A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) visited the shelling-affected areas of Poonch district to assess the ground situation and coordinate relief and rehabilitation measures for the affected population. The delegation comprised Leader of Opposition in J&K Assembly Sunil...
Jammu city witnessed two rallies — by Congress and BJP — to honour the bravery of the armed forces who launched Operation Sindoor against the terror infrastructure in Pakistan. The Congress took out the ‘Jai Hind’ rally in Jammu city,...
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said all measures would be put in place to ensure peaceful conduct of the upcoming Amarnath Yatra and Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela in Kashmir. Talking to mediapersons in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal, Omar said as...
Days after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire, the Poonch Brigade commander on Tuesday said that the Army would respond again, if challenged. The Poonch Brigade was directly dealing with the intense shelling by Pakistan on Army posts and...
Former Chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday demanded that areas which were badly impacted by this month’s heavy shelling by Pakistan be declared “war-impacted zones” so that their rehabilitation could be started on a...
Leh Deputy Commissioner Santosh Sukhadeve convened a meeting to address the concerns of local hotel and guest house associations. The meeting was called in response to a representation received from stakeholders in the tourism sector. During the meeting, president, All-Ladakh...
The Army successfully organised a comprehensive medical camp for the border villages of Uri in north Kashmir Baramulla district following the recent ceasefire agreement. A defence spokesperson in a statement said the medical camp, which was set up under the...
Sopore police said on Tuesday that in a “non-kinetic operation”, they attached land belonging to three Pakistan/Pakistan- occupied Kashmir (PoK)-based terror handlers. They have been identified as Arshid Ahmad Teli, Firdous Ahmad and Nazir Ahmad Dar. The police said the...
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday registered a formal case against former revenue officials and others in a case related to a land scam. The ACB had earlier registered the case in a complaint against Ravinder Sharma, the then Tehsildar...
Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said elected representatives have to ensure that basic rights of people are upheld. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said, “Repeated arrests of Kashmiris — many of whom have already completed their...
Acting against drug peddling in the district, Udhampur police on Tuesday attached a property worth Rs 1.5 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler. The accused has been identified as Mohammad Asif who is a resident of Hartaryan in Udhampur....
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha chaired a Unified Headquarters (UHQ) meeting on Tuesday and directed security agencies to conduct “precise, intelligence-led operations” in order to neutralise terrorists and dismantle “support cells” in the Union Territory. The Unified...
He chaired the Unified Headquarters meeting at Raj Bhawan in Srinagar today to review the current security situation in the UT
Nitasha Kaul took to social media on Sunday to post details of the communication received from the government of India, which accuses her of being motivated by “malice and complete disregard for facts or history”
People along the Line of Control and International Border in the Jammu region continue to live under the shadow of death, with unexploded mortar shells fired by Pakistani troops still embedded in farmlands and residential areas even though hostilities have...
In a joint operation, the Army’s 34 Rashtriya Rifles, Special Operations Group (SOG) Shopian, and CRPF 178 Battalion apprehended two terrorist associates in the DK Pora area of Shopian district. The security forces recovered two pistols, four grenades, 43 live...
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday reconstituted the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) and Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board (SASB). The L-G nominated nine distinguished personalities from various walks of life as members of the...
The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in connection with the grenade attack on a temple in Surankote, Poonch, which occurred on November 15, 2023. The chargesheet names two individuals: Abdul Aziz, son of...
Schools along the India-Pakistan border in Jammu reopened on Monday as normalcy has begun to return to the region. After remaining shut for almost 12 days in the aftermath of the recent hostilities between the two countries, schools falling in...
A 10-year-old girl died while her father was injured after a tree uprooted by gusty winds fell on their tent in Shopian district, officials said on Monday. The tree fell on the tent of a nomadic family in Keller area...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday urged the Jammu and Kashmir government to reconsider its decision to deploy 4,000 ex-servicemen, instead of fresh recruits, for static guard duties at vital installations. In a letter addressed to Chief...
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday chaired a meeting to review proposals for the reorganisation of departments and agencies under the Housing & Urban Development Department (HUDD), emphasising the need to strengthen institutional capacity to ensure effective...
Even though schools reopened in Kashmir’s border villages last week, many families whose homes were destroyed during intense shelling by Pakistani forces are still waiting for their children to resume studies. With books, uniforms, and basic belongings lost in the...
Construction activities across the Jammu division have come to a near standstill following the recent India-Pakistan tensions, as the majority of migrant labourers working on both government and private projects fled the region fearing escalation into war. The Jammu region...
Men and machines are in full operational readiness along the LoC, says the official
A close associate of Abu Anas of Lashkar, Razaullah Nizamani Khalid, alias Abu Saifullah Khalid, was the mastermind of the attack on the RSS headquarters at Nagpur
Former MLA Mohammad Amin Bhat resigned from ex-Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) on Sunday. Bhat, who was elected to the assembly from Devsar seat in 2014, announced his departure from the DPAP...
Suspecting attempts by terrorists to infiltrate into Indian territory from the Line of Control (LoC), Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday carried out raids at over 18 locations in Poonch district linked to Over Ground Workers (OGWs) or terror associates....
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, Bhim Sen Tuti, conducted a thorough inspection of the Cyber Police Station to evaluate its operational preparedness and infrastructure. He was accompanied by Director, Police Telecommunication, Jammu, Jatinder Singh Johar; Superintendent of...
The drinking water supplied across Jammu and Kashmir is safe for human consumption, thanks to regular monitoring under a robust and transparent mechanism, according to a spokesperson for the Jal Shakti Department. The spokesperson added that in the financial year...