JAMMU (KIMS) — Sheetal Devi, an armlessPara Archer from Loidhar village in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir will be conferred with prestigious Arjuna Award by President of India Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9, 2024. Sheetal Devi won a record three medals at her maiden Asian Para Games in Hangzhou in […]
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Accident in Kishtwar leaves three dead
JAMMU — At least three persons were killed in a road accident in Kandni area of Kishtwar district in Jammu region on Friday. An Alto car bearing registration number JK06B 1909 skidded off the road and fell into gorge in Kandni area of Kishtwar district this afternoon, resulting in death to three persons, news agency […]
Police rejects claim ‘disruptive illegal organisation’ caused Kishtwar accident
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday rejected as fake news claims that a “disruptive illegal organisation” was behind a road accident near the Dangduru power project site in the Kishtwar district that killed seven people. Senior Superintendent of Police (Kishtwar) Khalil Poswal asserted that it was a road accident, caused after the […]
Four members of tribal nomadic family died after tree fell on their tent
JAMMU — In a tragic incident, at least four members of a tribal nomadic family, died after a tree fell on their tent in the Keshwan forest area of Kishtwar district. The incident happened during the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday in Bhalna area of Keshwan forest in the district after a tree fell on their […]
Cruiser vehicle of Pakal Dul Project rolls down into gorge in Kishtwar, seven dead
KISHTWAR — At least seven people were killed and three others injured after a cruiser vehicle of Pakal Dul Project they were travelling in met with an accident near Dangdooru village of Kishtwar district on Wednesday. A cruiser vehicle of Pakal Dul Project with 10 people on board rolled down into the gorge near Dangdooru […]
Kishtwar: SIU raids residential houses of militants operating from PAK
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Kishtwar Police on Wednesday carried out raids at multiple locations in Kishtwar district in a militancy related case. The raids were carried out in the residential houses of militants who are operating from Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PAK). Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kishtwar Sh. Khalil Poswal […]
Class 11th female student molested in Kishtwar, two teachers suspended
JAMMU — Two teachers were suspended for allegedly molesting a Class 11th female student inside a school in Kishtwar district. An FIR has also been registered against the accused teachers following a written complaint by the female student. The female student, in her complaint has accused two teachers of molesting her inside a school in […]
Step-mother arrested for killing her 2-year-old daughter in Kishtwar
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said to have arrested a step-mother for killing her 2-year-old minor daughter in Keshwan area of Kishtwar district. Police in a statement said, On 5th May 2023, Police received report from Smt. Ruksana Begum W/o Mohd Amin R/o Village Keshwan about missing of her minor daughter […]
Army chopper crashes in Kishtwar; One dead, two injured
JAMMU (KIMS) — An aviation technician died and two pilots were injured after an army chopper crashed near Machhna village in Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district on Thursday. The incident took place at around 9:45 AM when the chopper was flying on a routine sortie from the Kishtwar helicopter towards Marwah when the incident happened. […]
Massive boulder hits house in Kishtwar, one dead
KISHTWAR — A teenager was killed after a massive boulder rolled down a hill during a rain-triggered landslide and hit his house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district early Thursday, officials said. Two people were trapped under the debris of the house. While 19-year-old Arshad was killed in the incident, Rashid (17) was rescued, they […]