NEW DELHI — The killing of five Armymen in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua yesterday will not go unavenged, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane said today, while expressing condolences for their families. Sending a strong message in the aftermath of the attack, the Defence Secretary said, “I express profound grief on the loss […]
HANDWARA — Four of a family lost their lives in a tragic road accident in Rajwar village of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district late last evening, officials said on Tuesday. An official said that the incident occurred when the family members were travelling in a vehicle to fetch water from a nearby source and […]
JAMMU — More than two lakh devotees had ‘darshan’ inside the holy Amarnath cave shrine during the last 10 days as another batch of 5,433 Yatris left for the Valley on Tuesday, officials said. Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board officials said that more than two lakh Yatris have performed the ongoing Yatra during the last 10 […]
JAMMU — In the aftermath of the militant attack in J&K’s Kathua district, security along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been further tightened. Five soldiers were killed and an equal number injured in a dastardly militant attack in the Badnota area of Kathua district on Monday. A massive CASO (Cordon & Search Operation) was immediately […]
JAMMU — A massive joint search operation was launched on Tuesday to track down militants responsible for the deadly attack on an army patrol party in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district that left five personnel dead, officials said. They said the ground search teams are being supported by helicopter and UAV surveillance. Sniffer dogs and […]
JAMMU — Army troops fired a few rounds to shoot down a Pakistani drone along the Line of Control in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The drone, however, returned to Pakistan after briefly hovering over the Indian territory late Monday night, they said. Indian troops, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday told Pakistan that sponsoring militancy will not lead it anywhere and emphasised that hostility and enmity between nations will only hinder progress. Abdullah said both the nations must work together to eradicate militancy and foster a friendly neighbourhood as once stated by former […]
SRINAGAR — Three former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday condemned the militant attack on Army personnel in Kathua district of the Union Territory. The three former CMs — Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and Ghulam Nabi Azad — reacted to sharply to militants ambushing an Army truck in remote Machedi area of Jammu […]
JAMMU — The president of BJP in Jammu and Kashmir condemned the killing of five army personnel by militants in an ambush on their vehicle in Kathua district, asserting that those responsible for the attack will face imminent retribution. He attributed the surge in such “cowardly” attacks to the militants’ frustration following the elimination of […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Monday expressed concern over the security situation in the Jammu region following the militant attack in Kathua and urged the government to launch a “full-scale war against militancy” to protect the lives of security personnel and civilians. Five army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, were killed […]