Heroin dropped using drone seized near international border in Kathua
Jammu: A yellow packet containing 500-gram heroin worth more than two crore was seized near the international border in Kathua district, within minutes after it was dropped by a Pakistani drone on Tuesday, officials said. This is the second time within four days that drone dropped heroin was recovered by security agencies from any border […]
Terrorists are being eliminated one by one: DGP
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Tuesday said the terrorists are being eliminated one by one in ongoing operations across the region. “They (terrorists) have been operating here for the past four years. Operations are going on continuously. One by one, they are being eliminated,” he told reporters at […]
Search operation launched after suspicious movement detected in Kathua
Jammu: A search operation was launched in Kathua district on Tuesday following the suspicious movement of three persons, officials said. The search operation was launched after a woman spotted three suspected persons in the Rajbagh area late Monday night, they said. A joint team of the Indian Army, police and Special Operations Group (SoG) is […]
CS reviews ‘SPREAD’ initiative to boost sustainable tourism in emerging destinations
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Tuesday reviewed and discussed the operational roadmap for Sustainable Promotion and Revamping of Emerging Alternate Destinations (SPREAD) initiative, aimed at positioning Jammu & Kashmir as a year-round, eco-sensitive and economically vibrant tourism hub. The meeting, held in this regard, was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Tourism Department along with Principal […]
Lt Guv addresses the Inaugural Ceremony ‘Navarambh’ of IIT Jammu

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday addressed the inaugural ceremony ‘Navarambh’ to welcome incoming BTech, MTech, PhD and MSc students at Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Jammu. In his address, the Lieutenant Governor congratulated and extended his best wishes to all the students embarking on their new journey. He lauded the Indian Institutes of Technology […]
Four out of seven accused involved in cheating, corruption case held: CBK
Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing of Crime branch Kashmir on Monday said that four accused out of seven have been arrested in Corruption, Cheating and false mutation of revenue records. In a handout issued here, the CBK said that it’s the Economic Offences Wing arrested four among the seven accused individuals involved in a case […]
For every tree uprooted, a hundred must be planted: CM
‘Let’s find joy in planting trees and pass on a better environment to future’ JAMMU: Climate change is real, and the signs are all around us. The earth and our environment are a heritage we must pass on to the next generations—if not improved, at least preserved in our lifetime, asserted Chief Minister Omar Abdullah […]
Police arrests four drug peddlers in south Kashmir, recovers contraband substances
Launches bhang destruction drive in Handwara Srinagar: Police arrested four drug peddlers in Anantnag, Kulgam and Awantipora and recovered contraband substance from their possession, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that in Anantnag, a police team at a checkpoint established at Hangalgund, Kokernag apprehended a drug peddler identified as Abid Husain Mir, son of […]
Police attached property of drug peddler in Kulgam
Srinagar: Police in Kulgam attached a property belonging to drug peddler identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Bagow son of Late Wali Mohammad Bagow, resident of Redwani Payeen, under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, a police spokesman said Monday. The property comprising of a single-storey residential building (1041sq. ft.) along with 20 […]
Lt Guv flags off the holy Shri Budha Amarnath Ji Yatra from Jammu
Extends his best wishes to all the pilgrims JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of devotees for the holy Shri Budha Amarnath Ji Yatra from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas on Monday, an official spokesman said here. He said that the Lieutenant Governor extended his best wishes to all the pilgrims for […]