Terrorist infiltration case: NIA raids 12 locations in Jammu
Jammu, Mar 19: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at 12 locations in Jammu in connection with a case related to terrorist infiltration from across the border. Officials said that the raids were carried out at premises linked to overground workers (OGWs), hybrid terrorists, and sympathizers of terror outfits. The case (RC-04/2024/NIA/JMU) […]
New buildings, accommodation coming up in New Delhi, Chandigarh for J&K: CM
JAMMU, MAR 18: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today informed the Legislative Assembly that to address the limited accommodation at J&K House, Chanakyapuri, the government has acquired a 3,179.58 sqm plot on a perpetual lease from the Delhi Development Authority at Dwarka, New Delhi. Responding to a question by Member Tanvir Sadiq regarding lack of accommodation […]
TB cases on the rise in Jammu, say officials
Jammu, March 18 (PTI) Taking note of the high incidence of tuberculosis (TB) and increasing cases of multi-drug resistant TB in Jammu, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo has termed the situation a “real cause of concern”, and stressed the need for a well-structured strategy to effectively tackle the issue. A total of 4,817 screening camps were […]
Woman pilgrim from Delhi held with loaded pistol at Vaishno Devi shrine
Jammu, Mar 18 (PTI) A woman pilgrim from Delhi was arrested after a loaded pistol was recovered from her possession at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said on Tuesday. Jyoti Gupta, who claimed to be a retired police constable, was intercepted with the weapon and […]
High-security alert sounded in J-K after recent terror attacks in Pakistan
Jammu, Mar 18 (PTI) A high-security alert has been sounded across Jammu and Kashmir in view of the recent terror attacks in Pakistan, including the killing of a top commander of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), officials said on Tuesday. All the protected persons, including politicians, have been advised to be conscious and strictly follow the […]
576 passengers airlifted to Ladakh
Kargil, Mar 18: As many as 576 passengers were airlifted Tuesday in Indian Air Force Planes. The IL-76 airlifted 455 passengers from Srinagar and Jammu to Leh in two sorties. AN-32 Kargil Courier airlifted 71 passengers, which includes 53 passengers from Srinagar to Kargil and 18 passengers from Kargil to Srinagar, an official said. The […]
Explosive device found in Shopian village
Shopian, Mar 18: An improvised explosive device (IED) was found in Habdipora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday, officials said. An official said that as soon as the IED was detected, a bomb disposal squad was called in. He said that bomb squad is on job to defuse the IED. (KNO)
Demanding relocation, Jammu’s Nai Basti shopkeepers begin hunger strike
Jammu, Mar 18: Demanding proper rehabilitation, around 30 shopkeepers of Jammu’s Nai Basti, who got eviction notices from Highway Authorities for expansion of Satwari-Bikram-Chowk stretch of Jammu-Pathankot highway, on Tuesday began a hunger strike after series of futile meetings with administration. The families of shopkeepers led by local BJP leaders accused the administration of deliberately […]
Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather loses cool, tells NC lawmaker not to ‘teach him’
Jammu, Mar 18: The Speaker of J&K Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather on Tuesday snubbed MLA Pahalgam Altaf Kaloo when he objected to raising of supplementary questions by a legislator. As BJP’s Balwant Mankotia tried to raise supplementary questions, Kaloo objected to it, evoking a sharp retort from Rather. “Don’t teach me,” the Speaker told […]
Govt has no plans to provide stipend to unemployed youth in JK
Jammu, Mar 18: The Jammu & Kashmir Government on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that it has no plans to provide stipend to unemployed youth in the Union Territory. In a written response to a question of MLA Samba Devinder Kumar Manyal, Minister in-charge Labour & Employment Surinder Choudhary informed the House that there is […]