SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed profound grief over the loss of lives due to flash floods and landslides in Poonch district. In a post on X, the Chief Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured in […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said he reviewed the situation in Rajouri and Poonch districts following incessant rainfall and flash floods and directed officials to provide immediate relief to the affected families. In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor said he spoke to senior officials and assessed […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said he is leaving Delhi for Jammu to personally monitor the situation on the ground in view of the weather warning issued by the Meteorological Department and the heavy rainfall affecting parts of the Jammu division. In a post on X, Omar Abdullah […]
JAMMU — In one of the biggest narcotics recoveries along the Line of Control (LoC) in recent years, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday seized five kilograms of high-grade heroin smuggled from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, officials said. The seizure was made during a meticulously planned anti-drug operation in village […]
JAMMU — A terrorist hideout was busted in a forward village in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, leading to recovery of some ammunition, officials said. The hideout was unearthed during a joint search operation by police, Central Reserve Police Force and Army in Sawjian sector of Mandi, the officials said. They said […]
JAMMU — A 56-year-old man was critically injured in a bear attack in Jammu and Kashmir Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said. This is the fourth bear attack reported in Poonch district over the past two weeks, with concerned villagers demanding the wildlife protection department take immediate measures to prevent further incidents and ensure the […]
JAMMU — More than 50 domestic animals were killed after a lightning strike hit the upper reaches of Surankote in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district early Tuesday, officials said. The lightning struck a herd of livestock owned by Shokat Hussain at Ranjati Dhok, resulting in the death of 50 sheep and goats, one buffalo, and […]
JAMMU — Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall inundated the Ari area of Mendhar sub-division in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday, damaging several houses and leaving dozens of people stranded, officials said. Police personnel launched a rescue operation and safely evacuated at least 25 people as floodwaters entered the area, they said. Locals […]
JAMMU — Army officials defused an old, unexploded mortar shell found in an agricultural field in the forward area of Poonch district on Thursday, after villagers noticed the shell while harvesting maize in Kussalian village and subsequently alerted authorities, officials said. “We were harvesting maize in our field when we suddenly spotted an old, unexploded […]
JAMMU — A woman was severely injured after being attacked by a wild bear in a hamlet in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. The woman, identified as Tazeem Akhtar, was attacked outside her residence in Arai village of Mandi tehsil, they said. She sustained grievous injuries and was initially taken to […]