Police, BSF focusing on co-ordination with VDGs to check infiltration along IB
Samba/Jammu, Aug 11 (PTI) Village defence guards will be equipped with weapons and night vision devices, and “rewarded suitably” to shore up the anti-infiltration grid along the International Border (IB) by creating “a new level of difficulty for the enemy”, Jammu and Kashmir DGP R R Swain said on Sunday. He said that standard operating […]
Lt Governor Pays Obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, Inaugurates new Yagyashala at Bhawan
KATRA, AUG 11: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today paid obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine and prayed for the peace, prosperity and progress of the UT of Jammu Kashmir. During his visit to the Holy Shrine, the Lt Governor inaugurated and dedicated the new Yagyashala facility at Bhawan to the devotees. The Yagyashala, an […]
Drugs worth Rs 12 lakh, pistol seized from train in Jammu
JAMMU, Aug 11 (PTI): More than 10 kg of ganja worth over Rs 12 lakh and a pistol were seized from a train here on Sunday, an official said. The recovery was made during a surprise checking of a Jammu-bound train soon after it arrived at a railway station here, the Government Railway Police official […]
Things happening in JK as per sequence: First delimitation, now Assembly polls and then statehood: LG Manoj Sinha
Jammu, Aug 11: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Sunday said that things are taking place in the UT as per the sequence: first delimitation, then Assembly polls and then Statehood. LG Sinha said that to announce the dates of polls is the sole prerogative of Election Commission of India (ECI). ” ECI met political parties and […]
Brief gunfight in Kishtwar, search operation underway
Jammu, Aug 11 (PTI) An encounter took place between security forces and terrorists in a remote forest in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir early Sunday, officials said. The gunfight took place for a brief period when police assisted by army and paramilitary forces launched a search operation in Nownatta, Naageni Peyaas and adjoining areas […]
Anantnag encounter: Civilian succumbs to injuries, death toll climbs to 3
Srinagar, Aug 11 (PTI) The death toll in the overnight anti-terror operation in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir rose to three on Sunday as one of the two civilians injured in the encounter succumbed, officials said. Abdul Rashid Dar, who was injured in terrorist firing on Saturday, succumbed to injuries at a hospital here […]
PM Modi hails President Murmu for being conferred with Timor-Leste’s highest honour
New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed President Droupadi Murmu on being honoured with the Grand-Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste and said that it reflects the strong ties and mutual respect between the two countries. Murmu arrived in Dili (Timor-Leste) on Saturday on the first-ever presidential visit from India […]
Two soldiers killed, 3 injured in encounter with terrorists in Kokernag
SRINAGAR, Aug 10 (PTI): Two Army personnel were killed and three others injured in a fierce gunfight with terrorists at a forest in a remote area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, officials said. The incident occurred at Ahlan Gagarmandu forest in the Kokernag area of the south Kashmir district during a cordon and […]
Police cracks blind murder case in Pattan area of north Kashmir, 4 held
Srinagar, Aug 10: Police on Saturday said that it has cracked a blind murder case by arresting four people in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police spokesman said that on August 2, 2024, Police received an information about an unknown dead body found under the Khambiyar-Andergam bridge. The body was later identified as that of […]
NC president to visit Chenab Valley as party readies itself for assembly polls
JAMMU, Aug 10 (PTI): A day after the Election Commission made it clear that assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir would be held “at the earliest”, the National Conference on Saturday said it is taking decisive steps to engage with the grassroots workers and ensure robust poll preparedness. Party president and former chief minister Farooq […]