to submit situation reports every six hours until July 24 to strengthen monitoring and ensure a coordinated response. Abdullah passed the directive at a high-level meeting at the Civil Secretariat here to […]
JAMMU — At least 130 people were evacuated to a relief centre established by the district administration at the Government Higher Secondary School in the flood-hit town of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. Flash floods triggered by incessant overnight rainfall have left a large number of families homeless after floodwaters swept […]
JAMMU — A precautionary step taken by Mohammad Latief to move his SUV to safer ground during heavy rain saved his life, but moments later a cloudburst reduced his three-storey house in Lower Muran village of Surankote tehsil in Poonch district to rubble, burying eight members of his family beneath the debris. At around 3:30 […]
JAMMU — At least 12 people were killed and several others missing as torrential rains unleashed landslides and flash floods across the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, causing widespread damage to public and private infrastructure including roads and houses, officials said. The devastation prompted Chief Minister Omar […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu to review the situation arising from incessant rains and assess the preparedness of the administration across the Union Territory. During the meeting, the Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir briefed the Chief Minister […]
JAMMU — As part of its continued efforts to strengthen public safety and maintain a high state of operational readiness, Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted a comprehensive security exercise and area domination patrol in the Ghagwal border belt in Samba district on Sunday, an official said. The operation led by an additional superintendent of police […]
JAMMU — Two persons, including a juvenile, were detained for their alleged involvement in an obscene act near the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district, police said on Sunday. A police spokesperson said the action against the accused followed a viral video showing two couples engaged in obscene and inappropriate […]
JAMMU — Dozens of Congress leaders and activists were detained on Sunday as police foiled their march to the Lok Bhavan in Jammu to submit a memorandum addressed to President Droupadi Murmu in support of the demand for immediate restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The march led by Pradesh Congress Committee president […]
JAMMU — At least 14 people stranded in swollen rivers in various parts of Jammu and Rajouri districts were rescued safely on Sunday, officials said. In a swift and coordinated rescue operation lasting several hours, police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) successfully rescued three boys stranded in the River Tawi near Peer Kho […]