Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday took stock of the operational preparedness of the Army and the security situation along the border during his visit to Rajouri. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi were present during the review […]
Rajouri/Jammu: One militant was killed and another believed to be injured during a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri on Saturday as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited an army base and took stock of the overall security situation, officials said. ‘Operation Trinetra’ was launched a day after five army personnel were killed and a […]
Srinagar: A Lashker-e-Toiba militant was killed in an encounter with joint team of police, army and paramilitary CRPF in Baramulla district, officials said on Saturday. SSP Baramulla Amod Ashok Nagpure (IPS) said that a joint cordon-and-search operation was launched on the basis of the information from a reliable source that some militants are hiding in […]
Srinagar: Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of police on Saturday conducted searches in the residential premises of Abdul Gani Bhat, father of active militant Farooq Ahmad Bhat at Chek Desen Yaripora. Farooq according to police is an active militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and is wanted in many related cases. “The searches were conducted after Designated Special Judge […]
New Delhi: The Army has grounded the entire fleet of Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv following the crash of one of the choppers in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, military sources said. An ALH Dhruv with three people on board crashed following a “hard landing” in Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A technician […]
Srinagar: Four persons including a couple were killed in lightning strike incidents at two different locations in Kashmir Valley on Saturday, officials said. A senior police officer said that there was lightning struck at Bujbagh area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district this afternoon, resulting in the death of two persons namely Hilal Ahmed […]
Srinagar: Weather department on Saturday forecast widespread moderate rain and thunderstorm over Kashmir division during the next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here said that there was also possibility of light rain and thunderstorm at “scattered places” over Jammu division during the time. For subsequent two days, he said, fairly widespread light to moderate […]
Srinagar: The upcoming G20 meeting which will be held here is a great opportunity to promote Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism potential globally as it will show the world that the union territory is a wonderful destination for all, an official said on Saturday. The third G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting will be held in Srinagar […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that no legal system can have a scenario where someone keeps on raking up an issue repeatedly once it is resolved at the highest level and termed it a “complete wastage of the judicial time”. The remarks came as the apex court dismissed with a cost of Rs […]
Srinagar: At least 12 people were injured after their vehicle overturned on the Khudwani bypass road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, officials said. The passengers, all tourists, and the vehicle’s driver have been admitted to a hospital and their condition has been stated to be stable, they said. The officials said a […]