Districts

SAMBA: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has approved a proposal of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jammu, for a state-of-the-art Forensic Institute in the Union Territory. The proposal had been sent to establish…
Read More...

STATE TIMES NEWS POONCH: A senior police officer in Poonch district on Sunday laid emphasis on human intelligence (HUMINT) collection to counter cross-border narcotic smuggling and terror networks.The Deputy Inspector General of Police,…
Read More...

KATHUA: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday conducted a mock drill to counter "fidayeen" (suicide) attacks by terrorists at various police stations and border posts in Kathua district, an official said.The exercise was conducted under the…
Read More...

JAMMU: Sixteen people were detained by police from drug-related hotspots in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Friday, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, police carried out an operation in areas prone to drug-related activities at…
Read More...

SRINAGAR: A stone sculpture of Goddess Durga was recovered by a fisherman from the Jhelum River in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said on Friday. A police spokesman said that on Thursday, Nazir Ahmad Latoo, a…
Read More...

JAMMU: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Army, who was died in a firing incident in Samba district, was cremated with full military honours at his native village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Thursday, officials said. …
Read More...

JAMMU: Two wanted criminals were arrested under the Public Safety Act (PSA) on the outskirts of Jammu and shifted to a jail in Poonch district, police said on Thursday. The accused have been identified as Paramjeet Kumar alias Jungi, a…
Read More...

KATHUA: Authorities on Wednesday banned the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in Kathua district for two months, citing national security concerns. The order, issued by District Magistrate Rajesh Sharma, said that VPN services are…
Read More...

SRINAGAR: Security forces on Wednesday recovered explosives and ammunition from a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. The forces carried out search operations in the Shalebuth forest in the Kreeri area…
Read More...

MENDHAR/JAMMU: A 35-year-old woman from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was repatriated from Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district to Pakistan on Wednesday, nine days after she inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC), officials said.…
Read More...