BSF conducts special training for village defence guards in Jammu sector
Jammu: The BSF on Tuesday conducted a special training programme for village defence guards (VDGs) in Samba district, an official said. The training programme in the border area of Ramgarh focused on enhancing weapon handling, situation awareness and security threat response, an official of the Border Security Force (BSF) said. He said BSF teams also […]
Drug peddler detained under PIT-NDPS Act in Samba
Jammu: Police on Tuesday detained a drug peddler in Samba district under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, officials said. A police spokesman said that Sham Din alias Shama, a resident of Gujjar Basti Sarore, has been lodged in the Kot Bhalwal central jail after obtaining a […]
123 Army personnel join special yoga session in Rajouri
Jammu: In a camp organised by the Army on Tuesday, 123 personnel joined a special yoga session in border district of Rajouri, a defence spokesman said. The Army organised the camp at Tain and Mangal Devi, highlighting the importance of physical fitness, mental well-being and discipline among the troops, the spokesman said. Led by experienced […]
Nearly two dozen illegal structures demolished in Kathua
Jammu: Nearly two dozen illegally built structures including residential houses were demolished in a major anti-encroachment drive in Kathua district on Tuesday, officials said. The drive was carried out in Kathua’s Hiranagar sub-division. It was jointly conducted by the civil and police administration at Chapaki Kalan in the Hiranagar sector. It led to the retrieval […]
Panun Kashmir seeks panel to probe support structure of terrorism in JK
Jammu: Panun Kashmir, an organisation of displaced Kashmiri pandits, on Tuesday demanded a high-powered committee to examine the overground support structure of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. It also questioned the 2015 alliance between the PDP and the BJP to govern J&K, claiming that the agenda of alliance was “subversive” and had the potential to […]
Security of people during Amarnath Yatra is Kashmir’s responsibility: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said the security of the upcoming annual Amarnath yatra is the responsibility of the people of Kashmir. Mufti held a meeting with various stakeholders and PDP workers at the Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district ahead of the yatra that begins next month. “The […]
Terrorist hideout busted in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: Security forces on Tuesday busted a terrorist hideout in a remote area in Rajouri district and seized 10 Under Barrel Grenade Launchers (UBGLs) along with other material, an official said. The hideout was unearthed in Darra Barachara village in Thanamandi area during a joint search operation by police and the army, the official said. […]
Two held with narcotic substance in Jammu
Jammu: Two persons were arrested after 350 grams of opium was allegedly recovered from their possession on Tuesday, police said. Sudhir Singh and Surya Partap Singh, both residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district, were arrested from Talab Tillo area of Jammu, a police spokesman said. They were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances […]
Woman drowns in river Jhelum in Srinagar’s Sonwar
Srinagar: A woman drowned after slipping into river Jhelum while washing her face in the Sonwar area of Srinagar on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. He said that the elderly woman had gone near the river to wash her face when she suddenly slipped and fell into the water. He said she was immediately rescued by […]
Dead body of Shopian man recovered from Aharbal
Srinagar: A body of a man, who had gone missing near the Aharbal waterfall in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, was recovered today morning, officials said. An official said that the man had gone missing near the Aharbal fall during an outing on Sunday. He said that following the incident the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) […]
