Gang involved in vehicle thefts busted
Four men who stole vehicles in Delhi-NCR were selling them in JK held
Prime state land freed of encroachment in Rajouri
Jammu: Encroachment on 20 acre of prime state land in Rajouri district have been removed, officials said Saturday. A team of officers retrieved 20 acre of encroached state land in Siot and Berripattan tehsils during an anti-encroachment drive conducted on Friday, they said. A team of officials comprising tehsildar of Siot Dhruv Gupta, police personnel […]
LoC residents get 2500 more bunkers
Jammu: Over 2,500 bunkers have been constructed along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu region this year so far, official said Saturday. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma held a meeting with deputy commissioners of border districts to review progress of the construction of bunkers along the IB in Jammu […]
Power cuts in Jammu region worsen as temp soars
Jammu: There was no respite from the heatwave in Jammu on Saturday, with the city recording a maximum temperature of 40.8 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. The heatwave conditions triggered power cuts and water shortages in different parts of the region. The Santra Morh-Hazuribagh-Anandnagar-Bohri belt is the worst-affected region in the Jammu division, with […]
State sponsorship of terrorism biggest threat: PM Modi in Maldives
Male: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday that state sponsorship of terrorism is the biggest threat the humanity is facing today as he urged the world leaders to unite for combating the menace. Addressing the Maldivian Parliament, the Majlis, Modi said that relations between India and Maldives are older […]
Development work of BJP govt got it re-elected: Jitendra
Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday that the BJP’s victory in the recent parliamentary election was because of the development work and various pro-poor schemes initiated by the Narendra Modi government. “There are many lessons to be learnt from the results of the recently held Lok Sabha election, particularly from the record victory […]
Home Ministry official discusses Amarnath Yatra arrangements with Governor Malik

Srinagar: Union Home Ministry Additional Secretary Gyanesh Kumar Friday called on Jammu and Kashmir Governor S P Malik here and discussed about the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the Amarnath Yatra, scheduled to begin next month. Kumar, who was accompanied by senior intelligence officers, briefed the governor regarding the foolproof arrangements being made for […]
‘Major ISI plot to revive militancy in Jammu foiled, six arrested’

Jammu: Officials on Friday claimed to have unearthed a major plot by Pakistani spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) to revive militancy in Jammu region after arresting six persons from whom photographs and videos of strategic locations have been seized. The six “spies” were in direct contact with their handler, a colonel-level officer at ISI […]
Twitter restores Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps’ handle after suspending it
Srinagar: The Twitter handle of the Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps was restored Friday by the social media giant after suspending it a day earlier, an official said. The Twitter verified the handle and added back its followers, the Army official said. The official said it was unclear as to why the official account of the […]
Qureshi writes to Jaishankar; Offers talks on ‘all important matters’

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in a letter to his new Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on Friday said that Islamabad wants talks with New Delhi on “all important matters” and remains committed to efforts for establishing peace in the region. Qureshi wrote the letter to Jaishankar to congratulate him for taking over as […]