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 […]
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 — 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 […]
NEW DELHI — Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed grief on the killing of four soldiers in an encounter with militants in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said that the solution to these attacks will come from […]
JAMMU — Five army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer, were killed and as many were injured on Monday when heavily armed militants ambushed a patrolling party in the remote Machedi area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. The militant attack, the fifth in Jammu region in a month, evoked widespread condemnation with […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district closed down 25 stone crushers, in a major crackdown against illegal mining activities and unauthorised processing of mined material, an official said on Sunday. The action against the stone crushers was initiated by Kathua Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Minhas after conducting physical verification and assessing the working […]
JAMMU — A temple was vandalised on the outskirts of Jammu, police said on Sunday, adding that the perpetrator was arrested within hours of the incident. The man, alleged to be responsible for the vandalism and arson at the temple, claimed he carried out the act on Saturday night after being “annoyed by black magic […]
JAMMU — An Army personnel was injured when militants opened fire on a security post in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir early Sunday, officials said. The militants fired on a sentry post of Territorial Army at village Galuthi in Manjakote area around 4 am, prompting retaliation by troops, they said. They […]