Explosive device detected in Kishtwar, defused
Jammu: An explosive device was detected by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Saturday, averting a major tragedy, officials said. The explosive device was found during patrolling by security forces in the Kariya belt of the district, they said. A bomb disposal squad was called and the device was defused safely, the […]
NHM employee allegedly commits suicide
Sopore: A 24-year-old National Health Mission (NHM) employee, posted at Sub District Hospital Sopore, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her home in Hib Dangerpore area of Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that the family of the young woman found her hanging inside her room following which police was informed […]
CRPF jawan injured as militants hurl grenade at forces
Srinagar: A CRPF jawan was injured after militants hurled a grenade at a security forces party here on Saturday, officials said. The incident occurred at 8.55 pm at Sanat Nagar Chowk here, they said. A CRPF jawan was injured in the explosion. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, the officials said. In […]
Militant hideout busted in Doda
Bhadarwah: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday busted a hideout at Tanta forest in Doda district and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from an underground dump, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of special operations group (SOG) and other security forces launched a combing and search operation (CASO) […]
Farooq condemns killing of 3-year-old child in grenade attack
Srinagar: National Conference president and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Saturday condemned the killing of a three-year-old child in a grenade attack by militants on a BJP leader’s house in Rajouri on Thursday. He expressed sympathies with the bereaved family. Violence in all its forms and manifestations brings countless miseries to people. I express […]
135 new covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Aug 14: Jammu and Kashmir reported 135 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said 37 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 98 from Kashmir Valley, taking the infection tally to 323325 in J&K. Providing […]
Four more Indian sites added to Ramsar list
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Four more Indian sites — two each from Haryana and Gujarat –have been recognised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, taking the number of such sites in the country to 46, the Union Environment Ministry said Saturday. According to the ministry, for the first time, two wetlands […]
Directorate of Indian Systems of Medicine renamed as Directorate of AYUSH
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 14: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the change of nomenclature of Directorate of Indian Systems of Medicine as Directorate of AYUSH. Correspondingly, renaming of various designations in the Directorate has also been approved. The decision is aimed at raising public awareness […]
JeM module busted in Jammu, four militants held
Srinagar, Aug 14: Police on Saturday claimed to have busted Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit module by arresting its four men in Jammu district. In a statement, police said that four Jaish militants and their associates have been arrested by Jammu police in a drive to root out militant presence in Jammu. Divulging the details, the police said […]
Indo-Pak Armies exchange sweets along LoC in on occasion of Pakistan I-Day
Srinagar, Aug 14: The India-Pakistan Armies on Saturday exchanged sweets along the Line of Control at various border points in Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Pakistan Independence Day. In a statement, a spokesperson said that on 14 August, the Indian Army as a warm gesture, presented sweets to Pakistan Army at Chilehana Tithwal […]
