Mentally-challenged man detained near LoC in Poonch

Jammu: A mentally-challenged person was on Tuesday detained after he was moving in a suspicious manner in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said. He has been identified as Shiv Kumar (30), a resident of Nepal, they said. He was detained by the Army in Digwar sector after […]

6,351 pilgrims leave for Amarnath shrine from Jammu

Jammu: Amid tight security, the sixth batch of over 6,300 Amarnath pilgrims on Tuesday left for the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir, officials said. A total of 6,351 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in a convoy of 239 vehicles amid heavy security of CRPF, the officials said. Of these, […]

Online registration for recruitment into army as Angiveers begins

Srinagar: Online registration for recruitment into the Indian Army under the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh commenced on Tuesday, officials said. A recruitment rally will be conducted by Army Recruiting Office, Srinagar, from September 17 to September 30 at Haiderbeig, Pattan in Baramulla district. “The recruitment rally will […]

SASB to take ‘feedback’ from pilgrims on facilities

7,282 pilgrims leave for Amarnath shrine from Jammu

Jammu: Pilgrims visiting the Amarnath can now give their feedback to the shrine authorities for improving facilities. The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) on Monday launched pilgrim feedback services (PFS), officials said. People can rate their experience on overall yatra facilities, accommodation, sanitation and food quality in the camps, besides giving suggestions and comments. The […]

Adequate security arrangements in place for ongoing Amarnath Yatra: DGP

Jammu: Describing sticky bombs smuggled from Pakistan as a grave threat , Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Monday said adequate security arrangements are in place for the Amarnath Yatra which is going on smoothly. He also said around 150 terrorists are present on the launch pads across the border but […]

BJP says arrested terrorist not its member

Parties demand high-level probe

Jammu: The BJP on Monday denied claims that a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist nabbed in Reasi was its member, even as the Congress and others attacked the saffron party and demanded a high-level probe. BJP spokesperson Abhinav Sharma claimed the captured terrorist, Talib Hussain Shah of Rajouri, visited the party headquarters by posing as a reporter […]

Drone spotted along IB in Samba

Jammu: A drone was spotted along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, prompting security forces to launch a massive cordon and search operation, officials said on Monday. “We got an information that there was some flying object hovering over the border hamlet Chilliyari in Samba last night. It may have been […]

Earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hits Doda

Jammu: A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hit Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday but there were no reports of any damage, officials said. The quake struck at 12.12 pm in Doda area of the Union Territory, the officials said. They said its epicenter was at a latitude of 33.12 degrees north and […]