Module forging driving licences for JK residents busted in Gujarat
Details of security forces were being misused
New Delhi: A retired Navy official and another person were arrested after a major fake driving licence module was uncovered in Gujarat with links to Jammu and Kashmir where they forged the documents using details of security forces, officials said on Saturday. The fake driving licence racket, which was active in Ahmedabad for nearly four […]
Upcoming Amarnath Yatra: Sadhus from across India reach Jammu
Jammu: Sadhus from across the country have started flocking to the winter capital Jammu to join the annual Amarnath pilgrimage which is scheduled to start in the Valley next month. Over 200 Sadhus, including women, have arrived at their traditional Ram Mandir base camp in the old city’s Purani Mandi area and are upbeat to […]
Doctor on Wheels: Free telemedicine mobile camp inaugurated in Kathua
Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday dedicated to the public a free telemedicine mobile camp in Kathua district. This is the third phase of the Union Territory’s first-ever mobile telemedicine service — Doctor on Wheels — being provided with funds purely from non-government sources. The first phase covered more than 60 villages in the […]
First batch of JAKLI Agniveers attested
Srinagar: The first batch of Agniveers of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) were attested in a befitting ceremony here on Saturday, a defence spokesperson said. The ceremony held at the JAKLI Regimental Centre commenced with a salute to the national flag, followed by oath taking, parade review by the Commandant and piping of […]
Mild intensity earthquake hits Ramban
Jammu: A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday but there was no report of any damage, officials said. The epicentre of the tremor, which occurred at 2.03 pm, was hilly Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, an official of the meteorological department said. He said the depth of the earthquake was […]
Man axed to death in Doda, accused held
Jammu: A 66-year-old man was axed to death over a dispute related to the extraction of stones in Doda district, police said on Saturday. The accused, Bharov Singh (31), was arrested from the forested Gandoh area within four hours of the murder, a police official said. Singh attacked Ram Krishan with an axe in Gandoh […]
Security forces kill 5 terrorists, foil infiltration bid in Kupwara
Kupwara: Security forces killed five heavily armed foreign terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Friday and said it was the “biggest” infiltration bid to have been foiled since 2021, when India and Pakistan effected a ceasefire understanding. The operation in the Jumagund area in the Keran sector […]
Common annual confidential reports for senior armed forces officers soon
New Delhi: India’s defence and security establishment has decided to go for common annual confidential reports for all senior officers of the armed forces soon, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. They said the decision is largely in sync with the government’s plan on theaterisation process that is aimed at bringing in jointness […]
Five JeM terrorists held in connection with circus worker’s killing
Srinagar: Five Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists were arrested from Anantnag district of south Kashmir in connection with the killing of a circus worker last month, police said on Friday. Deepak Kumar (27), a resident of Udhampur district, was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne militants from a close range when he had gone to the market to […]
CS for making all villages ODF+ till month end
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta emphasised upon the concerned to intensify their efforts to declare all the habitations of J&K as ODF+ within this month only. He observed that the requisite funds demanded has already been put at disposal of the department so there should be no delay in meeting the deadline. Dr […]
