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7 people arrested for bovine smuggling in J-K’s Udhampur

8:00 pm March 3, 2020

Jammu: A major bid to smuggle cattle into the Valley was foiled with the arrest of seven smugglers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district and seizure of as many vehicles carrying bovines, police said on Tuesday. Based on information regarding illegal transportation of bovines, police parties deployed along the highway at Chenani intercepted seven vehicles […]

Missing JK woman traced in Punjab, reunited with family

8:59 pm March 2, 2020

Jammu: A woman, who went missing about a month ago from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, was traced in Punjab and reunited with her family on Monday, police said. Shuma Bibi, a resident of Taraf Manjali village in the district, had gone missing on February 4. She was traced in Gurdaspur, a police spokesman said. […]

Two cops injured after car falls into gorge in JK

7:47 pm February 23, 2020

Kishtwar/Jammu: Two policemen were critically injured after their car skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Sunday, police said. Constables Fayaz Ahmad and Mohammad Yaqoob were on their way to Kishtwar from a remote village, a police official said. He said the driver lost control of […]

J-K: 5 arrested for bovine smuggling in Udhampur

9:33 pm February 19, 2020

Jammu: Five men were arrested as police foiled bovine smuggling bids in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. A police team intercepted two Kashmir-bound trucks at the Rahbmal area of the district and during their search found that animals were being illegally taken to the Valley, they said. Three smugglers — […]

Flight operations restored in Kashmir after remaining affected due to bad weather

Flight operations in Jammu hit due to dense fog

3:56 pm February 2, 2020

Jammu: Dense fog enveloped the city on Sunday, hitting flight operations at Jammu airport. Two flights were cancelled and seven rescheduled between 9 am and 12.30 pm due to poor visibility, officials said. However, the operations resumed later in the day. The minimum temperature in Jammu settled at 5.6 degrees Celsius, around 3 notches below […]