JAMMU — National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah had a miraculous escape when a gunman opened fire on him after coming from behind while Abdullah was leaving a marriage function here on Wednesday night, officials said. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and advisor to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Nasir […]
NEW DELHI — A man accused of killing his 10-year-old daughter in Jammu, over the suspicion that she was not his biological child, was apprehended from southeast Delhi, police said on Saturday. The accused, Ramesh Kumar, a native of Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district, was wanted in a 2016 murder case registered at Gandhi Nagar Police […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday registered a disproportionate assets case against Vijay Singh Choudhary, an Inspector in the J&K Police and brother of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary after verification revealed he allegedly amassed assets worth crores of rupees beyond his known sources of income. […]
JAMMU — Barely hours after announcing the extension of the Vande Bharat train service from Srinagar to Jammu from March 1, the Railway Board late Tuesday night put the decision on hold. Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Uchit Singhal said the notification regarding the extension had been deferred due to “unavoidable circumstances.” “Due to some unavoidable […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a major boost to rail connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir, Northern Railway has announced the extension of the Vande Bharat train service up to Jammu Tawi with effect from March 1, 2026. According to an official notification, the train, which was earlier operating between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) and […]
JAMMU — Seven alleged drug peddlers were arrested at different places in Jammu and Udhampur districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. Balvinder Kumar and Sunny Kumar, both residents of R S Pura, were arrested from the Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu city and one pistol, one magazine and 21 grams of heroin […]
JAMMU — A soldier allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle at an Army camp here, officials said on Thursday. The 24-year-old Agniveer, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, was on guard duty at the Nagrota garrison when he allegedly took the extreme step around Wednesday midnight, they said. The soldier died on the spot and […]
JAMMU — A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl on the outskirts of Jammu on Saturday, police said. The girl was safely recovered and provided necessary medical assistance as per legal protocol, a police spokesperson said. The accused was identified as Arjun Lakhotra, a resident of Bishnah. A […]
JAMMU — Scores of Congress activists, including AICC General Secretary Syed Naseer Hussain and Pradesh Congress Committee chief Tariq Hameed Karra, were detained after police on Saturday stopped a proposed march to Lok Bhawan here, officials said. Police took action after hundreds of Congress workers gathered at Maharaja Hari Singh Park and began marching towards […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Saturday foiled a major cross-border narcotics smuggling attempt along the International Border with the seizure of over 6.5 kg of heroin worth over Rs 40 crore in the R S Pura sector, officials said, adding that the consignment was dropped by a drone from Pakistan. The contraband was recovered during […]