JAMMU (KIMS) — An earthquake of Magnitude 3.4 on the Richter Scale hits the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Wednesday. However, there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to the property. The earthquake, with its epicentre near Kishtwar occurred at around 01:33 am at a depth of […]
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12 houses damaged due to rains in Kishtwar
JAMMU — Twelve houses suffered damages due to heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, prompting the authorities to put the disaster response machinery on high alert. “Administration has put the disaster response machinery on high alert amid heavy rains being experienced in the region from the last four days,” an official spokesman said. […]
Kishtwar lady along with her minor children recovered from Gujarat, reunited with family: Police
JAMMU (KIMS) — A lady from Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir along with her minor children was successfully recovered from Gujarat after intensive efforts and reunited with her family, Police said on Friday. The Jammu and Kashmir Police in a press release said, a written complaint about kidnapping of lady, whose name is being […]
Earthquake of Magnitude 3.6 hits Kishtwar
JAMMU (KIMS) — An earthquake of Magnitude 3.6 on the Richter Scale hits the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Tuesday. However, there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to the property. The earthquake, with its epicentre near Kishtwar occurred at around 08:53 am at a depth of […]
3.9 magnitude earthquake hits Kishtwar
JAMMU — A magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. There were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property, they added. The earthquake, with its epicentre near Kishtwar, occurred at 12.38 am, the National Centre for Seismology said. The quake hit […]
Earthquake hits Kishtwar, Ladakh; no loss reported
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter Scale hit the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at around 1:10 am at a depth of 5 km. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) in a post on X said, “Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.7, […]
Armless Para Archer Sheetal Devi to be conferred with Arjuna Award
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 […]
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 […]






