JAMMU — Expressing concern in the state Assembly over the recent mysterious deaths of five civilians in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday claimed attempts are being made to give a “political colour” to the killings, and questioned the police for allowing the leader of opposition to visit the bereaved families […]
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Assembly speaker condemns attack on MLA in Kathua
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday condemned the attack on independent MLA Rameshwar Singh in Kathua after the legislator raised the issue in the House and sought action against those responsible. As the assembly convened for the day, Singh walked to the corner of the well of the House […]
Kathua killings: Uproar in Assembly as NC, Congress demand discussion
JAMMU — Ruckus marred the proceedings of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday as ruling National Conference (NC) and Congress MLAs demanded a discussion on the killings of three civilians in the Kathua district. The NC and Congress MLAs stood on their seats and demanded the suspension of the question hour so that […]
Police team formed to investigate Kathua killings, all aspects will be looked into: DIG
JAMMU — A team has been formed to probe the death of three persons whose bodies were found near a waterfall in a remote forested area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Jammu-Kathua-Samba Range, Shiv Kumar said all aspects of the case will […]
DG BSF reviews security situation along borders in Kathua, Poonch
JAMMU — Director General of Border Security Force (BSF) Daljit Singh Chawdhary on Saturday visited forward areas along the International Border and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to review the security situation, an official said. Chawdhary, who reached here on a two-day visit to the Jammu frontier, visited the areas along the […]
Bodies of three missing persons found near waterfall in Kathua
JAMMU — Bodies of three missing persons were sighted through drones by security forces at a waterfall in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Saturday, officials said. Darshan Singh (40) and Yogesh Singh (32), both residents of Marhoon, and Varun Singh (15), a resident of Dehota, were reported missing on March […]
Three civilians missing in Kathua, BJP MLA raises issue in Assembly
JAMMU — A BJP MLA on Friday raised in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly the issue of three civilians missing from a village in Kathua district, and sought a response from the government. Officials said the three, who were on way to attend a wedding, went missing on Thursday night and a massive search operation […]
Two OGWs detained under PSA in Kathua, Ramban
JAMMU — Two alleged overground workers (OWGs) of terrorists were detained under the stringent Public Safety Act in Kathua and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. Public Safety Act (PSA) is an administrative law that allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years in some cases. Bhuttu, a […]
CM assures justice to family of man who committed suicide alleging police torture
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday met the family of a man who committed suicide after alleging police torture over his suspected links with terrorists in Kathua district last month. Makhan Din (25), a Gujjar youth from Billawar, ended his life by consuming insecticide at his home on February 4. […]
Police foiled Bank robbery attempt in Kathua, two accused arrested
KATHUA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said that it has foiled robbery attempt in a bank by arresting two accused persons in Hatli area of Kathua district. “In the intervening night of 25th-26th February 2025, 02 burglars namely Ankush Sharma S/o Parkash Chand R/o Darsoo, Udhampur and Sunil Singh S/o Dharam Singh […]