JAMMU — Two soldiers were injured in an encounter with militants in a forest village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district early Thursday, officials said. The encounter took place at Jaddan Bata village in Kastigarh area around 2:00 am when militants opened fire on a temporary security camp established in a government school for the […]
JAMMU — Several parts of the Jammu region witnessed protests on Wednesday following the killing of four Army personnel in an encounter with militants in Doda district and demanded the launch of ‘Operation All Out’ for a robust government response. Led by Rashtriya Bajrang Dal chief Rakesh Kumar, the activists rallied against the killings and […]
JAMMU — Security forces and militants exchanged fire twice briefly within a span of four hours in a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said on Wednesday. They said the firing was first reported at Kalaan Bhata at 10.45 pm on Tuesday and then near Panchan Bhata at 2 am during the […]
JAMMU — Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Chairman of Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Tuesday, expressed concern on the rising militancy in Jammu region, as he extended condolences to the families of soldiers killed in the encounter at Doda. “Very sad to hear that 4 soldiers, including one […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed his condolences to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives in the Doda encounter and called upon the people to unite in the fight against militancy. Earlier, four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, were killed in action during an encounter with militants […]
JAMMU — Four army personnel, including an officer, who were critically injured in a gunfight with heavily-armed militants, succumbed to injuries in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir early Tuesday, official sources said. The encounter took place when the troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group of J&K Police launched a joint cordon and […]
SRINAGAR — After locals reported the sighting of an unidentified person in the Thati area of Akhnoor in Jammu, a joint search operation is being conducted by the Indian Army, Jammu-Kashmir Police, and CRPF here. The search operations are being done using hi-tech spectrum drones equipped with high-definition cameras that have the ability to capture […]
JAMMU — An FIR has been registered against an individual for illegally interfering and participating in the official work of the Revenue Department. The district administration Jammu has taken swift action, lodging an FIR and sending a strong message against corruption. Deputy Commissioner Sachin Kumar Vaishya, has issued a stern warning against anyone who attempts […]
JAMMU — Three people died and 24 were injured when a bus skidded off the road and plunged into a 200-foot-deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Saturday, officials said. They said the accident took place near Bhatyas around 10.30 am when the private minibus was on its way to Thathri from Bhalessa. […]
JAMMU — Two alleged drug peddlers were detained under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. The accused were identified as Tousif Qayoom alias “Chadda” and Muzaffer Hussain alias “Dagga” and lodged in the district jail Kathua, a police spokesman said. He said both are ‘notorious […]