KATHUA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday have conducted a successful operation in destroying an “Opium” cultivation and seized approximately 126 kgs of opium plants (Poppy) cultivated at Thana Plassi area of PS Basohli in Kathua and one person arrested. On 07-04-2025 Patrolling party of PS Basohli received a tip-off regarding the illegal […]
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Theft case solved within 24 hours in Kathua, golden jewelry recovered, accused held
KATHUA (KIMS) — Police on Wednesday solved a theft case by arresting one thief and recovered stolen golden ornaments (weighing approximately 60 grams) within 24 hours in Kathua. On 07-04-2025 a case was registered at PS Bani on the complaint from Mohd Iqbal S/o Haider Ali R/o Dhaman Tehsil Bani District Kathua that some unknown […]
Amit Shah visits forward post along International Border in Kathua
JAMMU — Union Home Minister Amit Shah, currently on a three-day tour of Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday, visited a forward post of BSF along the India-Pakistan border in Kathua district, where a massive operation against Pakistani terrorists is underway for the past fortnight, officials said. Shah flew in a helicopter to the Hiranagar sector […]
Kathua combing operation enters 12th day to track down terrorists on the run
JAMMU — The multi-tier operation to track down three infiltrating terrorists, who escaped three encounters and are believed to be hiding in a forested area in Kathua, has entered its 12th consecutive day with security agencies also cracking down on terrorist supporters and setting up ambushes. Additional troops have been deployed to beef up the […]
DGP, IGP visit Kathua; review ongoing combing operation
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bhim Sen Tuti on Tuesday visited Kathua district and reviewed the ongoing combing operation to track down three terrorists who escaped after a brief encounter with security forces last night, officials said. DGP Prabhat, along with IGP Tuti […]
Combing operation underway in Kathua after gunfire between hiding terrorists, security forces
JAMMU — A seek and destroy operation to track down three terrorists, believed to be hiding in a forested area in Panjthirthi-Barota in Kathua following an encounter last night, resumed Tuesday with multiple agencies engaged in the effort, officials said. The area was placed under a cordon after the Monday night gunfire between police and […]
Gunshots fired in Kathua during search for terrorists, night cordon laid
JAMMU — A police team came under fire from terrorists in a combing operation in Kathua district Monday night, an officer said. The operation is still underway in the Panjtirthi area of the Ramkote belt, an officer said. This is the third such confrontation in the past eight days. In the wake of the violent […]
Operation to continue till last terrorist neutralised in Kathua: DIG
JAMMU — Jammu-Kathua Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Shiv Kumar Sharma on Monday reaffirmed the police force’s commitment to eliminating every terrorist operating in the hills of the region, saying the ongoing operation in Kathua district would continue until the last terrorist is neutralised. He urged the citizens living along the border to report any […]
Search operations intensified in Kathua to track down infiltrating terrorists; 6 held for questioning
JAMMU — Security forces have intensified search operations using aerial surveillance and sniffer dogs following a night-long cordon after fresh reports of suspected movement of three individuals, believed to be terrorists, who escaped a recent encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. Two terrorists and four policemen were killed while three others, including […]
LG visits families of 4 cops killed in Kathua encounter, promises govt jobs to kin
JAMMU — March 31 Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the families of four policemen who lost their lives in an encounter with Pakistani terrorists in Kathua district on Monday and expressed his condolences and support to them. Two infiltrating terrorists and four policemen were killed, while three others, including a deputy superintendent […]






