Leh (Ladakh): Indian Army troops in Ladakh have demonstrated their ability to carry out night operations in high-altitude areas using Indigenous Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Dhruv. These helicopters, manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), are crucial for the Army’s operations in the challenging terrain and extreme weather conditions of Ladakh. Army personnel Havinder Singh, responsible […]
JAMMU, Sep 20: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to relieve two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, and also requested to obtain no objection certificate from the Election Commission of India. The officers, Lakshay Sharma, IPS (MA:2016), who is presently SSP Bandipora and Abhishek Mahajan, IPS (UP:2013), who […]
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir (KU) Saturday concluded its second three-week capacity building programme in glaciology, designed to equip the next generation of researchers with critical skills in addressing the challenges posed by climate change. Sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India (GoI), the programme featured an innovative combination of […]
JAMMU: A brief encounter took place between terrorists and security forces in a remote forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Saturday evening, officials said. The gunfight broke out when the forces launched a search operation in Chatroo forest following information about the presence of terrorists, the security officials said. They said reinforcements […]
Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in the US for a three-day visit to attend a Quad summit and address a key conclave at the United Nations. Modi will also hold separate bilateral meetings with US President Joe Biden and other world leaders on the margins of the Quad summit in Wilmington, Delaware, […]
Srinagar: Tens of thousands of devotees from across the Kashmir Valley converged at the revered Hazratbal shrine here on Friday following Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the day when Prophet Mohammad (SAW) was born. The number swelled as the day progressed and a sea of devotees was seen at the shrine and its adjacent sprawling lawns along the banks […]
Srinagar: At least four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel died and over two dozen others were injured after a bus they were travelling fell into a nallah (rivulet) in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday, officials said. They said a civil bus hired by the BSF for the second phase of election duty fell into […]
Srinagar: Director General of Police, J&K, R.R. Swain has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic road accident of a vehicle carrying BSF men. In a statement, DGP expressed profound sadness over the tragic loss of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and injuries to several others in the tragic road accident in Brell Waterhail area of […]
Jammu: An Army soldier was killed while as six others were injured after their vehicle met with an accident near in Kathua district on Friday. Officials told GNS that the army vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into gorge at Sukrala Mata Ashram road, resulting in the death of an army soldier and […]
Jammu: The BJP is trying to make inroads into the Congress-NC alliance and PDP bastion of the Pir Panchal region with its star campaigners set to address several mega rallies in the second phase of the polls on September 25. For the past six decades, the Pir Panchal region has remained a stronghold of the […]