KATHUA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Kathua on Friday apprehended two hardcore criminals and booked under PIT NDPS Act and lodged at district jail Rajouri and Poonch. In the first instance, Police team apprehended one notorious drug Peddler namely Parveen Kumar S/o Prem Chand R/o Chak Drab Khan Kathua who was habitual drug […]
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Two boys go missing in Kathua, police launch search
JAMMU — Police have launched a search for two boys who have gone missing in Kathua district, an official said on Tuesday. A police officer said, “Sarwa Din of Marheen and Makhan Din of Rajbagh filed a complaint on February 27, stating that their sons Deen (15) and Rehmat Ali (12) had gone to graze […]
Iltija Mufti alleges police bias, demands impartial probe in Kathua killings
JAMMU — People’s Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti on Monday criticised the police handling of the recent killing of three civilians in Kathua, including a 14-year-old boy and demanded an impartial probe into the incident. Mufti expressed concern that the police are not behaving neutrally, citing the fact that BJP leaders were allowed to visit […]
Attempts being made to give political colour to Kathua killings: Omar Abdullah
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 […]
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 […]








