JAMMU — Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma called on Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan here on Sunday, an official spokesman said. Sharma discussed various important matters pertaining to the forthcoming Budget Session of the Assembly with the lieutenant governor, the spokesman said. The Budget Session […]
POONCH (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached four properties spanning 14.8 Kanal of land, valued at approximately Rs 28 lakhs, belonging to three militants in villages Qasba and Kirni of Poonch district. These properties belonged to three local militants operating from Pakistan: Najab Din S/o Mohamda R/o village Kirni, Tehsil Haveli, district Poonch. […]
JAMMU — A day ahead of the first budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in seven years, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday chaired a joint meeting of coalition parties here to discuss smooth functioning of the house. The meeting, attended by Congress legislative party leader G A Mir and CPI(M) MLA M […]
JAMMU — Two minor girls were found dead in a trench filled with rain water in Samba district, while a nine-year-old boy died in an accident here on Sunday, officials said. The bodies of Asiya (10) and Tahira (9) were recovered from the ditch at Lower Birpur in Bari Brahmana area of Samba, they said. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department on Sunday predicted light to moderate rain and snowfall at isolated places across Jammu and Kashmir over the next 24 hours. Some areas, particularly in higher altitudes, may experience intermittent snowfall, while the plains could receive light rainfall. According to the data, widespread light to moderate rain and snow […]
SAMBA — A rusted anti-tank mine was found and subsequently destroyed in a controlled explosion by the bomb disposal squad in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. The mine was noticed by a villager during cremation of a person at village Kamore near border out post Tanwar on Saturday. Police summoned […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday attached Joint Director, Geology and Mining, Jammu, H L Langeh, with the administrative department, ceasing all powers vested in him with immediate effect, an official spokesman said. The attachment of the officer comes in the wake of directives received from the office of Deputy Chief Minister […]
JAMMU — Two bodies of accident victims were fished out from a river in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said, as the search for a minor boy continued for the third day on Saturday. The trio were reported missing on Thursday evening when a cab carrying 10 persons skidded off the road and […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday urged the universities in Jammu and Kashmir to set up artificial intelligence (AI) labs for research and innovation, saying a future without AI cannot be imagined. “It (AI) will have a profound impact on every aspect of our lives, and that’s why it is critical to enable […]
JAMMU — The National Conference and the Congress have convened separate legislature party meetings here on Sunday, a day before the start of the first budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in seven years. The 40-day budget session, having a total of 22 sittings, is scheduled to start on March 3 with the […]