Army opens fire after suspicious movement near LoC in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu, Feb 3 (PTI) The Army on Saturday opened fire after observing a suspicious movement near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. They said Army troops picked up the suspicious movement in the Sabra Gali area of Mendhar and immediately responded. The firing was at a forward village […]
GoC visits forward areas in Poonch, reviews operational preparedness
Jammu, Feb 3 (PTI) A senior Army officer visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district and reviewed the operational preparedness of the troops deployed on ground zero. General Officer Commanding of the Army’s 16 Corps Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva visited the forward areas in Poonch sector and […]
Seven held in former village head’s kidnapping from Kathua
Jammu, Feb 3 (PTI) Seven men were arrested on Friday for allegedly kidnapping a former Sarpanch a village in Kathua district, police said. Former Sarpanch Varinder Singh alias Bantu was rescued by police in injured condition and admitted to Government Medical College hospital, they said. According to a complaint filed by one Ram Saran Sharma […]
US retaliates for fatal drone attack; strikes at Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Syria
Washington, Feb 3 (PTI) The United States has retaliated against the killing of its soldiers in Jordan by striking on a dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. President Joe Biden and other top US leaders had been warning for days that America would strike back […]
Nominations open for ACJ awards for journalism
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Nominations have opened for this year’s Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) awards, Media Development Foundation (MDF), the trust that administers the top journalism school, announced on Friday. ACJ has invited journalists and news organisations to send in entries for in three categories — investigative journalism, social impact journalism and photojournalism. […]
India certain to become 3rd largest economy in our third term: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is moving fast and will become the world’s third largest economy in the third term of his government. The general elections are due in April-May this year. Addressing the Bharat Mobility Global Expo here, the prime minister also announced that 1,000 modern […]
Security forces bust hideout in Surankote Poonch, arms and ammunition recovered
Jammu, Feb 2: Security forces on Friday unearthed a hideout in Sangla Khoni Nahalla area of Surankote in Poonch district. A police official said that joint team of Police and army’s 16RR unearthed a hideout. During the searches, arms and ammunition was recovered. The details of arms and ammunition are, one 1.51 Mortar, three Mortar […]
SpiceJet to operate Haj flights from Srinagar, Gaya, 5 other cities
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) SpiceJet on Friday said it has secured rights to operate Haj flights from seven cities, including Srinagar, Gaya and Guwahati. The crisis-hit airline, which is working on revival, said Haj flights have been a significant revenue generator for it. “In the current fiscal year, SpiceJet garnered a revenue of Rs […]
Custodial death: Two police officials suspended, SHO attached to DPL
Jammu, Feb 02: Police on Friday said that two police officials were suspended while as Station House Officer was attached after a person died in mysterious condition in custody in Jammu district. Police said that the incident of custodial death occurred on 31.01.2024 at P/S Gandhi Nagar. The deceased has been identified as Sahil Saini […]
DGP Swain calls for strict action against drug traffickers
Jammu, Feb 2 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police R R Swain has called for a strict and well-planned action against the criminals involved in drug peddling in the Union Territory. “The (narcotic) trade is extremely dangerous, as it not only destroys the younger generation but also being used to generate funds to […]