JAMMU — One soldier was killed and four were injured as militants ambushed an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday. Officials said five security personnel were injured, two of them critically, when four militants opened fire on IAF vehicles moving towards Sanai Top in Poonch’s Surankot area in […]
JAMMU — Two alleged criminals were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Saturday, police said. Radhey Sham alias “Shamu” of Ramgarh and Shiv Dayal alias “Sunny” of R S Pura, have been involved in multiple criminal cases, posing a serious threat to public peace and tranquillity, […]
JAMMU — A multi-storey business establishment and a vehicle, both together worth more than Rs 1.80 crore, owned by an alleged drug peddler, were attached in Rajouri district on Saturday, police said. Vikal Chogga, who was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act last year, had illegally acquired the property by selling […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Saturday forecast generally dry weather in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir till May 10. An official of the Meteorological Department said, “Today, expect generally cloudy weather with light rain and thunder at few places of Jammu and Kashmir.” “Generally dry weather anticipated with a possibility […]
JAMMU — A Border Security Force (BSF) officer went missing in Jammu city, prompting the police to launch a swift operation and trace him on Friday, officials said. Information was received at the Domana police station about the disappearance of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Parmanand Hembram of the 7th Battalion of BSF in the city, and […]
JAMMU — The police on Friday activated an advanced AI-based facial recognition system at the Navyuga tunnel, marking a significant stride towards bolstering security measures on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. This technology is designed to identify and track individuals involved in criminal activities, including militants, […]
JAMMU — The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Friday attached the property of a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. The immovable property belonging to LeT militant Abdul Hameed Khan at the Panjgrain village in Manjakote tehsil was attached under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in compliance with a court […]
JAMMU — The police have attached properties worth crores of rupees belonging to a gangster and drug peddlers in the Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. The police have seized properties valued at crores belonging to the notorious gangster Mukesh Kumar alias Gesha in the Akhnoor belt of the […]
JAMMU — A senior BSF official on Thursday said an intruder killed along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district might have been sent to carry out reconnaissance of the area and test the alertness of troops for a potential infiltration attempt. Border Security Force (BSF) troops thwarted an infiltration bid on […]
JAMMU — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the BJP leader who allegedly threatened Pahari Muslims in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir should be booked under the UAPA and sent to jail. The BJP on Tuesday expelled Poonch district spokesperson Satish Bhargav for “hate speech” and “using unparliamentary language” during an […]