Fresh batch of 380 pilgrims leave Jammu for Budha Amarnath in Poonch
JAMMU, Aug 12 (PTI): Chanting “Bum Bum Bhole” with enthusiasm, more than 380 pilgrims left a Jammu base camp on Monday for the shrine of Budha Amarnath in the Poonch district amid tight security arrangements, officials said. The sixth batch of 382 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp at 5.15 am in a convoy […]
Have repaid Rs 28000 Cr power debt of J&K, UT getting cheapest power: LG Manoj Sinha
Srinagar, Aug 12: Stating that J&K administration has been able to pay huge power debt bill, J&K LG Manoj Sinha on Monday said people in the Union Territory continue to get cheapest power than other states and UTs. Addressing a press conference at SKICC on the banks of Dal Lake Srinagar, the LG , said […]
India committed to ensure conducive habitat for elephants: PM Modi
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reaffirmed India’s commitment to doing everything possible to ensure elephants get a conducive habitat. In a post to mark the World Elephant Day, Modi said on X that it is an occasion to appreciate the wide range of community efforts to protect elephants. He […]
Gunfights between terrorists, security forces in Kishtwar, Udhampur; officials say Machail Yatra not affected
Jammu, Aug 12 (PTI) Two encounters broke out between security forces and terrorists in remote forest areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar and Udhampur districts, officials said. They said the encounter in Kishtwar had no impact on the annual Machail Mata Yatra in the Paddar area and assured pilgrims visiting the shrine that adequate security […]
Pak pushing highly trained foreign terrorists into J-K to destabilize security situation: LG
Jammu, Aug 10 (PTI) Pakistan has been pushing highly foreign trained terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir to destabilize its security situation, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha claimed Sunday and said a strategy has been formulated and security forces being redeployed to foil the neighbouring country’s nefarious designs. In an exclusive interview with PTI here, he asserted […]
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 […]
