JAMMU — As many as 16 ‘chronic’ drug peddlers were jailed under preventive detention in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday, police said. A special drive was launched against the drug peddlers, who have been booked on various occasions in drugs related activities, a police spokesman said. He said that 16 chronic peddlers have […]
JAMMU — The authorities on Wednesday ordered the immediate suspension of VPN services till the end of the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. The decision to suspend virtual private networks (VPNs) was taken as a preventive measure to protect information on the Lok Sabha elections and other sensitive data from cyber […]
JAMMU — As many as 67 suspected people were detained for questioning in connection with the killing of a civilian by two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. During investigations, credible evidence was obtained and the police identified one of the two militants involved […]
JAMMU — Police on Tuesday claimed a foreign militant codenamed “Abu Hamza” of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba was involved in the killing of a government employee in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district and announced a Rs 10 lakh reward for information on him. Mohammad Razaq (40) was killed on Monday in the Kunda Top village of […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Suspected militants on Monday evening shot dead a man in Rajouri district of Jammu region. Reports said, suspected militants shot at and critically injured a man identified as Mohammad Razaq, son of Mohammad Akbar when he was coming out of a mosque at his native village Kunda in Rajouri district. He was […]
SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday said to have registered a case against the then President, two officials of Municipal Committee, Thanamandi and others for misappropriation of funds. A statement reads that ACB registered a case under FIR number 01/2024 at Police Station ACB Rajouri under section 5(1)(c) )(d) r/w section 5(2) of Prevention […]
JAMMU — Mobile Internet services were suspended in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts early Saturday as security forces continued their massive search operation to track down militants behind the recent ambush on two Army vehicles that left five soldiers dead, officials said. The suspension of the mobile Internet services in the twin border […]
JAMMU — In the Rajouri-Poonch sector, approximately 30 militants, suspected to be of Pakistani origin, are reportedly active, according to defense sources. The concerning development suggests that Pakistan is making efforts to revive militancy in this region. Sources indicate that 25-30 Pakistani militants are believed to be hiding in the forested areas of the Rajouri-Poonch […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — At least three soldiers were killed and three others were injured during an anti-militancy operation in Rajouri district of Jammu region. The encounter broke out between joint team of security forces and militants at Dera Ki Gali (DKG) are of Rajouri district on Thursday evening. Earlier, a joint team of security forces […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Indian Army along with Jammu and Kashmir Police busted a militant module by arresting two militant associates along with arms and ammunition in Rajouri district of Jammu region. The two militant associates were arrested by a joint team of forces during a search operation in south of Pir Panjal Ranges in […]