70-year-old Pak intruder detained along IB in Samba
Repatriated within hours, say officials Jammu: A 70-year-old Pakistani intruder was detained by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the International Border in Samba district on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Abdul Hussain, a resident of Lehari Khurd village, was repatriated to Pakistan within six hours of his detention after it was established that he had […]
KPDCL announces Power Shutdown
SRINAGAR: Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL has informed that the Shutdown of 33 kV Nowbugh-Chadoora Line will be observed due to which power supply to Sogam, Ranger, Ropora, Dawlatpora, Panzan, Lalgam, Chadoora, Wathoora, Bugam, Gadsathoo, Lalgam, Kathairgund and adjoining areas will be affected from 09 AM to 03 PM on 28 March 2026. Similarly, shutdown of […]
Four drug peddlers held with heroin in separate operations in Udhampur
Jammu: Four alleged drug peddlers were arrested with heroin from different locations in Udhampur district on Wednesday, police said. At Tikri along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, a private car was intercepted and 5.44 grams of heroin recovered from two occupants — Sunil Sharma and Mohan Lal — who were arrested, a police spokesperson said. Nazir […]
Live artillery shell found near LoC in Baramulla disposed: Police
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday safely disposed of a live artillery shell found in the forests near the Line of Control in Baramulla district, officials said. Upon receiving the information about the presence of a live shell in the Kalgai forest area of Uri, a police team reached the spot, secured the area and took all […]
Naib Tehsildar held in Anantnag for accepting bribe
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday said it has trapped and arrested a Naib Tehsildar posted in the Arwani area of Anantnag district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe in connection with a land inheritance mutation case. In a statement issued here, the ACB said that it received a written […]
Police arrests three gamblers in Awantipora
Srinagar: Police in Awantipora Tral arrested three gamblers and seized stake money from their possession, a police spokesman said Thursday. He said that acting on a specific information regarding gambling activities at Tral, a police party raided the specific spot and arrested the three gamblers. They have been identified as Jalal-ud-Din Sheikh son of Abdul […]
Neglect turns Pazalpora irrigation canal into dumping ground, farmers cry for help
Anantnag: Residents of Pazalpora in Bijbehara have raised alarm over the deteriorating condition of a key irrigation canal, which they say has been reduced to a dumping site due to prolonged neglect by authorities, severely affecting agriculture and public health in the area. Once a vital source of water for irrigating agricultural fields, the canal […]
Police arrest five absconders evading arrest in multiple cases
Jammu: Police have arrested five absconders in Poonch district who had been evading arrest for years in connection with multiple criminal cases, officials said. The accused was identified as Basharat Hussain. Mohammad Iqbal, Ghulam Ahmed, Mohammad Sharief and Mohammad Akram, all residents of Surankote. Basharat Hussain was wanted in connection with a case registered in […]
DIG reviews security, operational preparedness in border areas of Kathua
Jammu: The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Shiv Kumar Sharma, on Tuesday undertook a comprehensive visit to the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district and reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness of police forces in the region. The DIG of Jammu-Samba-Kathua (JSK) range visited the sensitive areas in the region along with […]
Katra-Amritsar Vande Bharat train to now run via Gurdaspur-Batala: Officials
Jammu: The Indian Railways will soon operate the Vande Bharat Express train from Katra in J-K to Amritsar in Punjab via Gurdaspur and Batala instead of Jalandhar, officials said. The premium train will depart from the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 6:40 am and reach Amritsar at 11:40 am the same day. On the […]