SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said he reviewed the situation in Rajouri and Poonch districts following incessant rainfall and flash floods and directed officials to provide immediate relief to the affected families. In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor said he spoke to senior officials and assessed […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said he is leaving Delhi for Jammu to personally monitor the situation on the ground in view of the weather warning issued by the Meteorological Department and the heavy rainfall affecting parts of the Jammu division. In a post on X, Omar Abdullah […]
JAMMU — A drone was recovered by the Army in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba, marking the second such recovery in the border district within a week, officials said on Sunday. The recovery has prompted intensified surveillance and investigation by security agencies amid continued efforts to thwart cross-border smuggling and infiltration attempts, the officials said. They […]
JAMMU — Rajouri town was hit by flash floods following incessant overnight rainfall, forcing hundreds of residents to move to safer locations as floodwaters inundated low-lying areas, including the new bus stand early Sunday, officials said. Dozens of vehicles were swept away or submerged after overflowing rivers breached their banks, causing widespread disruption, the officials […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday said that Amarnath and Mata Vaishno Devi Yatras will be temporarily suspended from July 19 due to the inclement weather forecast. “In view of the inclement weather forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shri Amarnathji Yatra shall remain temporarily suspended from both the Pahalgam […]
JAMMU — Two days ahead of his party’s proposed protest in Delhi next week, senior National Conference (NC) leader Rattan Lal Gupta on Saturday urged the Centre to introduce and pass the Statehood Restoration Bill during the Monsoon session of Parliament. Jammu NC president Gupta emphasised that the demand transcends political affiliations and represents the […]
JAMMU — A partial shutdown affected normal life in the twin district headquarters of Doda and Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as protesters demanded action over the killing of a 30-year-old man in alleged police firing in Bhaderwah a day earlier, officials said. The suspension of mobile internet services across Doda district was […]
JAMMU — In one of the biggest narcotics recoveries along the Line of Control (LoC) in recent years, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday seized five kilograms of high-grade heroin smuggled from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, officials said. The seizure was made during a meticulously planned anti-drug operation in village […]
JAMMU — A fresh batch of 3,632 pilgrims, including 877 women and 104 sadhus, left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp in Jammu early on Saturday to undertake the annual Amarnath Yatra in the Kashmir Valley, officials said. The 17th batch of pilgrims left the base camp in a convoy of escorted vehicles for […]
JAMMU — Six people, including five Amarnath pilgrims, were injured after their vehicle collided with a dumper truck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur early Saturday, officials said. The vehicle was part of a convoy carrying more than 3,600 pilgrims that had left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for Kashmir to undertake the annual […]