JAMMU — Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday advocated for the restoration of the region’s statehood, asserting that the withdrawal of its autonomous status has not only snatched the state of its identity but also eroded the rights and resources of its people. While addressing an election rally in […]
JAMMU — A video has surfaced online showing some people raising “objectionable slogans” purportedly at a meeting of an independent candidate from Inderwal, with an official saying he has been served a notice and an FIR has been filed against unnamed persons. However, Ghulam Mohd Saroori said he was not aware about any such meeting […]
JAMMU — There was a brief gunfight between security forces and militants Tuesday evening at a village in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, security officials said. They said the exchange of fire occurred around 7.30 pm when police and Rashtriya Rifles personnel moved to the lower Karyote village of Thanamandi following information about […]
JAMMU — Amidst the preparations of the forthcoming assembly polls, the Election Commission conducted the training of the polling staff in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir while the administration tightened the security measures in the region. The training was conducted on Monday at the Government Degree College in Udhampur district. The Senior Superintendent of […]
JAMMU — The Border Security Force on Tuesday destroyed a rusted mortar shell found in a border village in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. BSF troops noticed the mortar shell in an open field during patrolling at Chachwal village in the Ghagwal sector around 8 am, they said. The mortar shell was […]
JAMMU — The District Magistrate, Poonch has ordered an immediate suspension on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) under Section-163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in the district. In an official order by the district administration, it was informed that the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Poonch, has informed that there has been a significant […]
JAMMU — Security forces recovered arms and ammunition that were dropped by a drone in the border area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Monday, officials said. Security personnel launched a search operation in the Ramgarh sector following intelligence reports of material being dropped by drone during the night, they said. During the search, […]
JAMMU — Bharatiya Janata Party Jammu and Kashmir unit President, Ravinder Raina, said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi changed the fortune and picture (political landscape) of Jammu and Kashmir in the last ten years. This comes as the party is gearing up for the Assembly polls in the Union Territory of Jammu and […]
JAMMU — On the eight seats of Chenab valley going to polls in the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir elections, the NC-Congress alliance is hoping to tip the scales in its favour after DPAP leaders withdrew from contest in four seats, while the BJP and PDP are going all out to checkmate their rivals. […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint alleging therein that a public servant namely Farooq Ahmed Girdwar Sanasar, District Ramban for demanding bribe of ₹ 60,000 as bribe for processing the Fard case of the complainant required by him for sale of his land . However, after negotiation the deal […]