Searches underway after villagers report suspicious movement in Samba
Jammu, Jun 11 (PTI) Security forces on Wednesday launched a search operation along Dhar road in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir after villagers reported movement of two suspected terrorists, officials said. The operation is underway but so far there was no trace of the suspected persons who are said to be wearing combat uniforms, […]
Man charred to death fighting forest fire in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu, Jun 11 (PTI) A 68-year-old man was burnt to death while trying to control a forest fire in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. Abdul Aziz, a retired government teacher hailing from Panda Khetar village of Dalyote panchayat, voluntarily joined a team of forest officials to extinguish fire in Garn […]
Authorities carry out demolition drive in Pooch for road widening project
Jammu, Jun 11 (PTI) Around 150 structures, including houses and small commercial establishments, were demolished to facilitate road widening and infrastructure development along the Surankote-Bufliaz road stretch in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. All sites where demolitions were carried out fall within the area acquired for the project, they said. The […]
PM Modi meets members of all-party delegations
NEW DELHI, Jun 10 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening met members of multi-party delegations who had travelled to world capitals to convey India’s strong stand against Pakistan-linked terrorism following Operation Sindoor. Members shared their experience with the prime minister, with the central government having already praised the work of the seven delegations […]
Wanted criminal receives gunshot injury attempting to snatch cop’s pistol
JAMMU, Jun 10 (PTI): A wanted criminal received a gunshot injury after he tried to snatch a weapon from a policemen while leading a police party to his hideout to effect recovery of illegal weapons including a pistol here, official said on Tuesday. Bagh Hussain, a resident of Balol Nallah near Kikri Morh, was recently […]
Security of people during Amarnath Yatra is Kashmir’s responsibility: Mehbooba
Srinagar, Jun 10 (PTI) 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 […]
Terrorist hideout busted in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu, Jun 10 (PTI) Security forces on Tuesday busted a terrorist hideout in a remote area in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir 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 […]
ChatGPT faces global outage; India, US most affected
New Delhi, Jun 10 (PTI) OpenAI’s AI chatbot ChatGPT experienced a major global outage on Tuesday, leaving thousands of users unable to access the service across multiple continents, with India and the United States reporting the highest number of disruptions. According to the real-time monitoring platform Downdetector, user reports of ChatGPT outages surged rapidly around […]
Woman drowns in river Jhelum in Srinagar’s Sonwar
Srinagar, Jun 10: 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 […]
Govt transfers 134 officials
SRINAGAR, Jun 10 (PTI): In an administrative reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday ordered the transfer and posting of 134 officials with immediate effect. The transfers of Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services (JKAS) officers were issued by the commissioner secretary general administration department on the order of the Jammu and Kashmir Government. The order […]