JAMMU — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a forest guard for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. Vipin Pathania, posted at the Billawar zonal office of the Jammu and Kashmir forest department, was trapped following a complaint […]
JAMMU — A drone camera was seized after it crashed on a residential building inside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) campus in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Saturday. The campus falls under the ‘no-flying zone’ category, and the presence of the drone has prompted a security alert, police said. […]
JAMMU — BJP MLA Sham Lal Sharma on Saturday staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, accusing the government of non-serious attitude after not getting “satisfied reply” to his question related to scientific disposal of solid waste in his constituency. Sharma had raised a question about the dumping of solid waste at Kot […]
JAMMU — Scores of protests rocked the Jammu region following remarks by AAP MLA Mehraj Malik against a particular community, with organisations demanding an apology from him. Speaking to reporters outside the Assembly on Thursday, Malik said, “They (Hindus) will not close down liquor shops because they drink during festivals and marriages too. They are […]
JAMMU — Police has arrested three persons under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for their alleged involvement in criminal and anti-national activities in Jammu and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir. While two of them were booked under for alleged anti-national activities in the Kathua district, the third accused was booked for his involvement in […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday detained and lodged a hard-core militant associate under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Udhampur. The accused has been identified as Farooq Ahmed, son of Abdul Hamid, resident of Sadrota, Tehsil Lohai Malhar, District Kathua. He was involved in providing logistical support to militant groups and […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir police’s Crime Branch on Friday booked the proprietor of a private security agency for allegedly gaining entry into government tenders using a forged certificate, officials said. Ram Sharma, a resident of Jammu’s Gadi Garh, is accused of manipulating and using a Private Security Agencies Regulationtion Act (PSARA) certificate originally issued […]
JAMMU — Police on Friday foiled a protest march by daily wagers of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department supporting their demand for regularization and resorted to minor cane charges to prevent them from moving towards Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s residence here. The daily wagers have called for a 72-hour strike. Raising slogans like “Omar […]
JAMMU — Half a century after transferring over 10,122 acres of land to the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), the Jammu and Kashmir government is yet to demarcate and hand over possession of 1,075 acres of prime land to the authority. The demarcation still ongoing, said government officials. According to a government document, “The JDA has […]
KATHUA — Security forces have apprehended a Pakistani intruder along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police sources said on Thursday. Security personnel detected suspicious movement of a person attempting to cross the border in the Hiranagar sector on Wednesday night, the sources said. The forces fired a few warning […]