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Over 4,400 devotees leave Jammu for Amarnath Yatra

Over 4,400 devotees leave Jammu for Amarnath Yatra

Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) More than 4,400 people left Jammu to join the pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas on Friday, amid tight security arrangements, officials said. They will leave for the shrine, at a height of 3,880 metre, after reaching the two base camps of the yatra — […]

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Hajj 2024: Last flight carrying 317 pilgrims lands at Sgr Int’l airport

Hajj 2024: Last flight carrying 317 pilgrims lands at Sgr Int’l airport

Srinagar, July 12: The final flight of the Hajj 2024, carrying 317 pilgrims, has landed at Srinagar International Airport on Friday morning, marking the conclusion of this year’s pilgrimage for Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The journey, however, has been marred by tragedy, as 11 pilgrims from the region as per the officials succumbed to […]

 Press Trust of India

Kathua ambush: JK, Punjab police, BSF officials discuss ways to strengthen security grid along IB

Kathua ambush: JK, Punjab police, BSF officials discuss ways to strengthen security grid along IB

Jammu: Senior BSF and police officials from Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab on Thursday discussed ways to share real-time inputs and further strengthen the anti-infiltration grid along the International Border in a meeting in Kathua district, where five army personnel were killed in an ambush by terrorists three days ago. The interstate security review meeting […]

 Press Trust of India

Security forces intensify search operations, more detained for questioning

Jammu: More army personnel were deployed in the hills and dense forests of Kathua-Udhampur-Doda belt as the search for the terrorists behind the ambush on an army patrol in Kathua district entered its fourth day on Thursday. Since the attack on Monday, that killed five army personnel and injured as many, 60 people have been […]

 Press Trust of India

Army commander visits Siachen, asks troops to be prepared for challenges

Leh/Jammu: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar on Thursday visited forward posts at Siachen glacier in Ladakh and asked the troops to remain in a “high state of operational readiness”. The commander appreciated the professional excellence of the brigade guarding the borderline with Pakistan, the Northern Command said. “Lt Gen M V […]

 Press Trust of India

Undeterred by terror attacks,  Amarnath pilgrims throng Jammu base camp daily

Jammu: Despite recent terror attacks in the Jammu region, thousands of devotees from across the country have been thronging daily the Amarnath Yatra base camp here chanting slogans like ‘Bam Bam Bhole’ and ‘Har Har Mahadev’. From the Jammu base camp, they start their onward journey to the cave shrine situated at a height of […]

 Press Trust of India

JK terror attacks: Karan Singh urges govt to shift Jammu division back under Nagrota Corps

New Delhi: Expressing concern over the recent terror attacks in the Jammu region, veteran Congress leader Karan Singh on Thursday urged the government to shift the Jammu division back under the Nagrota Corps from Western Command in Chandigarh to ensure better and integrated dominance of the area. In a statement, the former Jammu and Kashmir […]

 Press Trust of India

JKSSB SI paper leak: ED arrests key absconding accused, gets five-day remand

Jammu: Nearly three weeks the alleged mastermind of the 2022 JKSSB Sub-inspector recruitment exam paper leak case was arrested, the Enforcement Directorate nabbed an absconding key accused and secured his five-day custody from a special court here, officials said Thursday. Anil Kumar (31), a resident of Lahroda in Haryana’s Mahendragarh district, was arrested by the […]

 Press Trust of India

NEET-UG leak case: CBI arrests one of the kingpins

New Delhi: The CBI on Thursday arrested one of the alleged kingpins in the NEET-UG paper leak case who was on the run ever since the crackdown on irregularities in the entrance exam began, officials said. Rockey alias Rakesh Ranjan, who hails from Nalanda, and is said to be a relative of mastermind Sanjeev Mukhia, […]

 Press Trust of India

Rising suicide cases a social issue: SC

Seeks Centre’s response on a PIL New Delhi: Terming the rising number of suicides a “social issue”, the Supreme Court on Thursday granted four weeks to the Centre for filing a comprehensive reply to a PIL seeking effective implementation of a public health programme for prevention and reduction of suicides. A bench comprising Chief Justice […]

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