JAMMU — Police have arrested seven drug peddlers and recovered over 38 grams of heroin in separate operations across Samba, Kathua and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the police intercepted an SUV at Barian-Supwal along the Jammu-Pathankot National Highway in Samba district and seized 22.28 grams […]
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Man posing as IB officer arrested in Kathua
JAMMU — A man allegedly impersonating an Intelligence Bureau (IB) official was held by police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Thursday evening. The accused was identified as Ankush, a resident of Kathua district, officials said. Acting on specific information, police intercepted a two-wheeler being ridden by the suspect and subjected him to verification. […]
Kathua fire guts two dozen hutments, forest blaze sparks mine blasts in Rajouri
JAMMU — A massive fire reduced nearly two dozen hutments to ashes in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district early Wednesday, leaving several migrant workers homeless and causing extensive damage to household belongings, officials said. The fire broke out in a cluster of temporary dwellings adjacent to a scrapyard at Maggar Khad in the Chak Gota […]
Property of drug peddler worth Rs 1.10 cr attached in Kathua
JAMMU — The police on Tuesday attached a property worth over Rs 1.10 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler in Kathua district, officials said. The attached property was a double-storey house in Ramkot in Billawar and belonged to Mohd Arif, a local, they said. Officials said the property was attached under the provisions of […]
Police attaches drug peddler’s properties worth Rs 7 crore in Kathua
JAMMU — Police on Thursday attached properties worth approximately Rs 7 crore belonging to a detained drug peddler in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. The move comes amid police’s intensified campaign against drug trafficking networks and their financial infrastructure. The attached properties comprises 6 kanal and 18 marlas of land and a single-storey […]
Teen kills friend with cricket bat over love rivalry in Kathua, arrested
KATHUA — In a chilling case of friendship turning fatal over a suspected love rivalry, police in Kathua have arrested a 19‑year‑old youth for the brutal daylight murder of his close friend, 18‑year‑old Nakul Singh. The accused has been identified as Parth Verma alias Sumit, who allegedly bludgeoned Nakul to death with a cricket bat […]
Three robbery accused from Delhi arrested in joint police operation in Kathua
JAMMU — Three persons accused in multiple robbery cases in Delhi were arrested in a meticulously planned joint operation by Delhi Police and their Jammu and Kashmir counterpart in Kathua district on Thursday evening, officials said. Police officials said an FIR was registered against the accused at North Dwarka police station in Delhi, and the […]
Man detained under PSA in Kathua for anti-national activities
JAMMU — A man allegedly involved in anti-national activities has been detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, police officials said. The accused has been identified as Romelu Singh. Police said the accused is a history-sheeter and involved in anti-national activities. Singh has been lodged in the Jammu district […]
Sewa-II hydropower project earns Rs 3,674 crore since 2010; no revenue used for local development: J&K Govt
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday informed the Assembly that the Sewa-II hydropower project in Kathua district has generated a revenue of Rs 3,674 crore since its inception in July 2010, but no direct expenditure on local area development has been met from the revenue. In a written reply to a question […]
Kathua DM imposes 60-day curbs on movement within 5 km of IB
JAMMU — Authorities in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday imposed restrictions on unnecessary movement within a five-kilometre belt along the International Border, citing the possibility of cross-border firing and the need to prevent anti-national activities and safeguard villagers. Kathua District Magistrate Rajesh Sharma issued the order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya […]









