Jammu, Aug 14: An army officer was martyred in an encounter with terrorists in Assar Forests area of Doda on Wednesday.Official sources said that Captain Deepak lead from the front and continued to direct his men towards neutralizing the terrorists.However, they said the captain suffered gunshot injuries due to firing by terrorists and was evacuated…
JAMMU, Aug 13: The Home Department has repatriated seven Deputy Superintendents of Police (DySPs) from Anti-Corruption Bureau besides ordering transfer and posting of 10 other DySPs.
The Election Commission will hold a meeting with Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir where it plans to hold assembly polls, sources said. The EC had reviewed the poll preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir last week.Addressing a press conference in Jammu, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv…
JAMMU, Aug 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said the sentiment expressed by people of Jammu Kashmir during Tiranga rally will become a source of inspiration to everyone.Taking to micro-blogging site X, PM Modi said.“#TirangaYatra को लेकर जम्मू-कश्मीर के लोगों की यह भावना हर किसी को प्रेरित करने वाली है।”. (This sentiment of the people…
JAMMU, Aug 11: An encounter took place between security forces and terrorists in a remote forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar early on Sunday, officials said.The officials, however, assured the pilgrims visiting the Machail Mata shrine in the district of adequate security and said there was no need to panic. The gunfight took place for…
‘Some new security factors can’t become reason for delaying Assembly polls in J&K; Admin, Police ready for polls; Electoral rolls to be published on Aug 20; People of J&K scripted history in Lok Sabha polls; All J&K political parties pitched for early polls, level playing field, streamlining of security cover’ Jammu, Aug 09 : Keeping…
Dr Bharti GuptaOver the years, various separatist movements have emerged in J&K, advocating for either greater autonomy or outright independence from India. These movements amplified feelings of distinct identity and separation. Separatism in Kashmir had contributed to a psychological disconnect between a chunk of people in the region and the rest of India before the…
Srinagar, July 27: An Army personnel was martyred and four others, including a captain, were injured as the Indian Army on Saturday foiled an attack by Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) in Kamakari sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, military sources said. A Pakistani intruder was also killed in the exchange of fire, they…
SRINAGAR, July 26: The Administrative Council which met here under chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved proposals for transfer of different categories of land for development of Industrial Estates in various districts of Jammu and Kashmir.Shri Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Shri Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary, Shri Mandeep K Bhandari, Principal Secretary…
Jammu, July 23 : The Centre has allocated Rs 42,277.74 crore to Jammu and Kashmir in the Union Budget for 2024-25, a nominal hike of 1.2 per cent from the Rs 41,751.44 crore given to the Union Territory in the last fiscal. In the budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha…
