10,758 SPOs engaged in last two years in JK
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14,400 bunkers to be constructed for border dwellers in Jammu
Jammu: The Centre has given sanction for construction of over 14,400 underground bunkers at a cost of Rs 415.73 crore for safety of people living along the LoC and the International border in Jammu division. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who is minister-in-charge (Home), said this in a written reply in the Assembly. She said the […]
Hit by army vehicle, two injured in Pattan
Pattan: Two persons including a lady were injured in a road accident at Mirgund area of Pattan after the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a speedy army vehicle. According to reports two persons received serious injuries in the road accident, however both injured were rushed to Noora Hospital where doctors referred the […]
Cable Car proposed for Tosamaidan, Loran: Priya Sethi
Jammu: Minister of State for Tourism Priya Sethi today said the government is contemplating to develop Cable Car in Loran and Tosamaidan to tap tourism potential of these areas. Responding to a question raised by legislator Shah Mohammad Tantray in the House, the Minister informed that the State Cable Car Corporation Ltd is going to […]
KAS Officers Association meets CS
Jammu: The Executive body of the Kashmir Administrative Officers Association led by its President Tasaduq Mir met the Chief Secretary B.B Vyas in his office chambers today. The President was accompanied by Vice-president Anil Sharma, General Secretary Shahid Saleem, Publicity Secretary Waseem Raja, Treasure Rohit Sharma and counsellors of the Association. The Association had a […]
Killing of soldiers in terror attacks an insult: Mulayam
New Delhi: Veteran SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav today slammed the government over incidents of killing of security personnel in ‘terror’ attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and called for giving them a “free hand” to retaliate to cross border terrorism in the state. Raising the issue in Lok Sabha during the Zero Hour, Yadav, a […]
Man held while moving suspiciously near Air Force station
Thane: The Thane police in Maharashtra have arrested a man hailing from Jammu & Kashmir after he was found moving in a suspicious manner near the Air Force Station in the city. Shoukath Ahmed Kasam Katanan Sayyed (35) was spotted moving near the boundary wall of the Air Force station in Kolshet here, a restricted […]
We must rise above our ‘microscopic identities’: Army chief
New Delhi: Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat has said that people should not get stuck in “microscopic identities” but rise together as one, as he exhorted the youth to join the force to feel the idea of India’s unity. “You want to feel the oneness, join the Army, and see how we people, from different […]
Never acknowledged existence of Arunachal Pradesh: China
Beijing: China today said it had “never acknowledged” the existence of Arunachal Pradesh as it kept mum over a media report that its troops intruded into the Indian side of the border in the frontier state. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang’s response came after a media report said that Chinese troops intruded into the […]
MiG 29K crashes in Goa naval base, civilian flights disrupted
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