Security forces have apprehended two “hybrid terrorists” of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Shopian district, officials said on Thursday. The officials said it was a “major operational success”. “Hybrid terrorists” are those who are not listed as ultras but are radicalised enough...
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The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Thursday demanded the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah over alleged security lapses in Pahalgam. The party also questioned the alleged silence of the BJP leadership over the “objectionable” comments of some BJP leaders,...
The Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department is all set to undertake several initiatives aimed at enhancing pilgrim infrastructure at Pir Ki Gali and promoting environmental conservation along the Mughal Road, officials said on Thursday. According to an official statement, as...
More than 40,000-odd troops under a total of 581 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will be deployed for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, which will start on July 3 and continue till August 9, as part of the heightened...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday arrived in Jammu on a two-day visit where he will review security situation of the Union Territory. On Friday, he will visit the shelling-affected Poonch district. This is Shah’s first visit to the...
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Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s first visit to the border areas of J&K, Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Centre to announce a relief package for...
Had fled after being hit by Pakistan shelling
He urged the govt to prepare a 'concrete and generous relief and rehabilitation package' for Poonch and all other areas affected by Pakistan’s shelling
The security deployment plan for the pilgrimage — which will begin on July 3 and end on August 9 — is being prepared keeping in mind the challenges emerging from the April 22 Pahalgam attack
Says 'art can come later,' referring to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam and India's Operation Sindoor against Pakistan that followed
Shah, who will arrive in Jammu on Thursday, will hold a security review meeting with top J&K police officials and chiefs of paramilitary forces
Security forces launch a cordon and search operation on Wednesday night in the Baskuchan area of Poonch following specific input
A bovine smuggler has been detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Kathua district, police said on Wednesday. Abdul Gani was taken into custody from the Maggar Khad area in Lakhanpur, they said. He has been lodged at...
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Wednesday conducted an extensive inspection of the ongoing development and construction works at SKIMS Medical College and Hospital, Bemina, Srinagar. Officials said works included construction of 250-bedded IPD block and College...
Reasi Deputy Commissioner Nidhi Malik on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review and finalise preparations for the three day Aghar Jitto Mela, scheduled to be held from June 10 to 12. An official statement said the DC also convened a...
Three mortar shells were found abandoned on the roadside and were later destroyed in a controlled explosion by a team of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) here on Wednesday, officials said. The mortar shells were noticed by police in the Transport...
As Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held back-to-back meetings in Pahalgam and Gulmarg hill resorts, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Wednesday criticised the National Conference-led government for its “selective approach” in reviving the Union Territory’s tourism sector...
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a key administrative meeting at the popular tourist destination of Gulmarg on Wednesday, a day after presiding over a Cabinet meeting at Pahalgam in South Kashmir. Omar said that through these meetings,...
Two former legislators, who had quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) earlier, have re-joined the party in Srinagar. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti announced their return on Wednesday. Noor Mohammad is a former MLA from Srinagar’s Batmaloo and Aijaz Mir is...
Ruling National Conference on Wednesday said they are hoping that Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during his upcoming two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, will announce a comprehensive financial package for the people of the region, who have suffered immensely...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in Jammu on Thursday, marking his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since the launch of Operation Sindoor against Pakistan, BJP leaders said on Wednesday. Ashok Koul, General Secretary (Organisation) of the J&K...
Jammu and Kashmir Directorate of Skill Development signed an MoU with the ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu, an official said on Wednesday, describing it as a significant move to strengthen skill development and faculty training initiatives in the Union Territory....
With a civil defence mock drill scheduled across border states on Thursday, panic has gripped the residents of Poonch, many of whom have fled the town fearing a repeat of the deadly shelling that occurred on May 7—the same day...
Commanding a border outpost within eyeball-to-eyeball contact of a Pakistani post along the International Border, Assistant Commandant Neha Bhandari led her troops to silence three forward hostile posts across the zero line (area closest to enemy territory) by giving a...
Azad could not accompany the delegation for their onward journey to Riyadh and Algeria
The chief minister says it is the Kashmiris who should be visiting tourist places in the valley
Commanding a border outpost within eyeball-to-eyeball contact of a Pakistani post along the International Border, Assistant Commandant Neha Bhandari led her troops to silence three forward hostile posts across the zero line (area closest to enemy territory) by giving a...
A court in Moradabad has sentenced Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Ulfat Hussain to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in terror activities, the additional district government counsel said on Tuesday. Additional District and Sessions Judge, Moradabad, Chhaya Sharma also imposed...
The Poonch district administration has initiated the disbursement of relief under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme to families affected by cross-border shelling. DC Vikas Kundal chaired a meeting to review verification reports and assessment documents, ensuring transparency in the...
A massive landslide blocked the Jammu-Kishtwar national highway near Kandani, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded, officials said on Tuesday. The landslide struck the highway at 4 pm on Monday near slide-prone Phagumar in Kishtwar district. They said the road clearance...
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